Hi,
I am having the same problem, for about a week now. Have tried all of the
suggested tips within this post, but to no avail. Would really like to
resolve this as I have purchased software over the net, and cannot download
it.
Thank you in advance.
D

"Jason Teagle" wrote:

> Weird... let us know if the problem comes back.
>
> --
> --
> Jason Teagle
> jason@teagster.co.uk
>
> "Steve Morgan" <SteveMorgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9797CCB2-582B-46B0-A8FE-4B0E1C0DED17@microsoft.com...
> > Today, all the PC's are working normally! Checked on WSUS and the only
> > update that looks suspicious is 896688 although I cann't see why the PC's
> > work today. Thanks for the help.
> >
> > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
> >
> >> Have those machines recently installed any hotfixes? It might help if you
> >> could find out the hotfix numbers - we may be able to trace a known
> >> issue.
> >> --
> >> --
> >> Jason Teagle
> >> jason@teagster.co.uk
> >>
> >>
> >> "Steve Morgan" <SteveMorgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:B5AA7756-D9B3-4154-9C26-F5B8E6000688@microsoft.com...
> >> > Thanks for the suggestion. The IE settings are controlled from an AD
> >> > Group
> >> > Policy which has not changed. I also tried creating a local user on
> >> > one
> >> > pc
> >> > (no group policy) with all IE security set to allow.and it also had the
> >> > same
> >> > problems.
> >> >
> >> > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Tools - Internet Options - Security tab. Click "Custom Level". Scroll
> >> >> down
> >> >> to "File Download" - does it say Disable? If so, try Enable, and see
> >> >> if
> >> >> that
> >> >> cures it. Needless to say this must be done from the non-Admin
> >> >> accounts...
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> --
> >> >> Jason Teagle
> >> >> jason@teagster.co.uk
> >> >>
> >> >> "Steve Morgan" <Steve Morgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:C8E12AB4-63F3-4406-B195-F9DCFB00403B@microsoft.com...
> >> >> > We have a problem where all of our PC's (over 200, all Windows 2000)
> >> >> > have
> >> >> > suddenly stopped downloading any files from the internet (Acrobat,
> >> >> > Word
> >> >> > etc).
> >> >> > When a link is clicked the message "Internet Explorer cannot
> >> >> > download
> >> >> > XXX
> >> >> > from XXX. Internet Explorer was not able to open the internet
> >> >> > site."
> >> >> > This
> >> >> > was working fine and then last week suddenly stopped on all PC's.
> >> >> > Logging
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > as an administrator you can download fine but as a standard user it
> >> >> > will
> >> >> > not
> >> >> > work. I suspect that a Windows or IE update may have caused the
> >> >> > problem
> >> >> > but
> >> >> > I cannot find and reference on the Net.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

try using firefox instead of IE - it has worked so far for me. I now use both
- tend to use firefox to down load stuff.

"Dave" wrote:

> Hi,
> I am having the same problem, for about a week now. Have tried all of the
> suggested tips within this post, but to no avail. Would really like to
> resolve this as I have purchased software over the net, and cannot download
> it.
> Thank you in advance.
> D
>
> "Jason Teagle" wrote:
>
> > Weird... let us know if the problem comes back.
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Jason Teagle
> > jason@teagster.co.uk
> >
> > "Steve Morgan" <SteveMorgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:9797CCB2-582B-46B0-A8FE-4B0E1C0DED17@microsoft.com...
> > > Today, all the PC's are working normally! Checked on WSUS and the only
> > > update that looks suspicious is 896688 although I cann't see why the PC's
> > > work today. Thanks for the help.
> > >
> > > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Have those machines recently installed any hotfixes? It might help if you
> > >> could find out the hotfix numbers - we may be able to trace a known
> > >> issue.
> > >> --
> > >> --
> > >> Jason Teagle
> > >> jason@teagster.co.uk
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> "Steve Morgan" <SteveMorgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:B5AA7756-D9B3-4154-9C26-F5B8E6000688@microsoft.com...
> > >> > Thanks for the suggestion. The IE settings are controlled from an AD
> > >> > Group
> > >> > Policy which has not changed. I also tried creating a local user on
> > >> > one
> > >> > pc
> > >> > (no group policy) with all IE security set to allow.and it also had the
> > >> > same
> > >> > problems.
> > >> >
> > >> > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >> Tools - Internet Options - Security tab. Click "Custom Level". Scroll
> > >> >> down
> > >> >> to "File Download" - does it say Disable? If so, try Enable, and see
> > >> >> if
> > >> >> that
> > >> >> cures it. Needless to say this must be done from the non-Admin
> > >> >> accounts...
> > >> >>
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> --
> > >> >> Jason Teagle
> > >> >> jason@teagster.co.uk
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "Steve Morgan" <Steve Morgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > >> >> message
> > >> >> news:C8E12AB4-63F3-4406-B195-F9DCFB00403B@microsoft.com...
> > >> >> > We have a problem where all of our PC's (over 200, all Windows 2000)
> > >> >> > have
> > >> >> > suddenly stopped downloading any files from the internet (Acrobat,
> > >> >> > Word
> > >> >> > etc).
> > >> >> > When a link is clicked the message "Internet Explorer cannot
> > >> >> > download
> > >> >> > XXX
> > >> >> > from XXX. Internet Explorer was not able to open the internet
> > >> >> > site."
> > >> >> > This
> > >> >> > was working fine and then last week suddenly stopped on all PC's.
> > >> >> > Logging
> > >> >> > in
> > >> >> > as an administrator you can download fine but as a standard user it
> > >> >> > will
> > >> >> > not
> > >> >> > work. I suspect that a Windows or IE update may have caused the
> > >> >> > problem
> > >> >> > but
> > >> >> > I cannot find and reference on the Net.
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >

thank you for the response, but unfortunately I cannot download firefox either.
Dave

"damien" wrote:

> try using firefox instead of IE - it has worked so far for me. I now use both
> - tend to use firefox to down load stuff.
>
> "Dave" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I am having the same problem, for about a week now. Have tried all of the
> > suggested tips within this post, but to no avail. Would really like to
> > resolve this as I have purchased software over the net, and cannot download
> > it.
> > Thank you in advance.
> > D
> >
> > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
> >
> > > Weird... let us know if the problem comes back.
> > >
> > > --
> > > --
> > > Jason Teagle
> > > jason@teagster.co.uk
> > >
> > > "Steve Morgan" <SteveMorgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:9797CCB2-582B-46B0-A8FE-4B0E1C0DED17@microsoft.com...
> > > > Today, all the PC's are working normally! Checked on WSUS and the only
> > > > update that looks suspicious is 896688 although I cann't see why the PC's
> > > > work today. Thanks for the help.
> > > >
> > > > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Have those machines recently installed any hotfixes? It might help if you
> > > >> could find out the hotfix numbers - we may be able to trace a known
> > > >> issue.
> > > >> --
> > > >> --
> > > >> Jason Teagle
> > > >> jason@teagster.co.uk
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> "Steve Morgan" <SteveMorgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > >> news:B5AA7756-D9B3-4154-9C26-F5B8E6000688@microsoft.com...
> > > >> > Thanks for the suggestion. The IE settings are controlled from an AD
> > > >> > Group
> > > >> > Policy which has not changed. I also tried creating a local user on
> > > >> > one
> > > >> > pc
> > > >> > (no group policy) with all IE security set to allow.and it also had the
> > > >> > same
> > > >> > problems.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Tools - Internet Options - Security tab. Click "Custom Level". Scroll
> > > >> >> down
> > > >> >> to "File Download" - does it say Disable? If so, try Enable, and see
> > > >> >> if
> > > >> >> that
> > > >> >> cures it. Needless to say this must be done from the non-Admin
> > > >> >> accounts...
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> --
> > > >> >> --
> > > >> >> Jason Teagle
> > > >> >> jason@teagster.co.uk
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> "Steve Morgan" <Steve Morgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > >> >> message
> > > >> >> news:C8E12AB4-63F3-4406-B195-F9DCFB00403B@microsoft.com...
> > > >> >> > We have a problem where all of our PC's (over 200, all Windows 2000)
> > > >> >> > have
> > > >> >> > suddenly stopped downloading any files from the internet (Acrobat,
> > > >> >> > Word
> > > >> >> > etc).
> > > >> >> > When a link is clicked the message "Internet Explorer cannot
> > > >> >> > download
> > > >> >> > XXX
> > > >> >> > from XXX. Internet Explorer was not able to open the internet
> > > >> >> > site."
> > > >> >> > This
> > > >> >> > was working fine and then last week suddenly stopped on all PC's.
> > > >> >> > Logging
> > > >> >> > in
> > > >> >> > as an administrator you can download fine but as a standard user it
> > > >> >> > will
> > > >> >> > not
> > > >> >> > work. I suspect that a Windows or IE update may have caused the
> > > >> >> > problem
> > > >> >> > but
> > > >> >> > I cannot find and reference on the Net.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >

Have you changed any equipment in your network? Upgraded firmware to your
router? Made any system changes to your computer?

"Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A898AEEE-0939-4246-B25E-E3D456219D9C@microsoft.com...
> thank you for the response, but unfortunately I cannot download firefox
> either.
> Dave
>
> "damien" wrote:
>
>> try using firefox instead of IE - it has worked so far for me. I now use
>> both
>> - tend to use firefox to down load stuff.
>>
>> "Dave" wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>> > I am having the same problem, for about a week now. Have tried all of
>> > the
>> > suggested tips within this post, but to no avail. Would really like to
>> > resolve this as I have purchased software over the net, and cannot
>> > download
>> > it.
>> > Thank you in advance.
>> > D
>> >
>> > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Weird... let us know if the problem comes back.
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > --
>> > > Jason Teagle
>> > > jason@teagster.co.uk
>> > >
>> > > "Steve Morgan" <SteveMorgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> > > message
>> > > news:9797CCB2-582B-46B0-A8FE-4B0E1C0DED17@microsoft.com...
>> > > > Today, all the PC's are working normally! Checked on WSUS and the
>> > > > only
>> > > > update that looks suspicious is 896688 although I cann't see why
>> > > > the PC's
>> > > > work today. Thanks for the help.
>> > > >
>> > > > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > >> Have those machines recently installed any hotfixes? It might help
>> > > >> if you
>> > > >> could find out the hotfix numbers - we may be able to trace a
>> > > >> known
>> > > >> issue.
>> > > >> --
>> > > >> --
>> > > >> Jason Teagle
>> > > >> jason@teagster.co.uk
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >> "Steve Morgan" <SteveMorgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> > > >> message
>> > > >> news:B5AA7756-D9B3-4154-9C26-F5B8E6000688@microsoft.com...
>> > > >> > Thanks for the suggestion. The IE settings are controlled from
>> > > >> > an AD
>> > > >> > Group
>> > > >> > Policy which has not changed. I also tried creating a local
>> > > >> > user on
>> > > >> > one
>> > > >> > pc
>> > > >> > (no group policy) with all IE security set to allow.and it also
>> > > >> > had the
>> > > >> > same
>> > > >> > problems.
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
>> > > >> >
>> > > >> >> Tools - Internet Options - Security tab. Click "Custom Level".
>> > > >> >> Scroll
>> > > >> >> down
>> > > >> >> to "File Download" - does it say Disable? If so, try Enable,
>> > > >> >> and see
>> > > >> >> if
>> > > >> >> that
>> > > >> >> cures it. Needless to say this must be done from the non-Admin
>> > > >> >> accounts...
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> --
>> > > >> >> --
>> > > >> >> Jason Teagle
>> > > >> >> jason@teagster.co.uk
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >> "Steve Morgan" <Steve Morgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> > > >> >> in
>> > > >> >> message
>> > > >> >> news:C8E12AB4-63F3-4406-B195-F9DCFB00403B@microsoft.com...
>> > > >> >> > We have a problem where all of our PC's (over 200, all
>> > > >> >> > Windows 2000)
>> > > >> >> > have
>> > > >> >> > suddenly stopped downloading any files from the internet
>> > > >> >> > (Acrobat,
>> > > >> >> > Word
>> > > >> >> > etc).
>> > > >> >> > When a link is clicked the message "Internet Explorer cannot
>> > > >> >> > download
>> > > >> >> > XXX
>> > > >> >> > from XXX. Internet Explorer was not able to open the
>> > > >> >> > internet
>> > > >> >> > site."
>> > > >> >> > This
>> > > >> >> > was working fine and then last week suddenly stopped on all
>> > > >> >> > PC's.
>> > > >> >> > Logging
>> > > >> >> > in
>> > > >> >> > as an administrator you can download fine but as a standard
>> > > >> >> > user it
>> > > >> >> > will
>> > > >> >> > not
>> > > >> >> > work. I suspect that a Windows or IE update may have caused
>> > > >> >> > the
>> > > >> >> > problem
>> > > >> >> > but
>> > > >> >> > I cannot find and reference on the Net.
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >> >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >

no to all three.

Dave

"mad NAT'er" wrote:

> Have you changed any equipment in your network? Upgraded firmware to your
> router? Made any system changes to your computer?
>
> "Dave" <Dave@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A898AEEE-0939-4246-B25E-E3D456219D9C@microsoft.com...
> > thank you for the response, but unfortunately I cannot download firefox
> > either.
> > Dave
> >
> > "damien" wrote:
> >
> >> try using firefox instead of IE - it has worked so far for me. I now use
> >> both
> >> - tend to use firefox to down load stuff.
> >>
> >> "Dave" wrote:
> >>
> >> > Hi,
> >> > I am having the same problem, for about a week now. Have tried all of
> >> > the
> >> > suggested tips within this post, but to no avail. Would really like to
> >> > resolve this as I have purchased software over the net, and cannot
> >> > download
> >> > it.
> >> > Thank you in advance.
> >> > D
> >> >
> >> > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Weird... let us know if the problem comes back.
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > --
> >> > > Jason Teagle
> >> > > jason@teagster.co.uk
> >> > >
> >> > > "Steve Morgan" <SteveMorgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> > > message
> >> > > news:9797CCB2-582B-46B0-A8FE-4B0E1C0DED17@microsoft.com...
> >> > > > Today, all the PC's are working normally! Checked on WSUS and the
> >> > > > only
> >> > > > update that looks suspicious is 896688 although I cann't see why
> >> > > > the PC's
> >> > > > work today. Thanks for the help.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > >> Have those machines recently installed any hotfixes? It might help
> >> > > >> if you
> >> > > >> could find out the hotfix numbers - we may be able to trace a
> >> > > >> known
> >> > > >> issue.
> >> > > >> --
> >> > > >> --
> >> > > >> Jason Teagle
> >> > > >> jason@teagster.co.uk
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >> "Steve Morgan" <SteveMorgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >> > > >> message
> >> > > >> news:B5AA7756-D9B3-4154-9C26-F5B8E6000688@microsoft.com...
> >> > > >> > Thanks for the suggestion. The IE settings are controlled from
> >> > > >> > an AD
> >> > > >> > Group
> >> > > >> > Policy which has not changed. I also tried creating a local
> >> > > >> > user on
> >> > > >> > one
> >> > > >> > pc
> >> > > >> > (no group policy) with all IE security set to allow.and it also
> >> > > >> > had the
> >> > > >> > same
> >> > > >> > problems.
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> > "Jason Teagle" wrote:
> >> > > >> >
> >> > > >> >> Tools - Internet Options - Security tab. Click "Custom Level".
> >> > > >> >> Scroll
> >> > > >> >> down
> >> > > >> >> to "File Download" - does it say Disable? If so, try Enable,
> >> > > >> >> and see
> >> > > >> >> if
> >> > > >> >> that
> >> > > >> >> cures it. Needless to say this must be done from the non-Admin
> >> > > >> >> accounts...
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >> --
> >> > > >> >> --
> >> > > >> >> Jason Teagle
> >> > > >> >> jason@teagster.co.uk
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >> "Steve Morgan" <Steve Morgan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
> >> > > >> >> in
> >> > > >> >> message
> >> > > >> >> news:C8E12AB4-63F3-4406-B195-F9DCFB00403B@microsoft.com...
> >> > > >> >> > We have a problem where all of our PC's (over 200, all
> >> > > >> >> > Windows 2000)
> >> > > >> >> > have
> >> > > >> >> > suddenly stopped downloading any files from the internet
> >> > > >> >> > (Acrobat,
> >> > > >> >> > Word
> >> > > >> >> > etc).
> >> > > >> >> > When a link is clicked the message "Internet Explorer cannot
> >> > > >> >> > download
> >> > > >> >> > XXX
> >> > > >> >> > from XXX. Internet Explorer was not able to open the
> >> > > >> >> > internet
> >> > > >> >> > site."
> >> > > >> >> > This
> >> > > >> >> > was working fine and then last week suddenly stopped on all
> >> > > >> >> > PC's.
> >> > > >> >> > Logging
> >> > > >> >> > in
> >> > > >> >> > as an administrator you can download fine but as a standard
> >> > > >> >> > user it
> >> > > >> >> > will
> >> > > >> >> > not
> >> > > >> >> > work. I suspect that a Windows or IE update may have caused
> >> > > >> >> > the
> >> > > >> >> > problem
> >> > > >> >> > but
> >> > > >> >> > I cannot find and reference on the Net.
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >> >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > > >>
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
>
>
>