That's not a file in fact. It's a link to a meta url that will handle the conversion to .exe real file name.

That seems like a browser problem! Look for filetype/mime settings - I've seen misconfigured browsers downloading PDF files without extensions!

never saw this. Except if there is no accociated program for this specifc file ending...

that .exe is in filename is in about 50% of all software you can download on internet other 50% maybe .zip...
so this is standard and should work also on your PC...

if I klick on the download link from the changelog forum entry I get following screen showing me the exe file offered to download...

PS: you write

When I click on

"Windows 32 bits : http://download.kolor.com/apg/beta/win3 … .302"

from

http://www.autopano.net/forum/t10966-au … -changelog

sorry but your link youre referring to does not work for me, your

"http://download.kolor.com/apg/beta/win32/2.5.0.302%22"
should be:
"http://download.kolor.com/apg/beta/win32/2.5.0.302"

copy&paste this above link without the " on start and end to your browser and press enter finally. Does this work?

and depending on browser you're using and the settings etc a ending slash could be needed:
"http://download.kolor.com/apg/beta/win32/2.5.0.302/"
IE8: here the redirect on server side on IE8 does not work with this ending "/", so if your browser does add the ending / automatically this could be causing this...


Georg

Last edited by gkaefer (2011-01-17 16:17:52)

XP 32
Seems there's a difference in this case between :

click  (which triggers DAP in my case)  <- this works OK and points to "AutopanoGiga_win32_250RC2_2011-01-14.exe"
and
right click + save link as                    <- downloads "2.5.0.302"  , file identical to  "AutopanoGiga_win32_250RC2_2011-01-14.exe"

Sorry to have brought useless attention on this,
but that's the first time I get this kind of behavior.
(I pathologicaly avoid clicking on a file with exe extension ;-) )

Good job Kolor anyway !

DAP : Download Accelerator Plus