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jumpintofire666
24 Aug 2008, 5:55am
hey everybody, this isn't as much of a problem as an annoyance. Ok, everytime i download an .exe file from the internet, vista makes me save the file before i can run it. On my other computer which runs xp, it lets me run the file directly. Is there a way to do that in vista?
FelixDeSouze
28 Aug 2008, 5:08pm
Excuse me if I'm wrong but doesn't Vista give you the option to 'Run/Open' OR 'Save' the same as XP?

This should download the file to your temp files and then run it straight off? It's been a while since I used Vista but I'm sure it's pretty much the same as XP apart from the annoying permission pop-up.
jumpintofire666
29 Aug 2008, 1:28am
Excuse me if I'm wrong but doesn't Vista give you the option to 'Run/Open' OR 'Save' the same as XP?

This should download the file to your temp files and then run it straight off? It's been a while since I used Vista but I'm sure it's pretty much the same as XP apart from the annoying permission pop-up.

no, the only options that i receive are save file or cancel. Also, there is no dialog to ask for permission(like from the administrator, which i am).