 FROSTYPremium,MVM
join:2000-08-10
Leeds, AL
 ·Windstream
| [IE] IE7 corrupting ZIP files. Firefox does not. Ok, I've stumbled upon an issue with IE7.
From a specific download page:
»downloads.openwrt.org/utils/
2 PCs running IE7
2 PCs running IE6
All 4 PCs have Firefox 1.5.0.9 installed.
The PCs with IE7 corrupt the ZIP files once downloaded.
The PCs with IE6 DO NOT corrupt the ZIP files.
Firefox DOES NOT corrupt the ZIP files.
For the IE7 PCs, I have deleted history, cookies, temp files, rebooted, still corrupts the ZIP files from the above link.
Has anyone else experienced corrupted downloads with IE7? If so, what's the solution besides using Firefox or going back to IE6 (which is stupid, IE6 is a security risk)
Thanks
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 DavidNow accepting new patientsPremium,VIP
join:2002-05-30
Granite City, IL
kudos:70 | I only loaded IE7 on one machine so far but I will have to find a zip file to check this out. |
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 Irish SharkPlay Like A Champion TodayPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-29
Las Vegas, NV
kudos:3 | reply to FROSTY
I did not have any issues with that .zip file or any other ones.
Using IE 7 under Vista RC2.
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FROSTYPremium,MVM
join:2000-08-10
Leeds, AL Reviews:
·Windstream
| Forgot to mention:
IE7 = XP SP2
IE6 = W2K SP4
I had a hunch the ZIPs will download correctly with IE7, yet I'm trying to figure out why these 2 PCs here at work are corrupting the downloads. Doesn't make sense because the file sizes (down to the byte level) match between downloading from IE7, IE6, and Firefox..
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 Mem
join:2002-01-03
White Plains, NY
 ·Verizon FiOS
·AT&T U-Verse
| IE7 XPSP2 showed a zip icon (file xxx_Utility_v41.zip) but the zip file gave an error trying to open:
End-of-central-directory signature not found. Either this file is not a Zip file, or it constitutes one disk of a multi-part Zip file.
Downloading with Fx 2.0.0.1 I was able to open the zip file and read the pdf file inside. |
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| reply to FROSTY
I got the same result. The Zip file was corrupted.
As a test, I FTP'd a ZIP file to my own server but I uploaded the file in ASCII format (which is incorrect). When I downloaded the same file back to my PC using IE7, the file was corrupt (as expected). Then, I transferred the file using BINARY mode and redownloaded. The zip file opened up perfectly.
I suspect they inadvertently uploaded the file in ASCII format instead of BINARY.
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Irish SharkPlay Like A Champion TodayPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-29
Las Vegas, NV
kudos:3 | reply to FROSTY
Just booted into XP Pro SP2 with IE7.
No issue with the .zip file.
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OZOPremium
join:2003-01-17
kudos:2 | reply to FROSTY
HairyDairyMaid_WRT54G_Debrick_Utility_v41.zip is corrupted with IE7 download.
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Irish SharkPlay Like A Champion TodayPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-29
Las Vegas, NV
kudos:3
1 edit | reply to FROSTY
HairyDairyMaid_WRT54G_Debrick_Utility_v48.zip
Just dandy. I don't know if it matters, but I used "Free Download Manger" in both cases.
Also, HairyDairyMaid_WRT54G_Debrick_Utility_v41.zip is OK.
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 dmxrob6Premium
join:2005-06-24
Boonville, MO | Works fine for me. |
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 hpguruCurb Your DogmaPremium
join:2002-04-12 | reply to FROSTY
In your Internet Zone (assuming the site is in that zone) change the setting "Open files based on content, not file extension" to Enable. After downloading the files I would disable it again.
An alternative to changing Internet Zone setting is to add the site to your Trusted Zone (only if you trust them) and enable the above setting in that zone.
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OZOPremium
join:2003-01-17
kudos:2 | I've tried it both ways - with Enable and with Disable.
In both cases I'm getting the same file with the same size and same MD5:
HairyDairyMaid_WRT54G_Debrick_Utility_v41.zip
762,481 bytes
16d4af72c24d1277e8dd22b20f4d9dab
It's corrupted file.
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hpguruCurb Your DogmaPremium
join:2002-04-12 | reply to hpguru
Strange. When I first tried it I got the same result as the OP but changing that setting allowed me to open the files. |
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 javaManThe Dude abides.Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-15
San Luis Obispo, CA | reply to FROSTY
I'm not sure why it is but it seems to be those particular files. I have no trouble with zip files I download anywhere else. Why they will work when downloaded with Firefox and not with IE I haven't a clue.
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FROSTYPremium,MVM
join:2000-08-10
Leeds, AL Reviews:
·Windstream
| said by hpguru:Strange. When I first tried it I got the same result as the OP but changing that setting allowed me to open the files. Interesting. Enabled is the default for the Medium-High Internet Zone security setting. Plus, changing the setting to disabled and back to enabled made no difference here.
said by javaMan:I'm not sure why it is but it seems to be those particular files. I have no trouble with zip files I download anywhere else. Why they will work when downloaded with Firefox and not with IE I haven't a clue. Yes, zip files from other sites seem to download fine for me too. Yet not being able to download from OpenWRT raises the questions: Why? and What other downloads from other sites could become corrupted? Like firmware files in .BIN format. Who's to say IE7 will download them 100% correctly?
BoomerSooner  makes an interesting point about the files could have been uploaded to the host server in ASCII format instead of binary. Yet, why does IE6 and Firefox download the zips correctly while IE7 corrupts them? Very aggravating and leads me to distrust IE7.
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javaManThe Dude abides.Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-15
San Luis Obispo, CA
1 edit | said by FROSTY:. . . Yes, zip files from other sites seem to download fine for me too. Yet not being able to download from OpenWRT raises the questions: Why? and What other downloads from other sites could become corrupted? Like firmware files in .BIN format. Who's to say IE7 will download them 100% correctly? BoomerSooner makes an interesting point about the files could have been uploaded to the host server in ASCII format instead of binary. Yet, why does IE6 and Firefox download the zips correctly while IE7 corrupts them? Very aggravating and leads me to distrust IE7. Why is a valid question and hopefully it will get corrected but I don't see it as reason not to "trust" IE7. By that I mean you now know there are situations where this might occur so when it happens you will know what steps to take to mitigate the situation until it is corrected. That it will be corrected is an assumption on my part of course. 
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Irish SharkPlay Like A Champion TodayPremium,MVM
join:2000-07-29
Las Vegas, NV
kudos:3 | reply to FROSTY
Also what is screwy is that I had no issues in Vista or XP Pro SP2.
dmxrob6 also said that he had no issues.
I can download it again and upload the reademe file or the PDF is you think that I am BSing.
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javaManThe Dude abides.Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-15
San Luis Obispo, CA | said by Irish Shark:Also what is screwy is that I had no issues in Vista or XP Pro SP2. dmxrob6 also said that he had no issues. I can download it again and upload the reademe file or the PDF is you think that I am BSing. But you said you were using some kind of download manager, correct? Perhaps that is why. What are the results if you don't use it?
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Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness. . . Isa. 5:20 |
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FROSTYPremium,MVM
join:2000-08-10
Leeds, AL Reviews:
·Windstream
| reply to javaMan
said by javaMan:Why is a valid question and hopefully it will get corrected but I don't see it as reason not to "trust" IE7. By that I mean you now know there are situations where this might occur so when it happens you will know what steps to take to mitigate the situation until it is corrected. That it will be corrected is an assumption on my part of course. Exactly...
Point and case with ZIPs.
Yet, what about firmware files downloaded in their native format? For example, if a firmware file was corrupted on download by IE7 prior to uploading to the device, then the device could/will become a brick if it accepts the firmware upload.
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 Link LoggerPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-29
Calgary, AB
kudos:3 | reply to FROSTY
Running XP and Vista with IE 7, no problems here, but I have an idea and I'll try it tonight when I get home.
Blake |
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