Sorry but reading your post I am not at all clear what the problem is.
You mention some Windows Media icon at the bottom of the screen, (where?), and it went away.
Then you say you cannot download anything from your emails. What software are you using to manage your emails? What are you trying to download from your emails?
When you hit Save. Where does this option appear, and for saving what files?
Then you say you tried downloading WMP. Where from, and what does that have to do with emails?
Mark
one day I clicked on the windows media icon on the bottom of the screen and it went away. Since then I have not been able to download anything from my e-mails. When you hit save, it just stops in the middle and never goes any farther. I tried re-downloading WMP, but it didn't work.THe symbol is there, but that is it. I have windows XP. Any suggestions?

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