Can't Download

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Running XP Home, SP1.

Very often when I try to download a program, after clicking on the
download button, I get a "You are not authorized to view this page"
page.

I can't find anything in IE6 or my ZoneAlarm settings that might be
causing this, and it does not happen every time...but it does occur
about 75% of the time.

Any thoughts?

 

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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:24:03 GMT, Dick Reuben wrote:

> Running XP Home, SP1.
>
> Very often when I try to download a program, after clicking on the
> download button, I get a "You are not authorized to view this page"
> page.
>
> I can't find anything in IE6 or my ZoneAlarm settings that might be
> causing this, and it does not happen every time...but it does occur
> about 75% of the time.
>
> Any thoughts?

If a link goes right to an EXE file, you might get that message. There is
no page to display hence the message. Example: A link in an email or
newsreader for an EXE file on another website. The email/newsreader client
try to launch the browser due the http://addressing.

--
Sharon F
MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?)

Try right clicking the download link, and chooseing "Save target as"
Good luck

"Sharon F" wrote:

> On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 20:24:03 GMT, Dick Reuben wrote:
>
> > Running XP Home, SP1.
> >
> > Very often when I try to download a program, after clicking on the
> > download button, I get a "You are not authorized to view this page"
> > page.
> >
> > I can't find anything in IE6 or my ZoneAlarm settings that might be
> > causing this, and it does not happen every time...but it does occur
> > about 75% of the time.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
>
> If a link goes right to an EXE file, you might get that message. There is
> no page to display hence the message. Example: A link in an email or
> newsreader for an EXE file on another website. The email/newsreader client
> try to launch the browser due the http://addressing.
>
> --
> Sharon F
> MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User
>