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File download dialog opens when you try to view a feed in Internet Explorer 7
- Copyright © 2008 Ramesh Srinivasan
- Internet Explorer 7
Symptom
When you click on a feed in the Favorites Center - Feeds tab, the File download dialog may appear rather than displaying the feed contents in Internet Explorer.
Resolution
This problem may happen if the XML feed related registry settings are broken. To fix the problem, download the file fix_ie7_feed.reg located at the bottom of this page, and save to Desktop. Right-click on the downloaded file and choose Merge. The settings are now written to the registry.
Close all instances of Internet Explorer and re-open.
Note: The fix assumes that Windows is installed in C:\ drive. If that's not the case in your system, edit the REG file using Notepad and alter the drive-letter and Path accordingly.
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