I guess I've unknowingly changed a setting or something.

Now whenever I download any document, it goes through the download process but then I get a small

'Picture Manager' icon in the centre of the page and nothing more. All efforts to find the full document fruitless.

Any suggestions much appreciated.

My notebook runs on Windows 7.

Probably a fill associations issue.

First thing is to find where the document is. Usually the download dialog tells you where it it--but you're saying it doesn't?

Here's a great search utility everyone should have: http://www.voidtools.com/download.php. Install that, then use the filename to find out where the doc is, assuming it's been downloaded.

You can change download locations in the options in your browser.

Then when you find the file, click on it and see if it opens and what opens it. You can change the associate application in the "Open with" context menu item if you right-click the file.

There's more, but this should get you started.

Which browser are you using?

For instance in Firefox you'd choose Tools from the upper menu bar, then go to General and it would allow you to choose where you want to save downloads.

Probably a fill associations issue.

First thing is to find where the document is. Usually the download dialog tells you where it it--but you're saying it doesn't?

Here's a great search utility everyone should have: http://www.voidtools.com/download.php. Install that, then use the filename to find out where the doc is, assuming it's been downloaded.

You can change download locations in the options in your browser.

Then when you find the file, click on it and see if it opens and what opens it. You can change the associate application in the "Open with" context menu item if you right-click the file.

There's more, but this should get you started.

Very good. You posted while I was typing. I missed that he couldn't only find the file, but that it wasn't opening. Some downloads such as .exe files you have to find and open manually, but a picture or doc etc. should have a file association to open it, as you said.

use *.*doc in search always works

use *.*doc in search always works

Does it work for .pdf files too?