Referrer Denied When Trying to Download

[Darren]

i am in the cpp
go to the download site, click the links either manually or the akamai
downloader

and all i get is referrer denied page saying i am not in the cpp.... if i
wasn't then how can i be using vista.....

i tried pre-rc1 when that came out and got the same message

anyone know why i can't download rc1

thanks

 

[Jane C]

Are you getting to the site via the links in the email from Microsoft
inviting you to try RC1?

 

[Guest]

Hi Darren,

There are plenty of people out there who are running Vista (legitimately)
who are not in the CPP. I know that Microsoft Canada gave out some 1,500
Vista CDs at the Energize IT event in June, and there are countless other
ways to do it I am sure.

Like Jane said if you are in the CPP you should have an e-mail from
Microsoft confirming it. Click the link they supplied to you for the
download, and you should be good. If not then the public release is
literally hours away!

M

 

[Guest]

That happens if your (out-of-spec) browser
hides the referrer. Basically, it's checking
if the DL link you are using is coming from
the same website, and not a link hosted/posted
on some other site. The most obvious symptom
of this in regular browsing are images that
don't load, showing an [x] instead.

D- [Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:38:44 +0100]:

 

[Darren]

thats what i thought
but its regular ie7 i'm using

That happens if your (out-of-spec) browser
hides the referrer. Basically, it's checking
if the DL link you are using is coming from
the same website, and not a link hosted/posted
on some other site. The most obvious symptom
of this in regular browsing are images that
don't load, showing an [x] instead.

D- [Thu, 7 Sep 2006 13:38:44 +0100]:

and all i get is referrer denied page saying i am not in

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