downloads disappearing

Hi guys, I'm new to newsgroups so I don't know how to tell if this has been
answered before and I'm not seeing it. My apologies.

I just built a new system with a new install of Vista 64 home premium.

I cannot download anything! In IE, when I download a file, it goes through
the process and then the window dissapears and the file is not on my system.
I used my other comp to put firefox on a flash drive and installed that, but
firefox has a similar problem. Everything that downloads gets grayed out in
the firefox downloads list & the file is not in the downloads folder. I'm
guessing this is a security "feature" of vista but I can't figure out what
to do.

I've turned off UAC, changed the setting in Misc in security options to
allow dangerous files, changed folder views to show hidden... I'm lost. And
really regretting the purchase of vista.

Thanks in advance

On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:19:44 -0700, "ParadigmShyft"
<> wrote:

>Hi guys, I'm new to newsgroups so I don't know how to tell if this has been
>answered before and I'm not seeing it. My apologies.
>
>I just built a new system with a new install of Vista 64 home premium.
>
>I cannot download anything! In IE, when I download a file, it goes through
>the process and then the window dissapears and the file is not on my system.
>I used my other comp to put firefox on a flash drive and installed that, but
>firefox has a similar problem. Everything that downloads gets grayed out in
>the firefox downloads list & the file is not in the downloads folder. I'm
>guessing this is a security "feature" of vista but I can't figure out what
>to do.
>
>I've turned off UAC, changed the setting in Misc in security options to
>allow dangerous files, changed folder views to show hidden... I'm lost. And
>really regretting the purchase of vista.

This problem has been hashed over in the recent past and I don't
recall there having been a resolution. It's not a frequent problem.
Here's a link to some discussion:

http://tinyurl.com/4ug2g5

The most mentioned "fix" has been to switch to Firefox.

gerooky <> wrote:

<newbie top-posting macro corrected>

>
> > Hi guys, I'm new to newsgroups so I don't know how to tell if this has
> > been
> > answered before and I'm not seeing it. My apologies.
> >
> > I just built a new system with a new install of Vista 64 home premium.
> >
> > I cannot download anything! In IE, when I download a file, it goes
> > through the process and then the window dissapears and the file is
> > not on my system.
> > I used my other comp to put firefox on a flash drive and installed
> > that, but
> > firefox has a similar problem. Everything that downloads gets grayed
> > out in
> > the firefox downloads list & the file is not in the downloads folder.
> > I'm guessing this is a security "feature" of vista but I can't figure
> > out what to do.
> >
> > I've turned off UAC, changed the setting in Misc in security options to
> > allow dangerous files, changed folder views to show hidden... I'm lost.
> > And
> > really regretting the purchase of vista.
> >
>
> May I ask something about your nick..
>
> How did you come about selecting Paradigm Shift?

To show awareness that The Singularity is near?


> As for the download problem I always suggest a good download manager..
>
> see these (all free):
>
> www.freedownloadmanager.org
> www.flashget.com
> and the Fantastic extension for firefox
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/220



Orbit Downloader is good. I disable all the stream-capture stuff though,
unless I need it for some reason.

http://www.orbitdownloader.com/

ss.

I often get accused of "stealing" the name from some band, from Steven R
Covey, various books and other sources. It actually started as a scientific
term.

When I was a photography student, we were tasked with creating a photography
company. I loved doing conceptual portraiture and did photos that were very
different from the socially accepted ideal of what a portrait should be. I
believe a photograph can convey the personality of the person without even
having that person in the picture. It took something of a paradigm shift for
someone to see it that way. "ParadigmShyft Photography" was born. The
miss-spelling allows it to be copy-writed. I've since found it very
frustrating that extremely few people can pronounce it, and even fewer know
what it means.

As for the downloads, it appears one of the security updates went screwy.
I've reinstalled vista again from scratch and am able to download just fine.
I've yet to download/install updates. Hopefully things still work after
getting things updated.


"gerooky" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello,
>
> May I ask something about your nick..
>
> How did you come about selecting Paradigm Shift?
>
> As for the download problem I always suggest a good download manager..
>
> see these (all free):
>
> www.freedownloadmanager.org
> www.flashget.com
> and the Fantastic extension for firefox
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/220
>
> thanx

gerooky wrote:
> I know all about Steven Covey since I have studied some of his material
> as well as many other Great Masters of this field.
> That's why it caught my attention, because I know what it is.. I have
> written a book about that as well that connects this,
> with art and creativity.

Hahaha...sure you have. Give us the LCCCN, ok?
>
> I too am an artist, an animator among other things, and I too saw the
> connection of art and change of perception.

Yeah right! You're an asshole who works at a help desk and doodles when
no one calls! That's is not being an animator.
Sorry!
>
> You are correct about portraits-personality. The same thing applies to
> animation where you have the factor
> of movement to convey a personality.

Well DUH!!!

Art is about who we are...

Or who we wish we were...like you wish.

and
> although people are different we are also very much the same.

Yeah bozo, we call it the human race.
>
> Congrats that you are a journey of paradigm shyft shall I say... we must
> not let what was given to us without our will
> to dictate who we are and what we will do.
>
That is called "pre-destination"...something some believe in but most don't.

>>> frustrating that extremely few people can pronounce it, and even
>>> fewer know
>>
>> what it means.

You'd be very surprised at what people know because you can't see beyond
your own fragile ego.
>
>
> Yes but it gives you an opportunity to explain it. This is so
> fundamental and crucial to our lives. I think it's a great name to use.
> Good artists are also teachers in a way :-)

So now you think you're a daskalos huh?
I don't think so!

capin' crunch wrote:

> If there is a person in the whole wide word who needs a paradigm shift
> more...
>
> that you be you Frank.

Why don't you just answer my questions and be done with it, huh?

What are you afraid of?

That I might be right?

Well...?

On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:36:52 -0700, Frank <> wrote:

>capin' crunch wrote:
>
>> If there is a person in the whole wide word who needs a paradigm shift
>> more...
>>
>> that you be you Frank.
>
>Why don't you just answer my questions and be done with it, huh?
>
>What are you afraid of?

Frank, you are obviously scared shitless to name your supposed
business you constantly claim to own. I'm asking you again only to see
how fast you try to run away from the question for the 50th time.

ROTFLMAO!