Downloading files - permissions?????

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Start in Safe Mode (F8), Log on as 'Administrator'. Go into Control Panel -
User Accounts. Check whether the account you were logged into previously for
downloading is shown as a 'Computer administrator' or is 'Limited'. Needs to
be and admin type account to be able to download anything. Change if
necessary.

"Laneclot" wrote:

> .Hii,
>
> I ned some help, before Thursday of this week, whenever i tried to download
> a file from a site I was prompted to confirm or allow the download. My
> daughter used my machine to do some home work after I finished, but now when
> I try to download anything I end up with an error page saying I am not
> authorised, even though I have used the sit before and trust it implicitly.
> I know that somewhere in internet options you can change your settings to
> allow downloads with a prompt - but I am just a user of PC's not a technical
> wizard - any help would be much appreciated.