Why does my metro IE save/download files WITHOUT a . separator??

[ChrisPanzer]

Just noticed this a little bit ago, but say im using a metro app, and within that app I click on a file download link. On the right side, IE metro will pop up and ask me what I want to do with the file. I choose 'save...', and it begins downloading, but WITHOUT the ' . ' separating the prefix from the suffix. For example, it appears as "touchmeapp1_3_exe" instead of "touchmeapp1_3_.exe". So, when the download is completed, it then asks me how I want to open the file, as that extension is unrecognized.

What's going on?!?

 

[sharpuser]

What Metro app? IE? It obviously has a few insects.

Are you running add-ins? You may have malware in the form of a "downloader utilty".

 

[ScottyS]

I just downloaded a PDF file using Metro IE and its file name had .pdf extension.

Are you perhaps trying this at work or some other situation were downloading executables (.exe files) is blocked?

 

[ChrisPanzer]

Download an .exe file and see.

 

[nipponham]

EXE files are downloading with the conventional names. Something's wrong with the site your downloading from.

 

[ChrisPanzer]

EXE files are downloading with the conventional names. Something's wrong with the site your downloading from.

See for yourself. Go to the touchme gesture studio site and try to Download their app. 1.5 mb large so won't take long.

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/e...e-studio/740d3578-ddb4-4f74-b489-5a3782cb7607

 

[nipponham]

Um, that is not the TouchMe Gesture Studio site. It's a MS site and the url opens up the app store. And the app is 47.3MB, not 1.5MB.

Are you sure you got the right link?

 

[ChrisPanzer]

I think I may have copied the wrong link. In your metro IE browser, go to www.adblockplus.org. then click the green download bar, and tell me what filename it says to DL. It will be sans a .

 

[nipponham]

Dude, you're all over the place in this thread. When I click the green download button, I get a regular .exe extension as normal.

Maybe you should take a screencap to show what you're getting.

 

[ctitanic]

Never had this situation either.

 

[ChrisPanzer]

Okay, I know I am all over the place, sorry. It's just very confusing constantly switching from IE metro / desktop metro / Opera desktop etc etc....

Im trying to install Adblock plus on my METRO IE, as it is already installed on my desktop IE. Now I assume some will say 'it's already supposed to be installed', but the ads are not showing up under desktop IE; and they ARE showing up under metro IE.

Here is a screenie of what happens when I attempt to download this or any other .exe file. See toward to bottom of the screen.

 

[kristalsoldier]

I think I may have copied the wrong link. In your metro IE browser, go to www.adblockplus.org. then click the green download bar, and tell me what filename it says to DL. It will be sans a .

OK. I tried that AdBlock link using MUI IE 11 and I get the .exe extension. Pretty sure there is something wrong with your MUI IE 11.