Cant download rar's and zips! NEED HELP!!

[dtownfresh]

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"

 

[seekermeister]

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.

 

[Tepid]

This may be a FF issue,, have you tried from IE?

My bad,,,, sorry about that, half realized what I was reading i guess

 

[seekermeister]

This may be a FF issue,, have you tried from IE?

He listed IE as well as 2 others. I would have recommended trying Opera, but with 3 strikes against it, I doubt that Opera would fare any better.

 

[dtownfresh]

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.

 

[logicearth]

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...

 

[dtownfresh]

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 )

 

[seekermeister]

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.

 

[dtownfresh]

So can someobody please tell me how to fix this.

 

[Frostmourne]

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.

 

[stevieray]

So can someobody please tell me how to fix this.

Try creating a new user, give it admin status, and see if that can download zips.

Edit: Oops! Didn't see your response frostmourne! Sorry!

 

[dtownfresh]

I already tried making a new user admin account and it does the same thing.

 

[Frostmourne]

Run sfc /scannow in an elevated command prompt. Then run a full system scan with Malwarebytes in safe mode.

 

[stevieray]

Hmmm... thought the new user would fix it.

OK, here's a couple of shots in the dark...

Have you tried to change where the zips are saved to?

I wonder... if you delete the AppData\Local\Temp folder, will Windows recreate it? I don't know if it regenerates like some other folders do (recycling bin, for instance).

 

[dtownfresh]

Nevermind i found the problem nod32 had blocked all rapidshare downloads

 

[Tepid]

Keep in mind that if NOD32 subscription lapses, or has problems,, NOD32 will cripple the system.
You may notice things like, not being able to save pictures, or saved pictures from the net will be all black.
And there are probably other things.

This is why I stopped promoting NOD32.