Your current security settings do not allow this file to b..

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You might want to try this. Go to Start -> Control Panel ->
Internet Options. On the Security page make sure that the
Internet zone is set to the default (medium) settings. While
you're there, see if any of the sites you can't download from are
listed in the Restricted sites.

Nepatsfan
"Deirdre Moore" <deirdre1952@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I'm running XP Home, IE 6, SP 2, HP Pavilion, not on a network.
>
> I have no idea how this happened, but all of a sudden I get a
> security alert when I try to download files. I have tried to
> get .wav files from various sites, and Microsoft stationery
> files at microsoft.com, but the Security Alert window pops up
> with "Your current security settings do not allow this file to
> be downloaded."
>
> I'm using Norton's firewall, but it never stopped me from
> downloading before, and I haven't changed its settings. I'm not
> using Windows firewall.
>
> I've heard people have problems with SP2 -- does anybody have
> an answer?
>
> Thanks.
> Deirdre
>
>