files disappear after downloading

hi, I have tried to download files from the internet...It goes through the motions but when it is down the desktop is empty. I put them there so I could find them. I have tried other folders...nothing. Also if I have a zip folder I get from someone else I can't extract them or run them. What is going on???? I have Vista and all else works great. Thanks in advance.

I assume when you mean you can't find them that you did a search of your hard drive? Did you check the recent items box? There are extra folders in the Public area, like Downloads or Public Downloads.
Clark
"KenRamoska" wrote in message

hi, I have tried to download files from the internet...It goes through the motions but when it is down the desktop is empty. I put them there so I could find them. I have tried other folders...nothing. Also if I have a zip folder I get from someone else I can't extract them or run them. What is going on???? I have Vista and all else works great. Thanks in advance.

THat is correct. I looked everywhere. I also tried to download to my desktop so I would not have to search. Nothing. no where on the hard drive. Some kind of security is stopping it but I have full rights to the computer. I am running it on admin rights.
"Clark" wrote:

I assume when you mean you can't find them that you did a search of your hard drive? Did you check the recent items box? There are extra folders in the Public area, like Downloads or Public Downloads.
Clark
"KenRamoska" wrote in message hi, I have tried to download files from the internet...It goes through the motions but when it is down the desktop is empty. I put them there so I could find them. I have tried other folders...nothing. Also if I have a zip folder I get from someone else I can't extract them or run them. What is going on???? I have Vista and all else works great. Thanks in advance.

Yes . Searched everywhere .I am running as admin and nothing. Nothing will download or even copy to the desktop or a folder if its in a zipped file.
"Clark" wrote:

I assume when you mean you can't find them that you did a search of your hard drive? Did you check the recent items box? There are extra folders in the Public area, like Downloads or Public Downloads.
Clark
"KenRamoska" wrote in message hi, I have tried to download files from the internet...It goes through the motions but when it is down the desktop is empty. I put them there so I could find them. I have tried other folders...nothing. Also if I have a zip folder I get from someone else I can't extract them or run them. What is going on???? I have Vista and all else works great. Thanks in advance.

I had same trouble went to Tools | Internet Options | Advanced and click on restore internet explorer settings IE to it's install state then it started to save files again one thing I do not like about IE7 is it does not remember the folder where you last saved files to so you have to keep redoing it the folder
"KenRamoska" wrote:

Yes . Searched everywhere .I am running as admin and nothing. Nothing will download or even copy to the desktop or a folder if its in a zipped file.
"Clark" wrote:
I assume when you mean you can't find them that you did a search of your hard drive? Did you check the recent items box? There are extra folders in the Public area, like Downloads or Public Downloads.
Clark
"KenRamoska" wrote in message hi, I have tried to download files from the internet...It goes through the motions but when it is down the desktop is empty. I put them there so I could find them. I have tried other folders...nothing. Also if I have a zip folder I get from someone else I can't extract them or run them. What is going on???? I have Vista and all else works great. Thanks in advance.

I had same trouble went to Tools Internet Options Advanced and click on restore internet explorer settingd IE to it's install state then it started to save files again one thing I do not like about IE7 is it does not remember the folder where you last saved files to so you have to keep redoing it the folder
"KenRamoska" wrote:

Yes . Searched everywhere .I am running as admin and nothing. Nothing will download or even copy to the desktop or a folder if its in a zipped file.
"Clark" wrote:
I assume when you mean you can't find them that you did a search of your hard drive? Did you check the recent items box? There are extra folders in the Public area, like Downloads or Public Downloads.
Clark
"KenRamoska" wrote in message hi, I have tried to download files from the internet...It goes through the motions but when it is down the desktop is empty. I put them there so I could find them. I have tried other folders...nothing. Also if I have a zip folder I get from someone else I can't extract them or run them. What is going on???? I have Vista and all else works great. Thanks in advance.

IE7 has a new feature. It sandboxes (redirects) anything from an untrusted zone (any download from the internet is untrusted). I forget the path, but there is a second temporary internet files storage area. The sandbox has a temporary copy of a portion of the registry so that if the downloaded item is malware and changes the registry no harm comes to the real registry. Or something like that.
"KenRamoska" wrote in message

Yes . Searched everywhere .I am running as admin and nothing. Nothing will download or even copy to the desktop or a folder if its in a zipped file.
"Clark" wrote:
I assume when you mean you can't find them that you did a search of your hard drive? Did you check the recent items box? There are extra folders in the Public area, like Downloads or Public Downloads.
Clark
"KenRamoska" wrote in message hi, I have tried to download files from the internet...It goes through the motions but when it is down the desktop is empty. I put them there so I could find them. I have tried other folders...nothing. Also if I have a zip folder I get from someone else I can't extract them or run them. What is going on???? I have Vista and all else works great. Thanks in advance.