Iexplorer freezes on "exe" file download

[masterbowl]

3 month old Vista Home premium pre-loaded on new pc, SP1 installed, AVG free

with Linkscanner disabled, security settings all sites to lowest possible

("computer at risk" warnings") - and despite all this, cannot download

Spybot from a secure site ... nor any "exe"file ...

Have checked all "checkbox" items on internet security settings with friend

with Vista Pro (or whatever) who has no problem with d/loading.

..

It isn't SP1, problem occurred before (don't know which update caused the

problem, as it's "automatic" update/install).

What's preventing "exe" downloads? Help please!

 

[masterbowl]

PS have run "sfc /scannow" as administrator - "Windows resource protection

did not find any integrity violations".

"masterbowl" <nospam@thank.you> wrote in message

news:eSTGTekvIHA.5448@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

>3 month old Vista Home premium pre-loaded on new pc, SP1 installed, AVG

>free with Linkscanner disabled, security settings all sites to lowest

>possible ("computer at risk" warnings") - and despite all this, cannot

>download Spybot from a secure site ... nor any "exe"file ...

>

> Have checked all "checkbox" items on internet security settings with

> friend with Vista Pro (or whatever) who has no problem with d/loading.

> .

> It isn't SP1, problem occurred before (don't know which update caused the

> problem, as it's "automatic" update/install).

>

> What's preventing "exe" downloads? Help please!

>

>

> </span>