IE won't allow me to Log onto or view certain sites. IE ignores any file with an .exe extension. When I use Netscape I have no problems.

What settings do I need to change?

Go figure maybe its just that Netscape browsers are just more stable than IE
(suggestion)Maybe you have some spyware

I am having this problem as well (thanks Dan)

Steps I've tried so far:

Booting into safe mode
running Ad-aware
searching through both Security settings and setting it to low, checking checked advanced internet settings.
Allowed all cookies on teh particular site.

This problem has been going on:
over various ISPs
many different installs & updates
for months.

Again, the links work in netscape, but fail in IE. Using netscape is NOT a solution.

http://search.microsoft.com/search/r...problems&na=54

I just searched the site you gave me (again I might add) for 30-45 minutes. I couldn't even find anything remotely close to this problem.

Have you searched the forums here?
Man if the Microsoft website doesnt have the problem you have maybe its just user error

Clarify, please. Under what circumstances are you dealing directly with EXE files within IE (and why)? Give a step-by-step scenario, if you can. When you can't log on, what kind of error message(s) are you getting? Can you give examples of sites that error out, so we can attempt to replicate or recognize the problem? It could be a Java problem, an ActiveX problem, a scripting problem, etc. It would help to get a handle on which it could be.

one example I can give is www.dvdprofiler.com

on the left hand side is a bunch of menus. one of them is called myprofiler. clicking that loads a login script, with the extension .exe (login.exe)

when I click it in IE, absolutely nothign happens. my computer acts as though I never clicked it at all. I get no error messages, its not attempting to load it. It just ignores it completely. any other type file (html, cgi, php, etc.) will load fine

Works here.

But as Big B will no doubt inform you, IE isn't the best browser. You might want to try Netscape, Mozilla, Firebird [?] or something like that.

something wrong in you IE settings somewere , try Tools /internet options /security and privacy and maybe setting the defaults .and Advanced and restor defaults .
It also may have to do with java as mentioned in above post .

I use IE6 and it loads the login page for me !