Ok so last night everything was working fine but now all of a sudden i cant download rar files and zips.
I have winrar and 7-zip and they both dont work. I have also tried browsers: IE/FF/GC.
This is the error i get when i try and open/save a rar or zip file.
I noticed that it says "DTOWNF~1" .. but my folder is "Dtownfresh"
Are the files that you are having problems with all from one location? If so, the problem might be at their end.
EDIT: If the files aren't private, give us a link so that we can see if the problem is the same for us.
This may be a FF issue,, have you tried from IE?
My bad,,,, sorry about that, half realized what I was reading i guess
Last edited by Tepid; 14 Dec 2009 at 22:03.
It has nothing to do with the browser.. and i tried it with tons of other downloads also... it wont work. I think it has something to do with my user folder name like i said.
Did you install anything recently when this started?
Or maybe an antivirus or made a change to some setting?
DTOWNF~1 btw is the 8.3 DOS name...
Well i just upgraded my laptop to win7 4 days ago, programs i downloaded yesterday ar.
- Steam
- CCleaner
- Defraggler
- ESET antivirus
- Garena
- VLC media player
( and i have had my antivirus off since i installed it )
The only time that I ever had a problem something like this, is when I had used Takeownship on some junction folders in Documents and Settings. I corrected that by deleting my user account and recreating it. Before trying anything like that, I would recommend seeing if you have this problem when logged in the root Administrator account first. If not, then the problem is localized to your user account.
I'd try creating a new account. If its fine, something broke the junctions in your account. Delete CCleaner and Defraggler. Use Disk Cleanup and Windows' defrag.
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