Unable to Download Attachments of any type or extention!

Running Windows XP Pro with Internet Exprorer 6.. Lately, I am unable (in
Hotmail Service) to Download / Open or Save any E-Mail Attachment of any type
or extention, Renamed, Compressed or none Compressed files/photos/songs or
Documents, Not even a Text Document that Im 100% sure is Virus free.. even if
I disable my Anti Virus and/or my Fire Wall programs.
I can send and I can receive and I can read E-Mails, but I cannot
Downlod/Open or Save Attachments..
In my E-Mail inbox,, When I click on a received Attachment then on
Download,, I can see some funny Downloading little window that start showing
the proceess of some false downloading task that is taking place,, But with
no destination, path or size.. or anything else in it exept for the name of
the attachment/file.
10 seconds later that Dowloading process stops, and an error message comes up:
Internet Explorer Cannot Download from 64.4.49.124. (which is not my IP
adrs. nor any one that I know) !! then it goes in that error message:
Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet Site.. The Requested
Site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later. (I
tried and restarted my system many times, But with same results) I didn't
have that Problem 4 or 5 days ago.. a freind told me that a freind of his
mentioned something about Adobe Reader, which I think it is not the Case
here....
Any Idea or any kind of help would be appreciated.
Thanking You.
Remay

Here's one possibility, however remote:

The "File Download" dialog box in Internet Explorer 6 closes unexpectedly
even after you apply hotfix 896017:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928540
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


Remay wrote:
> Running Windows XP Pro with Internet Exprorer 6.. Lately, I am unable (in
> Hotmail Service) to Download / Open or Save any E-Mail Attachment of any
> type or extention, Renamed, Compressed or none Compressed
> files/photos/songs or Documents, Not even a Text Document that Im 100%
> sure
> is Virus free.. even if I disable my Anti Virus and/or my Fire Wall
> programs.
> I can send and I can receive and I can read E-Mails, but I cannot
> Downlod/Open or Save Attachments..
> In my E-Mail inbox,, When I click on a received Attachment then on
> Download,, I can see some funny Downloading little window that start
> showing the proceess of some false downloading task that is taking place,,
> But with no destination, path or size.. or anything else in it exept for
> the name of the attachment/file.
> 10 seconds later that Dowloading process stops, and an error message comes
> up: Internet Explorer Cannot Download from 64.4.49.124. (which is not my
> IP
> adrs. nor any one that I know) !! then it goes in that error message:
> Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet Site.. The Requested
> Site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later. (I
> tried and restarted my system many times, But with same results) I didn't
> have that Problem 4 or 5 days ago.. a freind told me that a freind of his
> mentioned something about Adobe Reader, which I think it is not the Case
> here....
> Any Idea or any kind of help would be appreciated.
> Thanking You.
> Remay

Do you use Outlook Express as your mail client?

"Remay" <Remay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:B635CFD2-C0ED-435F-91B7-BC4B694EEE7B@microsoft.com...
> Running Windows XP Pro with Internet Exprorer 6.. Lately, I am unable (in
> Hotmail Service) to Download / Open or Save any E-Mail Attachment of any
> type
> or extention, Renamed, Compressed or none Compressed files/photos/songs or
> Documents, Not even a Text Document that Im 100% sure is Virus free.. even
> if
> I disable my Anti Virus and/or my Fire Wall programs.
> I can send and I can receive and I can read E-Mails, but I cannot
> Downlod/Open or Save Attachments..
> In my E-Mail inbox,, When I click on a received Attachment then on
> Download,, I can see some funny Downloading little window that start
> showing
> the proceess of some false downloading task that is taking place,, But
> with
> no destination, path or size.. or anything else in it exept for the name
> of
> the attachment/file.
> 10 seconds later that Dowloading process stops, and an error message comes
> up:
> Internet Explorer Cannot Download from 64.4.49.124. (which is not my IP
> adrs. nor any one that I know) !! then it goes in that error message:
> Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet Site.. The Requested
> Site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later. (I
> tried and restarted my system many times, But with same results) I didn't
> have that Problem 4 or 5 days ago.. a freind told me that a freind of his
> mentioned something about Adobe Reader, which I think it is not the Case
> here....
> Any Idea or any kind of help would be appreciated.
> Thanking You.
> Remay

No I don't, I never did.. I think I meantioned that I used HotMail Srvice
thanks tho

"Just.some.guy" wrote:

> Do you use Outlook Express as your mail client?
>
> "Remay" <Remay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:B635CFD2-C0ED-435F-91B7-BC4B694EEE7B@microsoft.com...
> > Running Windows XP Pro with Internet Exprorer 6.. Lately, I am unable (in
> > Hotmail Service) to Download / Open or Save any E-Mail Attachment of any
> > type
> > or extention, Renamed, Compressed or none Compressed files/photos/songs or
> > Documents, Not even a Text Document that Im 100% sure is Virus free.. even
> > if
> > I disable my Anti Virus and/or my Fire Wall programs.
> > I can send and I can receive and I can read E-Mails, but I cannot
> > Downlod/Open or Save Attachments..
> > In my E-Mail inbox,, When I click on a received Attachment then on
> > Download,, I can see some funny Downloading little window that start
> > showing
> > the proceess of some false downloading task that is taking place,, But
> > with
> > no destination, path or size.. or anything else in it exept for the name
> > of
> > the attachment/file.
> > 10 seconds later that Dowloading process stops, and an error message comes
> > up:
> > Internet Explorer Cannot Download from 64.4.49.124. (which is not my IP
> > adrs. nor any one that I know) !! then it goes in that error message:
> > Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet Site.. The Requested
> > Site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later. (I
> > tried and restarted my system many times, But with same results) I didn't
> > have that Problem 4 or 5 days ago.. a freind told me that a freind of his
> > mentioned something about Adobe Reader, which I think it is not the Case
> > here....
> > Any Idea or any kind of help would be appreciated.
> > Thanking You.
> > Remay
>
>
>

That apply to computers ithat are running Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
(SP2).
My computer doesn't have SERVICE Pack 2 (SP2)
thanks tho

"PA Bear" wrote:

> Here's one possibility, however remote:
>
> The "File Download" dialog box in Internet Explorer 6 closes unexpectedly
> even after you apply hotfix 896017:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928540
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
>
>
> Remay wrote:
> > Running Windows XP Pro with Internet Exprorer 6.. Lately, I am unable (in
> > Hotmail Service) to Download / Open or Save any E-Mail Attachment of any
> > type or extention, Renamed, Compressed or none Compressed
> > files/photos/songs or Documents, Not even a Text Document that Im 100%
> > sure
> > is Virus free.. even if I disable my Anti Virus and/or my Fire Wall
> > programs.
> > I can send and I can receive and I can read E-Mails, but I cannot
> > Downlod/Open or Save Attachments..
> > In my E-Mail inbox,, When I click on a received Attachment then on
> > Download,, I can see some funny Downloading little window that start
> > showing the proceess of some false downloading task that is taking place,,
> > But with no destination, path or size.. or anything else in it exept for
> > the name of the attachment/file.
> > 10 seconds later that Dowloading process stops, and an error message comes
> > up: Internet Explorer Cannot Download from 64.4.49.124. (which is not my
> > IP
> > adrs. nor any one that I know) !! then it goes in that error message:
> > Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet Site.. The Requested
> > Site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later. (I
> > tried and restarted my system many times, But with same results) I didn't
> > have that Problem 4 or 5 days ago.. a freind told me that a freind of his
> > mentioned something about Adobe Reader, which I think it is not the Case
> > here....
> > Any Idea or any kind of help would be appreciated.
> > Thanking You.
> > Remay
>
>

Why aren't WinXP SP2 and all post-SP2 critical updates installed? (You may
have bigger problems than the inability to open/download attachments.)
--
~PA Bear

Remay wrote:
> That apply to computers ithat are running Microsoft Windows XP Service
> Pack
> 2 (SP2).
> My computer doesn't have SERVICE Pack 2 (SP2)
> thanks tho
>
> "PA Bear" wrote:
>> Here's one possibility, however remote:
>>
>> The "File Download" dialog box in Internet Explorer 6 closes unexpectedly
>> even after you apply hotfix 896017:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928540
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
>> AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org
>>
>>
>> Remay wrote:
>>> Running Windows XP Pro with Internet Exprorer 6.. Lately, I am unable
>>> (in
>>> Hotmail Service) to Download / Open or Save any E-Mail Attachment of any
>>> type or extention, Renamed, Compressed or none Compressed
>>> files/photos/songs or Documents, Not even a Text Document that Im 100%
>>> sure
>>> is Virus free.. even if I disable my Anti Virus and/or my Fire Wall
>>> programs.
>>> I can send and I can receive and I can read E-Mails, but I cannot
>>> Downlod/Open or Save Attachments..
>>> In my E-Mail inbox,, When I click on a received Attachment then on
>>> Download,, I can see some funny Downloading little window that start
>>> showing the proceess of some false downloading task that is taking
>>> place,,
>>> But with no destination, path or size.. or anything else in it exept for
>>> the name of the attachment/file.
>>> 10 seconds later that Dowloading process stops, and an error message
>>> comes
>>> up: Internet Explorer Cannot Download from 64.4.49.124. (which is not my
>>> IP
>>> adrs. nor any one that I know) !! then it goes in that error message:
>>> Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet Site.. The
>>> Requested
>>> Site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later.
>>> (I
>>> tried and restarted my system many times, But with same results) I
>>> didn't
>>> have that Problem 4 or 5 days ago.. a freind told me that a freind of
>>> his
>>> mentioned something about Adobe Reader, which I think it is not the Case
>>> here....
>>> Any Idea or any kind of help would be appreciated.
>>> Thanking You.
>>> Remay

"Remay" <Remay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:34542983-D0DB-4683-9CFB-B405ECA2B2AF@microsoft.com...
> That apply to computers ithat are running Microsoft Windows XP Service
> Pack 2
> (SP2).
> My computer doesn't have SERVICE Pack 2 (SP2)
> thanks tho


Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing Messenger Plus, whose ads for
malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince you that you
owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

Then install SP2 and turn on automatic updates.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
Do not send mail.

Jon R. Kennedy wrote in:
" Internet Explorer 6 General "
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...2-55763cf9639a

Some have reported this trick works:
Sign out of Hotmail, select save email address only and sign in. This bug
only happens when you sign in on save/remember my email *and* password.

Reasoning: If you log into Hotmail and check the box "Do not remember my
e-mail address
for future sign-in. (Select this when using a public computer.)" it
will not let you open attachments. Hotmail is actually protecting you
by not letting you download personal attachments onto a "public"
computer!

64.4.49.124 is one IP address for a Hotmail server, btw.
--
Jon R. Kennedy MS MVP/IE
Charlotte, NC USA
jkennedy2@carolina.rr.com
==================
To: Jon R. Kennedy MS MVP/IE
From: Remay

thanks, U have solved my problem.. U deserve a rate 10..
have a nice day.
Remay.

"Remay" wrote:

> No I don't, I never did.. I think I meantioned that I used HotMail Srvice
> thanks tho
>
> "Just.some.guy" wrote:
>
> > Do you use Outlook Express as your mail client?
> >
> > "Remay" <Remay@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:B635CFD2-C0ED-435F-91B7-BC4B694EEE7B@microsoft.com...
> > > Running Windows XP Pro with Internet Exprorer 6.. Lately, I am unable (in
> > > Hotmail Service) to Download / Open or Save any E-Mail Attachment of any
> > > type
> > > or extention, Renamed, Compressed or none Compressed files/photos/songs or
> > > Documents, Not even a Text Document that Im 100% sure is Virus free.. even
> > > if
> > > I disable my Anti Virus and/or my Fire Wall programs.
> > > I can send and I can receive and I can read E-Mails, but I cannot
> > > Downlod/Open or Save Attachments..
> > > In my E-Mail inbox,, When I click on a received Attachment then on
> > > Download,, I can see some funny Downloading little window that start
> > > showing
> > > the proceess of some false downloading task that is taking place,, But
> > > with
> > > no destination, path or size.. or anything else in it exept for the name
> > > of
> > > the attachment/file.
> > > 10 seconds later that Dowloading process stops, and an error message comes
> > > up:
> > > Internet Explorer Cannot Download from 64.4.49.124. (which is not my IP
> > > adrs. nor any one that I know) !! then it goes in that error message:
> > > Internet Explorer was not able to open this Internet Site.. The Requested
> > > Site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later. (I
> > > tried and restarted my system many times, But with same results) I didn't
> > > have that Problem 4 or 5 days ago.. a freind told me that a freind of his
> > > mentioned something about Adobe Reader, which I think it is not the Case
> > > here....
> > > Any Idea or any kind of help would be appreciated.
> > > Thanking You.
> > > Remay
> >
> >
> >