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Cannot open downloads from specific browsers
Hello all! Firstly, I wasn't entirely sure which subforum this belonged under, so I went for General. Sorry if this is meant somewhere else!
My issue is that, inexplicably, I can no longer open downloads. This problem started randomly after I had been away from my computer for a few hours. I came back home (no one else had access to my computer), tried to download things, and suddenly got this error screen: "Windows cannot find [file name here]. Make sure you typed the file name correctly, and try again." When I looked in the downloads folder, nothing was there. I quickly found that Firefox, Chrome, and IE all shared this problem, though with different error messages. When I tried IE, it said something along the lines of "Viruses were detected". So, I realized it must be an issue with the web browsers thinking all my downloads have viruses.
I went back to Firefox, and disabled all automatic virus scanning by the browser. And, HURRAH! It worked. However, Chrome and IE are still borked. I have tried updating my Win7, updating Microsoft Security Essentials (my anti virus), changing the download location, and I'm currently running a full virus scan. Does anyone have any idea on how I can fix this issue? It's very frustrating to have to use FF because Chrome suddenly removes all my downloads, especially when I am positive they do not contain viruses or other malicious things.
Also, it may be worth nothing I reinstalled Chrome through IE downloading it on the internet with no problems. I have downloaded/installed a new game on Steam and played it with no problems
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Last edited by Twinqe; 29 Sep 2012 at 05:46.