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  1. February 25th, 2011, 07:00 PM #1
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    Downloading problem

    I have a problem here. I'm using Windows 7 and IE8.

    Yesterday I unfortunately made an error and now IE automatically downloads zipfiles without asking me first what I want to do.

    The annoying thing is that once the download is finished Windows automatically opens the zip file.

    How can I change that back to how it was?
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  2. February 26th, 2011, 05:44 AM #2
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    Use Windows' "System Restore" to roll Windows back to a previous state when your computer was functioning correctly:
    Doc - Citizen Lab's "Security Planner" (Bruce Schneier advisor) - Motherboard's comprehensive "Guide to Not Getting Hacked" - EFF's "Surveillance Self-Defense" - Bleeping Computer - Security News

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  3. February 26th, 2011, 11:53 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpywareDr View Post
    Use Windows' "System Restore" to roll Windows back to a previous state when your computer was functioning correctly:
    Crap. That has been quite some time ago. No other possibility?
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  4. February 26th, 2011, 12:01 PM #4
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    "Yesterday" is "some time ago"?
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  5. February 26th, 2011, 04:10 PM #5
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    I think he means the last restore point was some time ago.

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  6. February 26th, 2011, 04:36 PM #6
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    Last restore point was about 6 weeks ago.
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  7. February 26th, 2011, 09:31 PM #7
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    Wow. Sorry to hear that.
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  8. February 27th, 2011, 04:21 AM #8
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    What if I wait for IE9? Will the problem be solved once I install the new version?
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  9. February 27th, 2011, 05:45 AM #9
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    If all else fails, you can try an IE Reset. No guarantees it will solve this particular issue but if it's an IE issue, it's got a good chance. If you have any customized settings, it will blast them but I have found doing a reset has fixed some odd problems for me.

    You can find it when running IE under Tools | Internet Options | Advanced (tab) at the bottom of the page. Again, remember that it sets everything back to the way it was (settings-wise) when you first ran IE.
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    See if this article helps:

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