HELP! Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 11 download problem

Catfish · 08-22-15, 11:04 AM

Hello,
i have Win 7 64 bit Professional edition with latest updates (despite one breaking my WLAN), and Windows Internet Explorer 11.

After one of the recent updates some weeks ago, the download manager within Internet Explorer 11 does not work anymore.

if i want to download a picture (e.g. jpg) from any website it works, however as soon as the download manager is involved (e.g. for downloading a Pdf or any program (!), the pop-up download manager at the base of the ie11 window does not react, when clicking on it with the mouse.
You can usually choose "execute/open", "save", or "save to". The buttons are there, but none of them work anymore.
I have browsed the web, and asked some friends, but no solution found.

Mozilla Firefox works without any problem.

Anyone ?

Onkel Neal · 08-22-15, 09:48 PM

Does this help?
https://social.technet.microsoft.com...tprocurrentver

Catfish · 08-23-15, 05:53 AM

Hello Neal,
this is what it's about, ActiveX and 64bit, but there is also another problem:
When i try to open the MS "support.microsoft.com" page, it has a header, but all else below is empty:

Onkel Neal · 08-24-15, 10:35 AM

I don't know

Anyone? Bueller?

Fubar2Niner · 08-24-15, 12:00 PM

@Catfish

Here is the page in a txt file. Hope this helps mate.

You cannot complete some downloads on the MSDN Subscriptions website

Symptoms

You cannot complete some downloads on the MSDN Subscriptions website successfully by using Windows Internet Explorer 11.
Cause

This issue can occur in Internet Explorer 11 if you have an Internet connection that cannot support browser-based downloads.
Workaround

To work around this issue, try to download the file in Internet Explorer 9 mode. To do this, follow these steps:

In Internet Explorer, open the MSDN Subscriptions download page.
In the Search box, search for the product that you want to download.
Open the Developer Tools pane. To do this, press F12.
Open the Emulation screen. To do this, press Ctrl+8.
On the Document mode list under Mode, click 9.
On the User agent string list under Mode, click Internet Explorer 9.

Note After you change the user agent string setting, the download page reloads in Internet Explorer 9 mode.
Try again to download the product. The File Transfer Manager application or another download manager should open.
After the download begins, close the Developer Tools pane. To do this, press F12 or click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the pane.

Note After the download begins, you can close the Developer Tools pane without interrupting the download progress. The browser remains in Internet Explorer 9 mode until you close this pane.
Status

Microsoft is aware of this issue and is working to resolve it.
Properties

Article ID: 2900662 - Last Review: 01/13/2014 19:09:00 - Revision: 5.0
Applies to

Windows 8.1 Pro
Windows 8.1
Windows 8 Pro
Windows 8

Keywords:

kbsurveynew KB2900662

Catfish · 09-05-15, 06:11 AM

Hello,
first thanks all for your help. After trying for more than a week, i gave up and installed Win 10 yesterday. Even after a new Win 7 install, the next updates screwed up the system completely, and no installation Point was able to fix that.

Not much problems with installation of 10 despite graphic card driver (GOD!), and all looks flat and two-dimensional (is this really a new design idea?), but at least it works

Wlan breaks off regularly, and is also much slower than before, but maybe there's a control panel somewhere in the universe.
I completely fail in seeing the logic of the start menu. is there a reason to make it that uncomfortable and unintuitive. And don't get me started with this bad Apple "Store" copy

Does anyone know how to switch off the language auto correction system, i do not find the options. (this said, all options are well hidden now, if you want to describe it positively).

Why Win 10, after all

Win 7 worked perfectly, before those late updates. Is this a marketing idea, of planned obsolescence?

08-22-15, 11:04 AM	#1
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,767 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	HELP! Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 11 download problem Hello, i have Win 7 64 bit Professional edition with latest updates (despite one breaking my WLAN), and Windows Internet Explorer 11. After one of the recent updates some weeks ago, the download manager within Internet Explorer 11 does not work anymore. if i want to download a picture (e.g. jpg) from any website it works, however as soon as the download manager is involved (e.g. for downloading a Pdf or any program (!), the pop-up download manager at the base of the ie11 window does not react, when clicking on it with the mouse. You can usually choose "execute/open", "save", or "save to". The buttons are there, but none of them work anymore. I have browsed the web, and asked some friends, but no solution found. Mozilla Firefox works without any problem. Anyone ? __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

08-22-15, 09:48 PM	#2
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Does this help? https://social.technet.microsoft.com...tprocurrentver __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

08-23-15, 05:53 AM	#3
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,767 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hello Neal, this is what it's about, ActiveX and 64bit, but there is also another problem: When i try to open the MS "support.microsoft.com" page, it has a header, but all else below is empty: __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

08-24-15, 10:35 AM	#4
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	I don't know Anyone? Bueller? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

08-24-15, 12:00 PM	#5
Fubar2Niner Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: London. UK Posts: 4,175 Downloads: 279 Uploads: 0	@Catfish Here is the page in a txt file. Hope this helps mate. You cannot complete some downloads on the MSDN Subscriptions website Symptoms You cannot complete some downloads on the MSDN Subscriptions website successfully by using Windows Internet Explorer 11. Cause This issue can occur in Internet Explorer 11 if you have an Internet connection that cannot support browser-based downloads. Workaround To work around this issue, try to download the file in Internet Explorer 9 mode. To do this, follow these steps: In Internet Explorer, open the MSDN Subscriptions download page. In the Search box, search for the product that you want to download. Open the Developer Tools pane. To do this, press F12. Open the Emulation screen. To do this, press Ctrl+8. On the Document mode list under Mode, click 9. On the User agent string list under Mode, click Internet Explorer 9. Note After you change the user agent string setting, the download page reloads in Internet Explorer 9 mode. Try again to download the product. The File Transfer Manager application or another download manager should open. After the download begins, close the Developer Tools pane. To do this, press F12 or click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the pane. Note After the download begins, you can close the Developer Tools pane without interrupting the download progress. The browser remains in Internet Explorer 9 mode until you close this pane. Status Microsoft is aware of this issue and is working to resolve it. Properties Article ID: 2900662 - Last Review: 01/13/2014 19:09:00 - Revision: 5.0 Applies to Windows 8.1 Pro Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Pro Windows 8 Keywords: kbsurveynew KB2900662

09-05-15, 06:11 AM	#6
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,767 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Hello, first thanks all for your help. After trying for more than a week, i gave up and installed Win 10 yesterday. Even after a new Win 7 install, the next updates screwed up the system completely, and no installation Point was able to fix that. Not much problems with installation of 10 despite graphic card driver (GOD!), and all looks flat and two-dimensional (is this really a new design idea?), but at least it works Wlan breaks off regularly, and is also much slower than before, but maybe there's a control panel somewhere in the universe. I completely fail in seeing the logic of the start menu. is there a reason to make it that uncomfortable and unintuitive. And don't get me started with this bad Apple "Store" copy Does anyone know how to switch off the language auto correction system, i do not find the options. (this said, all options are well hidden now, if you want to describe it positively). Why Win 10, after all Win 7 worked perfectly, before those late updates. Is this a marketing idea, of planned obsolescence? __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.