"Download Complete" Message After Downloading a File

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SYMPTOMS

When you finish downloading a file in Internet Explorer, you receive the following message:

Download Complete

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Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 and later includes an option to disable this message. To obtain Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 or a later version of Internet Explorer, please see the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/default.mspx)

After you install Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1, click to clear the Notify When Download Complete check box on the Advanced tab in the Internet Options dialog box.

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STATUS

This behavior is by design. This is a new feature in Internet Explorer 4.01 and later that cannot be disabled in Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 128-Bit Edition
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.2

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kbprb kbui KB179621

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