My friend had the same problem.. After several days trying to find the
answer, I finally gave up and installed Opera's new browser and it worked..

Now he can download which he wasn't able to do before. Their new browser is
free and no ads..


"Download crashes" <Download crashes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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|I have a Dell with xp sp2. I don't think it's the computer but xp that is
| causing the problem. There are way too many post with download crashes and
| problems. Has anyone encounted the download stall or crash and fixed it?
Any
| help would be great because not being able to download is a pain. Thanks
|
| "MAXL" wrote:
|
| > Internet explorer freezes when trying to download files. This started
| > happening since I installed XP Service Pack 2. I am using an HP
Pavilion
| > 762. Should I try reinstalling IE 6. Never have tried it so don't know
what
| > information I need to record before trying it.