282950 - Unable to run .exe files from cd

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Toolkit :: Downloads API, defect)

Description

[Scott wood]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0

I subscribe to a computer magazine which has a cover cd.  The cd is accessed by
a browser interface.  My problem is that the download manager will not allow me
to run the programs on the cd, since it assumes that the exe file is actually on
the 'net (since it is accessed via firefox)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Insert cd
2. Autorun fires up firefox
3. Navigate to "install program", select "install"
4. Download manager kicks in and asks for save location. It will not allow me to
run the install file
5. In desperation, I "download" the exe file and install from HDD
6.  Delete install file.



Expected Results:  
Ask me if I want to "run file from present location" or "save file to my computer"

Comment 1

[alanjstr]

So you're saying it should detect that the file is already on a local hard drive
and not try to download it.

Comment 2

[Jo Hermans]

bug 249951 would make it a bit easier to run thenm directly, but you want to
avoid the download, right ?

Comment 3

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Comment 4

[Scott wood]

I tried it again, using Firefox 1.0.7.  Still the same.
This is not a critical fault - there are work-arounds, but it would be nice to
click on a link and have the selected program run automatically, as they do
under IE. 
But I suppose if I want the security of Firefox, I have to put up with the
inconvenience.

Comment 5

[[e-mail]]

*** Bug 325658 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6

[u279076]

Since this bug has not been updated in almost 2 years, I suggest that Scott try upgrading to Firefox 2.0.0.4.  If the problem still persists, please reopen the bug.