Can't download files

[Rich B]

Tried posting this message using the "web based reader", but received the
following message several days in a row. "Service temporarily unavailable.
We apologize for this inconvenience. Please try again later". I wonder if
it is connected with the following problem?

On my XP Home system, in the last week, when I try to download files (mostly
..exe or .pdf but other extensions), I get the message "Internet Explorer was
not able to open the Internet site. The requested site is either
unavailable or cannot be found. Please try later."
I know the sites I tried (Adobe, Microsoft, LaCie and others) are working
since I was able to download the files to a second Win 98 machine using the
same internet connection.

I've tried changing IE6 settings, have disabled Norton Internet Security &
Spybot, with no results.

I've never done any regedits, & am a little leery of that, so if anyone has
a fix involving the registry, would appreciate detailed step by step,
assuming I know nothing (which is true).

Thanks, & I appreciate any help out there.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

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Tried posting this message using the "web based reader", but received
the following message several days in a row. "Service temporarily
unavailable. We apologize for this inconvenience. Please try again
later".

Consider yourself lucky. ;-)

The web-based newsreader is the slowest, clunkiest possible way
of participating in newsgroups. And it's hard to find what you're
looking for there.

You posted the above with Outlook Express, so you clearly know
how to do so. My recommendation is to stay with it and forget
about using the web-based reader.

 

[Rich B]

Ken,

Thanks for the reply, and I'll take your advice.
Do you have any thoughts as to the major problem posted; namely that I can't
download anything? This even extends to some MS Updates!
Thanks for your input and anyone else's who can help

BTW, I haven't had any worms, viruses or had to reinstall any programs.

Thanks again.

Rich B