I have an issue with IE for Win8

BobI

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Every time I click on a link in IE I get a dialog box asking if I want to "Run, Save, or Save as" some file apparently connected to the link I clicked on. I couldn't find any setting to change this. Can anyone help?

Thanks,
BobI
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS G71 Laptop
    CPU
    Q9000 @ 2GHz
    Memory
    6GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 260M
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17in.
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Internet Speed
    Cable
Every time I click on a link in IE I get a dialog box asking if I want to "Run, Save, or Save as" some file apparently connected to the link I clicked on. I couldn't find any setting to change this. Can anyone help?

Thanks,
BobI

Sounds like a good time for a complete virus & Adware scan.
If you have Avast you can do a boot time scan.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
Sounds weird.

Any screenshots or name of the file being requested for download?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
No screen shots, but when I click on the IE icon on the desktop screen the program opens and a dialog box opens in the middle of the window:

What do you want to do with t_msn_com.htm?
Open?
Save?
Save as?
Cancel

Closing the dialog box closes the program window.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS G71 Laptop
    CPU
    Q9000 @ 2GHz
    Memory
    6GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 260M
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17in.
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Internet Speed
    Cable
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1.1 Pro with Media Center
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Gateway
    CPU
    AMD K140 Cores 2 Threads 2 Name AMD K140 Package Socket FT1 BGA Technology 40nm
    Motherboard
    Manufacturer Gateway Model SX2110G (P0)
    Memory
    Type DDR3 Size 8192 MBytes DRAM Frequency 532.3 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics
    Sound Card
    AMD High Definition Audio Device Realtek High Definition Audio USB Audio Device
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name 1950W on AMD Radeon HD 7310 Graphics Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x76
    Screen Resolution
    Current Resolution 1366x768 pixels Work Resolution 1366x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    AMD K140
    Cores 2
    Threads 2
    Name AMD K140
    Package Socket FT1 BGA
    Technology 40nm
    Specification AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
    Family F
    Extended Family 14
    Model 2
    Extended Model 2
    Stepping 0
    Revision ON-C0
    Instruction
    Browser
    Opera 24.0
    Antivirus
    Avast Internet Security
No screen shots, but when I click on the IE icon on the desktop screen the program opens and a dialog box opens in the middle of the window:

What do you want to do with t_msn_com.htm?
Open?
Save?
Save as?
Cancel

Closing the dialog box closes the program window.
You can save or save as somewhere you see it, it is just a link to msn, not a program. Then see if it stops doing that again.

There is another thread about this here:
Internet Explorer downloading htm/html instead of viewing website. - Microsoft Community
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
OK guys my problem appears to be solved. My installation of Norton Internet Security somehow didn't make it through the installation of Win8Pro, so I reinstalled it, and had it perform a complete system scan. It found some issues, corrected them, and now IE operates mostly as it should. Pages load without the dialog box. But, just this AM I had the issue of a page not loading, but that isn't a consistent situation.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS G71 Laptop
    CPU
    Q9000 @ 2GHz
    Memory
    6GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 260M
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17in.
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Internet Speed
    Cable
I meant to thank Hopachi specifically, as the supplied link was very informative on this subject.
Thanks,
BobI
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS G71 Laptop
    CPU
    Q9000 @ 2GHz
    Memory
    6GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce GTX 260M
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17in.
    Screen Resolution
    1920X1200
    Internet Speed
    Cable
I meant to thank Hopachi specifically, as the supplied link was very informative on this subject.
Thanks,
BobI

You're welcome. :)
Glad I could help.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
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