Having issues with downloading custom indi/experts

Hi ,wondering if sombody can please assist me,I am unable to D/L any custom indi code from i,e. F/F ,indicater libary. The indicater shows on the navigator/custom drop down ,but not in the indicaters green cross drop down .Only the icon shows when I look inside the program/files /experts /indis .This is the same on 3 diff platforms , so i think it must be a pc setting and not a metatrader seting ?Any Ideas, thanks in advance
P.S. no ex 4 file shows ??

I also only have 3 custom indis on platform ,all rest are deleted as i dont keep junk around

Does not appear to make sense?
If they appear in navigator I believe they must be in indis folder.

When you download do you download to the indis folder or some other location?
(what is the default download folder set to in your browser?).

Have you compiled the downloaded indis?

Hi Futrespec ,thanks for taking the time ,TRust me its not there ,yes to the indi folder as ive done for last 3 yrs, what should the settings be in D/l browser, and where would i find this ? I believe this is the problem ,I just re-installed a new platform from scratch and same prob . ITs the ex4 code thats not getting through to indis folder but name of custom indi is,hence its on nav. side but not indi. drop down side(green cross).Any ideas??

If you have the mq4 in the indi folder and not the ex4 then you need to compile it.
Load mq4 file into meta-editor and press F5

Depends on what browser you use but look under tools or options or settings and you should find the default directories in there somewhere. Change the download folder to 1 of your choice.

M.

EDIT:
In Chrome which I use it is the spanner symbol(settings)/ show advanced settings/ downloads/change

Either put an easiy found location in there and then move the file from there to your indis folder or set the download location to your indis folder (but then all downloads will then go there)

Mozilla Firefox ,looked in settings and cant see what would block it ,this one has got me baffeld . when i save from indi. libary ,i save straight to indicater file for platform ,shows name but no ex4. HMMM??

can you show what you currently have in your mt4/experts/indicators folder

Thanks futrespec for all your help ,ive sorted the problem,dont know what i did ,but i re-instaled platforms and took all old off, same indis as before so it wasnt that . Funny how it just started doing it as i nevr fiddled with anything to start with , oh well back to the bench t/morrow ,trade well ,cheers

jse

are you sure that the code is an indy and not a script or EA, if your putting the code in the wrong directory it will not show up.

Keit

For windows 7 and Vista look in this folder
C:Users<user name.AppDataLocalVirtualStoreProgram Files (x86)<Metatrader>

Windows don't allow applications to write stuff inside the crogram Files folder so it introduces the Virtual Store. BTW this is the reason for many problems with MT installs. I do my MT4 installations in a folder c:MT4instals

I think K midas has hit the nail on the preverbial head ,well done ,anyway problem cleared up ,lets keep this for futre ref. for fut. problems http://www.forexfactory.com/images/icons/icon14.gif