Download problems from Microsoft

[Ben Clarke]

If this should be anywhere else, please move it.


OK, so I just tried to download the latest DirectX distro, and I get a "Page cannot be displayed" when I try to download. It won't get the validation tool either. So I can't download anything from Microsoft. However, when I go downstairs to try, works fine. It's not my computer not downloading anything, every other site works fine. I'm using IE7.

Any ideas on what could be causing this?

[Jonnycat]

MS is using an adserver for some of it's through links (can't remember the name of it, but I had the same problem a while ago).

You'll need to disable your custom hosts file (if you have one) or turn off any ad blocking/antispyware app you have running to get to the file.

[Ben Clarke]

No ad-blocking or antispyware installed. Acgtually, I don't have any security installed at the minute.

[Jonnycat]

Did you try d/l'ing the websetup file or the redistributable (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b406cf67-d926-463b-99e8-27199d6626b5&DisplayLang=en)?

[Ben Clarke]

Both, neither work.

[keakar]

is this a "shared" OS for both computers?

do you have admin access?

[Ben Clarke]

No, each system has it's own OS. And yeah, I have full admin access.

[keakar]

try this site, it has the download and you don't have to go through MS to get it.
http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/DirectX-9.0c-Redistributable-Download-3545.html