I didn't actually do this, but I'm curious to know how to fix it, should it happen.

I searched all over the web looking for an answer, and couldn't find one.

I understand that if I'm downloading say a .jpg file, and I accidentally uncheck 
the "Always ask before opening this type of file" option, it's a pretty easy fix.

I just need to open an explorer window, choose the Tools menu, then Folder Options, 
then click on the File Types tab and choose JPG, then click on the Advanced button, 
and check "Confirm open after download".

Easy enough.

But, here's my dilemma.  If I was downloading an .exe file, and I accidentally unchecked 
the "Always ask before opening this type of file" option, it's impossible to fix, 
because EXE is not listed in the File Types list.

The best information that I found on how to fix this was in this KB article

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;140991

But, it states, that it only works with Internet Explorer 4.0, and earlier.

So, my question is, how do I get the "Always ask before opening this type of file" 
option back, for downloading an .exe file after it has been unchecked, in Internet 
Explorer 6 and above?

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re: Unchecked "Always ask before opening this type of file" option for .exe Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 2:06 pm Posted by jgainnm (10 messages posted) I am using IE7. Try Tools>Internet Options>Security Tab>Custom Level. Scroll down to Downloads and click Enable for Automatic Prompting. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Unchecked "Always ask before opening this type of file" option for .exe Friday, October 2, 2009 at 8:09 am Posted by Lifeblood (27 messages posted) That option doesn't seem to be available in IE6, besides I think it will be a little more complicated to fix this than that. I believe it will be a registry edit, but I just don't know what it is. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Unchecked "Always ask before opening this type of file" option for .exe Friday, October 2, 2009 at 11:06 am Posted by bob wells (1636 messages posted) Two choices, NEVER uncheck the Box or try it and see what it takes to get it reset. I don't see the problem unless you are that careless with Downloads. BW On Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 12:52 pm, Lifeblood wrote: >I didn't actually do this, but I'm curious to know how to fix it, should it happen. > >I searched all over the web looking for an answer, and couldn't find one. > >I understand that if I'm downloading say a .jpg file, and I accidentally uncheck >the "Always ask before opening this type of file" option, it's a pretty easy fix. > >I just need to open an explorer window, choose the Tools menu, then Folder Options, >then click on the File Types tab and choose JPG, then click on the Advanced button, >and check "Confirm open after download". > >Easy enough. > >But, here's my dilemma. If I was downloading an .exe file, and I accidentally unchecked >the "Always ask before opening this type of file" option, it's impossible to fix, >because EXE is not listed in the File Types list. > >The best information that I found on how to fix this was in this KB article > >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;140991 > >But, it states, that it only works with Internet Explorer 4.0, and earlier. > >So, my question is, how do I get the "Always ask before opening this type of file" >option back, for downloading an .exe file after it has been unchecked, in Internet >Explorer 6 and above? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Unchecked "Always ask before opening this type of file" option for .exe Friday, October 2, 2009 at 1:10 pm Posted by Lifeblood (27 messages posted) I am NOT careless with downloads, and there is NO WAY I am going to uncheck that option without knowing how to fix it first. Having downloaded .exe files run automatically without some kind of manual authorization is nuts. It's a huge security risk. Any web page that you load, or hyperlink that you click on, will have free rein to load anything it wants to onto your computer. But, I can see someone accidentally unchecking it, because it is awfully close to the Open button, which is why I wanted to find a solution before I ever make that mistake. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Unchecked "Always ask before opening this type of file" option for .exe Monday, July 5, 2010 at 6:06 am Posted by Bheem (1 messages posted) Hi, Did you get the solution to this problem. I also accidentally unchecked "Never Download" check box and now struggling for last 4 hours to recover from it .   Any help appreciated. I am using Win2k and IE6 Thansk And regards, Bheem [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Unchecked "Always ask before opening this type of file" option for .exe Monday, July 5, 2010 at 6:18 am Posted by AndyP (506 messages posted) if you had noticed, this forum is dedicated solely for windows xp problems. but there's a Windows 2000 forum section in this site. suggest it would be best if you redirect your problem there. http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win2000 [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum