Closed Bug 449976 Opened 16 years ago Closed 16 years ago

WONT DOWNLOAD

Categories

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Product:
Toolkit
Component:
Downloads API
Version:
1.9.0 Branch
Platform:
x86
Windows Vista
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: IMDRMBYKR1, Unassigned)

Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070208 Firefox/3.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.0.1) Gecko/2008070208 Firefox/3.0.1

FIREFOX WILL NOT DOWNLOAD.
EXAMPLE:IF I TRY DOWNLOADING FROM A SITE SUCH AS CNET.COM,I GET A WINDOW AS FOLLOWS.......
            
                 OPENING:  FILE NAME
                 YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO OPEN:   FILE NAME
                 WHICH IS A:  FILE TYPE
                 FROM:  FILE LOCATION

                        SAVE FILE     CANCEL

WHEN I CLICK ON SAVE FILE WINDOW CLOSES , FILE DOES NOT DOWNLOAD.
IVE REINSTALLED FIREFOX 3 TIMES,DOESNT CORRECT PROBLEM.      

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Component: General → Download Manager
Product: Firefox → Toolkit
QA Contact: general → download.manager
Please do not write a bug report in all caps. Have you tried in Safe mode (http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode)? And can you give a specific example of a  download that exhibits this behavior? I can not confirm.
->WORKSFORME
Severity: major → normal
Version: unspecified → 1.9.0 Branch
use either the safemode as tyler suggested, be sure that the download location in the preferences is still valid and if that doesn't work try a new profile.

This is wfm and marking as such.

If you need help then you are not at the right place, use http://support.mozilla.com
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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