ie won't allow any downloads on vista. I have try everything that you suggested on the site. The first restore for a week that didn't work. 2. reset ie to default settings. 3.set up a new account that didn't work either. I don't want reformat the hard drive so do you have any ideas what else I can do?

Hi, Thanks for posting in Microsoft TechNet Forum. Based on my experience, there may be some items running in the background that blocks the download process. To troubleshoot this kind of issue, I would like to propose the following suggestions. 1. Did this issue occur while using other browsers? I recommend that you run another browser to see if it works. Meanwhile, as you mentioned that you can't download anything, do you mean you can't save this download files or even can't access this files on Internet? 2. Boot in Safe Mode with networking to see if it works, windows starts minimize services and programs in Safe Mode. 3. Perform a clean boot to identify the exact cause. For more information, please refer to the following website. How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135 4. If the issue persists, please continue the step. 5. Reset computer security settings to the default settings. How do I restore security settings to the default settings? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/313222 Hope this helps. Thanks.