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    Windows 10 How can i make it so when i download a file it does not change into rar file

    How can i make it so when i download a file it does not change into rar file
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    Windows 10 Microsoft Edge issue

    hi, I am new to windows 10 and having a few issues with it, now when I was running windows 7 I had Internet Explorer and when I went on torrent sites and found something I wanted I would just click on it and torrent would download in my download folder and then I could choose when I wanted to...
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    Windows 7 win7 search and download location issues

    Ive been using win7 for about 6 months now. Before that I was using xp for 15 years. Im having problems with: 1-Search; the status bar gets to 99% pretty fast, then it's literally hours before the search finishes. Why? 2-Ive been using firefox for over 10 years now. I always set it to...
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    Windows Vista Help, my computer automatically downloads links when clicked

    Hey guys, i have a prolem on windows vista x64, I accadently clicked off "always ask before downloading" box at the start of a download and now i can't re-enable it. I tried going to internet options and going to "advanced tab" and clicking reset and clicked "delete personal settings" and it...
  5. Windows 7 MP3 Meta-Data Is In File, But Not Showing up

    Hi I am having an issue I use Windows 7 and I use WMP to listen to my music. Recently I noticed that sometimes when I download music in a Zip Drive or just a straight File Download that the Album, Artist, Year, All Meta-Data appears to be missing. If I add it to my library in WMP, I can edit...
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    Windows 7 Can't download itunes

    Hey, I have tried everything as far as downloading iTunes 11 on windows 7; however, I am still receiving the message " Your current security settings do not allow the file to be downloaded." I have changed my security settings and have enabled both internet downloads and file downloads, I have...
  7. Swapping upload and download speeds

    There is this thing I was always wondering about. There are many articles that explain why download speeds are slower than upload speeds and I understand that logic. But what confuses me is why can't one swap the upload speed with the download speed when needed? Let me explain... I have an...
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    Windows 7 Windows Security Problem

    I have been trying to download some programs recently and they all come up with this same error. I've downloaded multiple things to my desktop and when i try to run them, a message pops up saying: These files can't be opened Your internet security settings have prevented one or more files...
  9. Windows 7 Those pesky DEFAULTS will be the death of me yet!

    Whenever I click on a picture to download onto my Windows 7 machine while in MS Internet Explorer 8, the picture is automatically saved in a Windows 7 DEFAULT folder, usually in USERS something or other. I want to be able to change this DEFAULT to a folder of my choice so that these picture...
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    Windows 7 Several issues with internet

    Okay, so I'm new to this forum. Anyway, I'm having several problems with my internet. This all started happening when I got Windows 7 installed. Whenever I try to download anything with any browser, it stops randomly and fails, or finishes only part of it. For example on Firefox, it says the...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 causes my computer to disconnect from the Network

    So recently about 2 months ago I bought Windows 7 Professional 64bit and installed it on a brand new hard drive. was a clean install. Ever since then when I try and download a file or open 3 or more firefox pages/tabs or 3 or more internet Explorer pages/tabs or play a online game and open 1...
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    Windows 7 Downloading Issues

    I have a sony vaio with windows 7 already installed. I have a linksys wireless router My problem is that my internet keeps timing out, especially when I am attempting to download large files. I did not have this problem on my old computer and not any of the computers on the network have...
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    Windows 7 Downloading In IE using Win 7

    Running a brand new alienware pc dual core 300mhz with 4 gigs of ram sli nivida 250 video cards.Just updated to Windows 7 home premium. The problem is when I go to websites like cnet or even microsoft to download a file the download window will open and just sit there and not download at all. I...
  14. Windows 7 IE8 - Download .torrent files - downloads without prompt/dialog box - or error cannot

    find the file from server... However, if I right click it and save as it works fine. Also, when I click the link and it doesn't prompt me it actually downloads as I can look in C:\Users\USERNAME\Documents\Downloads and the files are there. Any ideas what's going on with this? I've turned...
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    Windows 7 download problem

    hi guys, i am using window7 its works fine. but now i can't download any files, i tried in more websites but i cant download anything even attachments in my e-mail also i cant download. i am using internet explorer and mozilla firefox in both i cant download anything. please help me to solve...
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    Windows 7 Freeze when downloading torrents

    Hi, I have a problem with windows 7 build 7600 x64. When I'm downloading torrents windows completely freezes. Sometimes after 1 minute, sometimes after an hour. I have to hold the power button to reboot it. This doesn't happen when I'm not downloading with bittorrent. Intially I thought it had...
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    Windows 7 Will there be decrease in Net Speed in Windows 7

    Hey fellows I have one DSl connection in home. Me and my bro computer but I want to share the internet connection. my bro plays Call of Duty and other multiplayer games but i download big files. I want to know that if by sharing the connection through wired ethernet , will there be decrease in...