Not Prompted to Run or Save File Downloaded from Web Page

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SYMPTOMS

When you download a file from a Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Web site, Internet Explorer does not prompt you to either run the file from its current location or save the file to disk.

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CAUSE

This behavior occurs because Internet Explorer 4.0 and 4.01 for Macintosh does not support this functionality.

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MORE INFORMATION

The determine the destination folder for downloaded files, follow these steps in Internet Explorer:

On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
Under Receiving Files, click Download Options. The destination folder is displayed under Download Folder.

This behavior occurs in Internet Explorer 3.0 for Macintosh only when you download a file from an FTP Web site. For more information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

162345 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/162345/EN-US/ ) Not Prompted for Download Location When Downloading File

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.1 for Macintosh
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Macintosh
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.5 for Macintosh
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Macintosh
Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01

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kbenv kbprb KB189309

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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