IE8 Needs to be capable of downloading other applications safely

This is a pair of suggestions pertinent to a two-fold problem with IE8
regarding download capability.

Problem #1:
IE8 does not differentiate between program launches and program downloads.
This needs to be remedied, because a simple user error is the only
difference between hitting the Save button and the Run button. This fault
increases the risk of infection due to user error. By offering a setting
option to disable only the Run button for all applications accessed outside
the Intranet zone, this risk can be controlled.

Suggested solution #1:
By default, the run button should be disabled for programs downloaded from
outside the intranet zone and the save button should be enabled for for
programs downloaded anywhere outside the restricted zone. This is possibly
is a windows rather than an IE fault, as the registry setting that
determines whether or not internet-based programs may be launched is the
same setting that determines whether those programs may be downloaded.
Correcting this setting to allow the additional option of enabling downloads
while disabling any internet-based launch, may resolve this problem.

Problem #2:
IE8 cannot download files over an unstable connection. This is because IE8
is not capable of resuming a download once a connection times out. This
additionally results in occasional display problems for websites and may
become more of an issue due to increasing interference in radio and
satellite telecommunications as sunspot activity approaches it's next eleven
year peak. All browsers based on the latest Gecko engine can resume a
download after a connection failure or timeout, so based on best industry
practice definitions, this problem may raise merchantability questions about
Windows in certain markets.

Suggested solution #2:
Pay a visit to http://mozilla.com, copy the applicable open source code sub
or function for Firefox's download manager and paste into IE8's source code.
By the time your programmers finish 'correcting' this source code to be
compliant with your team's coding practices and standards, it probably won't
be covered by GPL any more because it won't be the same source code.

Good luck!