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Why am I unable to download files?

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I am having problems downloading powerpoint files and word files. When I go to download the file, it saves it as a "application/octet-stream" which I am unable to do anything with. It only started after I upgraded to Firefox 5. I have asked this question numerous times on this forum over the past few weeks and have not gotten a reply. I have been using firefox for years and have not had this problem until the 5 update. Please help.

I am having problems downloading powerpoint files and word files. When I go to download the file, it saves it as a "application/octet-stream" which I am unable to do anything with. It only started after I upgraded to Firefox 5. I have asked this question numerous times on this forum over the past few weeks and have not gotten a reply. I have been using firefox for years and have not had this problem until the 5 update. Please help.

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The files I am having trouble with have .ppt and .doc

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If you are comfortable with editing the Windows registry then you can try to do a search for the .ppt file extension in the MIME Database registry key.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type

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How do I do that?

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Brother try this site.... sure you will find a solution... just now i tried, and now its working properly


http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cant-download-or-save-files?s=i+am+unable+to+download+files+in+firefox+browser&r=1&e=es&as=s#w_remove-download-manager-plugins

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