Disable *all* other programmes, including your virus scanner (but not your firewall). For example, a QuickTime add-in called qttask.exe has been found to cause downloads and installs to fail.
Also, Trend PC-cillin Anti-virus “Real Time Monitor” can cause downloads to fail.
If you are running Windows ME and have Norton System Doctor installed, search your system for files called OEM****.INF (where * is variable) and the files are zero byte in size. If you find them delete them, turn off Norton System Doctor and try the install again.
Microsoft have issued a patch that will resolve the OEM****.INF issue – see the link below:
CreateFile Improperly Returns ERROR_ALREADY_EXISTS if the Drive Is Locked and the File Did Not Exist
You cannot download canon nb-4l battery files from an FTP server
Internet Explorer Opens .exe Files Instead of Downloading Them (140991)
Error Message: Error Locating Object Handler
Error Locating Object Handler
There is no viewer available for the type of object you are trying to to open. The following information is available about this object:
Address of Object: Web_address_of_the_file
Content Type: type of file
Possible location of viewer: Microsoft ActiveX Gallery
Do you want to go to this location to download a viewer for this type of object ?
Cannot Use Internet Explorer to Download Files
You cannot use Internet Explorer to download files. However, you can download files from the Internet through the use of other methods, such as File Transfer Protocol (FTP)-client programs.
Err Msg Downloading File: Download Accelerator Error
When you start Microsoft Internet Explorer and attempt to download a file over the Internet, you may experience the following behavior:
An additional toolbar is displayed in your browser window, and the File Download dialog box looks different than the Internet Explorer File Download dialog box.
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When you click Start Download in the Download File Info dialog box that is displayed on your screen, you may receive the following error message:
Retry the download of file name
When you click Retry Now, you may receive the message again. After you click Retry Now several times, you may then receive the following error message:
Download Accelerator Error
Connection to site failed: An invalid argument was supplied while trying to download file name
where file name is the name of the file that you are attempting to download.
As a result, you may be unable to download the file.
Error Message: Error Locating Object Handler
Error Locating Object Handler
There is no viewer available for the type of object you are trying to to open
Cannot download with Internet Explorer
If you click a link to download a file, nothing happens.
If you right-click the link, and then click Save Target As on the shortcut menu that appears, the Save As dialog box appears briefly and then disappears
Not Prompted to Specify Download Folder for File
When you download a kodak klic-7001 battery file from the Internet, you may not be prompted for the location in which to save the file that you are downloading. Instead, the file may be opened
File appears to be downloading but is not
When you attempt to download a file from a Web site, the Copying dialog box may appear (containing two folder icons with page images moving between them), but the File Download dialog box may not appear.
In this case, you may be unable to download a file
Internet Explorer Window Closes When You Click a Download Link
After you click a link to download a file and receive a prompt to run the file from the current location or save it to disk, the browser window closes
Browser Window Closes When You Click Link to Download Files
In Internet Explorer 5.5, when you try to download a file from the Internet, the download may start, but the browser window may then close
Error Message Attempting to Download .pdf File
Internet Explorer cannot download from the Internet site File_name from Computer_name.
The download file is not available. This could be due to your Security or Language settings or because the server was unable to retrieve the requested file
Cannot Download Documents from a Secure Web Site
Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site
https://<Web address>/<filename>.doc
Server execution failed
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Microsoft Excel cannot access the file
‘https://<Web address>/<filename>.xls.’
Err Msg: Internet Explorer Could Not Download <Filename>
When you attempt to download a sony vgp-bps5 battery Microsoft Excel (.xls, .xlm, .xlc, .xlt), Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt), Microsoft Word (.doc, .dot), or Adobe (.pdf) file from the Internet, you may receive the following error message:
Internet Explorer could not download <filename> from <Web site>. The downloaded file is not available. This could be due to your Security or Language Settings or because the server was unable to retrieve the requested file.
NOTE: Other extensions may be affected as well.
Internet Explorer May Not Open a Small Document
When you attempt to open a small document (such as a Microsoft Office document or a .pdf file) in Internet Explorer 5.01 or Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 1 (SP1), you may receive the following error message:
The page cannot be displayed.
If you click Refresh, the document is displayed correctly.
You Cannot Download Files That Are 2 GB or Larger
When you attempt to download a file from the Internet by using Headwear manufacturer Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you may find that the download does not complete. As a result, you cannot download the file
