IE9 won't download files

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  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 home premium 64 bit
       #11

    ie9 still wont download


    I heard it was a problem with the browser itself, in other words, Microsoft has to fix the code for it. Its supposedly been around since the beta, and is still around. I can't download anything with it either. I called the Microsoft support line and they said to use ie8 because there was nothing I could do to make it work. I actually got on here to see if the problem had been fixed yet, but I dont think it has. I guess I'll just keep using Minefield. It's 64 bits, it's pretty, and it rocks.
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  2. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Professional 32bit
       #12

    IE9 won't download files


    As is the main thread here I also cannot make any sense of IE9's inability to download files or PDFs. As an immediate solution I have found the answer in using Firefox, which gives me no problems for downloading.

    Sad that I have to look outside Microsoft for a solution!
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  3. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 32 bit
       #13

    Same Problem


    Hi Frank1
    I have exactly the same problem. I'm running IE9 (ver 9.0.8112.16421) under Windows 7 Professional SP1. As far as I recall the download worked fine when I first installed IE9 about 2 months ago (April 2011) but went wrong a few weeks back. Downloads are erratic. Sometimes they work, but more often they just go nowhere. The yellow bar across the bottom offers differing options (save/run/saveas/open etc.) each time, and often seems to crash. Cancelling and clicking the X make no difference. It just stays there until IE is closed.

    I uninstalled IE9 and reverted to IE8. Downloads worked perfectly. I reinstalled IE9 from the web. Making sure that no other updates were happening at the same time. Exactly the same problem repeats.

    I am running ESET NOD32 antivirus.

    As far as I am aware nothing else has changed on the machine.

    Did you manage to solve the problem? How?
    Mark
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  4. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
       #14

    This is what worked for me to resolve the exact issue you are having, and may be useful for anyone else in the same position:

    Firstly - Note: this answer only relates to people who are having trouble downloading non-IE files over SSL (https://), such as .exe, .pdf, .msi etc.

    Go to Internet Options in IE9 (Tools > Internet Options) or click the cog in the top right of the Browser and go to Internet Options.

    1. Choose the Advanced Tab
    2. Scroll down to Security
    3. Un-check Do not save encrypted pages to disk

    You should now be able to download the file that IE9 won't download.

    Have fun.
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  5. Posts : 3
    32
       #15

    Frank..did you ever get the download issue resolved with IE9? I use an electronic signature service (DocuSign) and since installing IE9 can't save the completed document, download it. In other words, I can't do squat with it. I thought it was the vendor, but when I did a trial on another signing service, had the same result.

    I'm desperate, brand new to forums (so please everybody if I've screwed up, don't blast away)...I just need some help & nobody (DocuSign; Microsoft; etc.) seems to be able to provide it.

    I'd love to go back to IE8 but haven't found a download for that. Any help will be much appreciated. AZSandy
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  6. Posts : 3
    32
       #16

    Download Problems with IE9


    Dazzieb nailed it!!! Thanks so much. I've spent so much time on the phone, emailing, etc. & you had the answer (and yes, I was trying to download over SSL).
    Have a great 4th!!

    Your Solution bears repeating:
    This is what worked for me to resolve the exact issue you are having, and may be useful for anyone else in the same position:

    Firstly - Note: this answer only relates to people who are having trouble downloading non-IE files over SSL (https://), such as .exe, .pdf, .msi etc.

    Go to Internet Options in IE9 (Tools > Internet Options) or click the cog in the top right of the Browser and go to Internet Options.

    1. Choose the Advanced Tab
    2. Scroll down to Security
    3. Un-check Do not save encrypted pages to disk

    You should now be able to download the file that IE9 won't download.

    Have fun.

    Dazzieb
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  7. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Professional SP1 32 bit
       #17

    Dear DazieB
    Many thanks for your help, which sounds like the right solution to a frustrating problem. I had in the meantime reverted to IE9 and then reinstalled IE10, which also seemed to solve the problem.
    Regards
    Mark
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  8. Posts : 3
    32
       #18

    Dazzieb saved my bacon again!! Installed new Kaspersky & had forgotten about this little problem. Came back & finally found this old thread & it still worked. This time I'm saving the solution. Here was her/his solution from 7/1/11:

    "This is what worked for me to resolve the exact issue you are having, and may be useful for anyone else in the same position:

    Firstly - Note: this answer only relates to people who are having trouble downloading non-IE files over SSL (https://), such as .exe, .pdf, .msi etc.

    Go to Internet Options in IE9 (Tools > Internet Options) or click the cog in the top right of the Browser and go to Internet Options.

    1. Choose the Advanced Tab
    2. Scroll down to Security
    3. Un-check Do not save encrypted pages to disk

    You should now be able to download the file that IE9 won't download.

    Have fun."
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 5
    Win (95,98,ME,)XP and now Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
       #19

    I got solution from below link.
    Even IT support on (a multi national) company that I'm working,
    didn't know this solution. :-p

    Hope this info useful.

    Irwan.K

    IE9 won't download files

    "..
    This answer only relates to people who are having trouble downloading non-IE files
    over SSL (https://), such as .exe, .pdf, .msi etc.

    Go to Internet Options in IE9 (Tools > Internet Options) or click the cog in the top right
    of the Browser and go to Internet Options.

    1. Choose the Advanced Tab
    2. Scroll down to Security
    3. Un-check Do not save encrypted pages to disk

    You should now be able to download the file that IE9 won't download.
    .."
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  10. Posts : 2
    Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
       #20

    This (and other) potential solutions do not work for me. No matter what I do, the 32-bit version of ie9.0 will not download a file. However, if run the 64-bit version of ie9 I can download files w/out issue.

    This is extremely frustrating. I really do not want to resort to using Firefox.
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