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Whenever I click on a download button, the downloading thing pops up, everything is normal, but...

Estimated Time:
Download To:
Transfer rate:
Is all empty, and usually there would be numbers.
After like 2 minutes a new window would open and say(exact words):

Internet Explorer cannot download (whatever it is I'm downloading)
Internet Explorer was not albe to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later

And then it has a little OK button.
This has been going on for like 2 days, and I also can't listen to music on youtube, or aol. I can't play those online games.
Someone please help me!

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Summary: describes Internet Explorer opening the download dialog with blank Estimated Time / Transfer rate, then showing “Internet Explorer cannot download…”; YouTube/AOL and some online games also fail. asked about the OS and basic checks; suggested cache and disk-space issues. The behavior points to either an IE-specific restriction (cannot write the file) or a network/security filter rather than a single broken site.

Common causes not yet fully explained here: IE security settings that block downloads, the Advanced option “Do not save encrypted pages to disk” (this prevents HTTPS downloads), a missing/unwritable Temporary Internet Files folder, a proxy or content-filtering appliance, or antivirus/firewall/browser add-on interference. A blank transfer field can also occur when the server omits a Content-Length header, but that alone usually does not force a download to fail.

Quick diagnostic checklist (apply each step and note the result):

  • Test a different browser (Firefox/Chrome) and try right-click → “Save target as…” for the same link. Success there = IE problem.
  • In IE: Tools → Internet Options → Security → Internet → Custom level… → Downloads → ensure “File download” is Enabled.
  • In IE: Tools → Internet Options → Advanced → make sure “Do not save encrypted pages to disk” is unchecked.
  • Verify the Temporary Internet Files folder exists and is writable (XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files ; Vista+/Win7+: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files or the Low integrity folder when Protected Mode is on). Also confirm free disk space.
  • Temporarily disable antivirus/firewall and any download managers (only for a short test). If downloads resume, add IE/exact sites to the allow/exceptions list.
  • Check Tools → Internet Options → Connections → LAN settings for an unexpected proxy.
  • If still failing, reset IE (Internet Options → Advanced → Reset) or test under a new Windows user account to rule out profile corruption.

Caution: only disable security software briefly for testing and re-enable it immediately. If the problem persists across browsers and networks after these checks, the issue is likely a network-level filter or corrupt profile and will require deeper inspection.

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Member Avatar for Frank Wallis

Which OS are you using?

Have you tried downloading from a different website?

If you are able to download files from different website then definitely there is something wrong with this perticular website.

Either this link is corrupt or the link has
been removed from the website.

When you click on the speaker on your computer ,do you hear any sound?

If you dont then make sure that the drivers
of your sound card is installed properly.

If they are, then make sure that there is a check or dot on "Play Sound in Webpages"
under Internet Option in Advance----->Internet Option---->Tools--->IE.

Member Avatar for MidiMagic

Possibilities:

- The page you are viewing is in cache, and no longer exists at the original site. Clear your cache.

- You are out of hard disk space.

- The reserved internet cache space is too small for the file you are trying to download.

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