Windows 10: Browser downloading .asp webpage instead of desired file

Discus and support Browser downloading .asp webpage instead of desired file in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; One of our newly deployed customer PCs is having a strange issue with a specific file download from the internet. When the affected users click to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by SylvanLink IT, Jun 28, 2019.

  1. SYLVANLINK IT
    SylvanLink IT Win User

    Browser downloading .asp webpage instead of desired file


    One of our newly deployed customer PCs is having a strange issue with a specific file download from the internet.


    When the affected users click to download the file (it's an excel spreadsheet in .xls format), the browser tries to download the .asp web page instead, and the user can't get the file. Additional conditions are as follows:

    • Windows 10 Pro 1809
    • Happens across all browsers (Edge, IE, Chrome). This seems to rule out browser settings - something in the operating system?
    • Is user profile specific. We have two users on this PC that have the problem no matter what, and two that can download the file fine. This seems to rule out a problem on the web server side.
    • Previously worked for the affected users - was not happening before a couple of week ago. Something changed in the affected profiles - no idea what.
    • Cannot do a system restore as restore points only go back to a point in time after the problem surfaced


    I'm baffled. Could recreate the affected profiles again, but really don't want to do so since the problem could just come back if we don't know the cause. Would much rather pinpoint and fix whatever setting or change is causing this.


    Help!


    Kerry

    SylvanLink IT

    :)
     
    SylvanLink IT, Jun 28, 2019
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  2. MONIM1
    monim1 Win User

    EMUI

    Here's the steps to update EMUI 4.1.1 to 5.0 :
    • Download the EMUI 5.0(desired version) .zip file, and unzip it.
    • Place the .hwt file in the HWThemes folder from your phone.
    • Using the Themes app, apply the new theme.
    • Restart the phone, in order to see all the new changes.
    And you’re done!
     
    monim1, Jun 28, 2019
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  3. STREETFIGHTER 2
    streetfighter 2 Win User
    .asp file problem

    *Frown Browser downloading .asp webpage instead of desired file :( Oy! I'm not getting through to you . . .

    Let's look at the code one more time. Here's the HTML part:
    Code: <html> <body> <form action="getdemo.asp" method="get"> Your name: <input type="text" name="name" /> <input type="submit" value="Submit" /> </form> </body> </html>[/quote] If you copy it to a file and save it with the ".html" extension it'll look good in your browser, but it won't be functional

    Why not?
    Because all of the HTML is being run on the client side, the server is doing no processing other than providing the data you've requested.

    So if you add the following to the previous HTML:
    Code: <% dim theName theName = Request.QueryString("name") IF theName <> "" THEN set fso = Server.CreateObject("scripting.FileSystemObject") set f = fso.GetFile("..\names.txt") set ts = f.OpenAsTextStream(8, -2) ts.WriteLine(theName) f.Close End If %>[/quote] Then save it as ".asp" and again try it, NOTHING HAPPENS.

    Why does nothing happen?
    Because the ASP code must be executed on the server, the server DOES NOT EXIST so the code is never executed. Your browser will see the ASP code and do nothing because it cannot be processed client side.

    How do we fix it?
    Install IIS. And make sure your ".asp" and ".html" files are added to the "Inetpub\wwwroot" directory. Then open your server by browsing to "http://localhost/mypage.asp".

    *Pimp Browser downloading .asp webpage instead of desired file :pimp:
     
    streetfighter 2, Jun 28, 2019
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  4. GINO DES
    Gino Des Win User

    Browser downloading .asp webpage instead of desired file

    Microsoft Edge Webpage Content Flickering Issues with Facebook and Other Websites Which Contain Videos In Their Webpage.

    Hi,

    Let's try to isolate the cause of this issue, we suggest that you use a new
    InPrivate window     and try to go to a webpage with a video again. Follow the steps below:

    • Open Edge.
    • Click on the three dots icon on the upper right part of the screen.
    • Click New InPrivate window.

    If the issue persists, we suggest that you disable hardware acceleration and use software rendering instead of hardware rendering to view the webpage.
    Here are the steps on how to use software rendering:

    • Click Start.
    • On the search bar, type Internet Options, and click on
      Internet Options       from the results.
    • Click on the Advanced tab.
    • Under Accelerated graphics, check Use software rendering instead of GPU rendering.
    Let us know how it goes for us to assist you further.
     
    Gino Des, Jun 28, 2019
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