download.microsoft.com problem

[ronaldmaustin]

I cannot download anything from http://download.microsoft.com. Not
windows defender, not WMP 11, not a patch for MS flight sim ....
nothing. My copy of windows is legit and validates. Microsoft Update
works. But when I try and connect to the site using IE 7, I get the
following error message:

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

Most likely causes:
You are not connected to the Internet.
The website is encountering problems.
There might be a typing error in the address.

What you can try:
Check your Internet connection. Try visiting another website to
make sure you are connected.

Retype the address.

Go back to the previous page.

More information

This problem can be caused by a variety of issues, including:

Internet connectivity has been lost.
The website is temporarily unavailable.
The Domain Name Server is not reachable.
The Domain Name Server does not have a listing for the website's
domain.
If this is an HTTPS (secure) address, click tools, click Internet
Options, click Advanced, and check to be sure the SSL and TLS protocols
are enabled under the security section.

For offline users

You can still view subscribed feeds and some recently viewed webpages.
To view subscribed feeds

Click the Favorites Center button , click Feeds, and then click the
feed you want to view.

To view recently visited webpages (might not work on all pages)

Click the File menu, and then click Work Offline.
Click the Favorites Center button , click History, and then click the
page you want to view.

 

[Guest]

Do you use a firewall?

 

[Malke]

I cannot download anything from http://download.microsoft.com. Not
windows defender, not WMP 11, not a patch for MS flight sim ....
nothing. My copy of windows is legit and validates. Microsoft Update
works. But when I try and connect to the site using IE 7, I get the
following error message:

(snip)

Since you are using a beta program (IE7), all bets are off. "Beta" means
software that isn't finished yet and is still in the bug-checking
phase. Beta software should never be run on a production machine or on
any machine which you are unwilling to wipe and start over.

Post questions about the beta IE7 in the newsgroup specifically set up
for it:

microsoft.public.internetexplorer.general

Malke

 

[ronaldmaustin]

No firewall. And I'm not so sure this is related to IE7 in particular.
The problem arose following a clean install, which immediately
included an "upgrade" to IE7. If I could simply remove IE7 and return
to IE6, I would. But that too seems to involve downloads from the
microsoft download sites that I cannot connect to. Every other site it
fine. Just a problem with microsoft downloads.