Knowledge Base

"Download Complete" Message After Downloading a File

Article ID: 179621

Article Last Modified on 7/26/2006


APPLIES TO


This article was previously published under Q179621

SYMPTOMS

When you finish downloading a file in Internet Explorer, you receive the following message:

Download Complete

RESOLUTION

Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 and later includes an option to disable this message. To obtain Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1 or a later version of Internet Explorer, please see the following Microsoft Web site:
After you install Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1, click to clear the Notify When Download Complete check box on the Advanced tab in the Internet Options dialog box.

STATUS

This behavior is by design. This is a new feature in Internet Explorer 4.01 and later that cannot be disabled in Internet Explorer 4.0 or 4.01.

Additional query words: 4.00

Keywords: kbui kbprb KB179621