HI,
Have you also tried turning off your anti-virus software and then trying the download?
Rick
"Unable to open this Internet site. The Requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later.
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Anonymous
I'm getting a extremely annoying "Unable to open this Internet site. The Requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later" error message every time I try to download something. I noticed this when I went to download the newest version of DirectX. then I tried downloading Silverlight. And NOTHING will download. It won't even let me select a download location before it pops up. I am running all of the latest programs. IE8, Windows 7. Norton Antivirus 2010. Newest audio/video drivers. Somebody please help.
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2010-08-29T18:57:01+00:00 Hi
Is this is only for one particular site or you basically have No functional Internet capacity?
Is it for general surfing or Just download?
Did you try switching off and rebooting?
Jack-MVP Windows Networking. WWW.EZLAN.NET
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Anonymous
2010-09-18T22:41:02+00:00 I am having the exact same problem. It is with any website and I have tried rebooting and turning off my antivirus software (I think). I have recently upgraded from Vista to 7 and also IE8. I have also recently added (thru my AT&T account) Mcafee security center. Should I just uninstall Mcafee completely? The error reads "Windows Internet Explorer: Unable to open this Internet site. The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. Please try again later." That makes me think it is IE8.
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Anonymous
2012-05-19T00:23:03+00:00 Hello Joysteve
Your post is a duplicate of CowToons from September 8th, 2010. Are you experiencing the same issues that others are facing in this thread? From your post you can see the steps used by CowToons. Try them. If the suggestions do not work for you then please create your own thread for a more focused response regarding the issues you are facing. Thanks.
How to begin your own, new thread
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/Page/faq#faqGettingAnswers5
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Anonymous
2011-02-03T05:26:18+00:00 i also experience this issue with win 7 / ie8. can't download files. can download with firefox and google chrome.