Try turning off UAC & tell us if it works then?
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windo...windows-vista/
"tsollowen" <> wrote in message
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> Ive been trying to download files from the internet for the past week.
> Everytime i try the download box pops up, the download begins and when it
> ends it always ask me if i want to run the program, i always say Yes, then
> the box will remain on the screen even though the file is down
> downloading.
> The box will not go away until i use the task manager to end it. This
> happens
> for any kind of download. Please help. Ive looked through all the FQAs
> trying
> to kind a answer. I really need this to be worked out soon. Thank you