In shore, IE is now what I use for Windows Update and little else. Why? http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/06/25/internet.attack/index.html and many other reasons.
Try any other browser. If you installed popup blockers and firewalls, then be sure you can control such to not interfere.
Bob
windows 2000 professional edition, internet explorer, cable modem, yahoo mail is where the c net download links arise; nothing else open except the ie / yahoo mail opened up to the c net mailing then the link to the download. get the message : download in progress. after ten minutes or so i cancel and check if it is on the programs list and it is not. happens on both machines. the other is all the saem except it has xp professional os.

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