Can't Download IE8

[rwinegar]

Has anyone tried to D/L IE8? I have been trying for 5 hours on two different computers. The download will not start. Are they that busy or is the link broken? MS is usually pretty good about D/L large updates like IE and service packs. This one will just not start.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/int...r/default.aspx

[sds]

I downloaded it yesterday with no problems other than the read mail in the toolbar not working. It took about twenty minutes.

[rwinegar]

I'm still trying - hours later - on two computers. can someone else give it a try?

[nganvu]

I just downloaded the IE 8 using Rwinegar's link: smooth sailing= it took me less a minute, using DSL.
20 minutes? are you using "dial up"?

[rwinegar]

I do not understand what I can possible be doing wrong. I mean it's quite straight forward. Click the link and download. Just like I've done hundreds of times before. It's now almost 1400 and I have been trying on two computers since 0700.

No firewall here other than Windows which allows anything requested.

[nganvu]

Try to refresh you PC by rebooting it, then give a try again.

[rwinegar]

Already rebooted several times to no avail. I have no trouble downloading anything else. But the IE8 download simply will not start on either of two computers. Rebooted modem too.

[rwinegar]

After more than 7 hours of trying to download from MS download page I finally gave up. I went here and downloaded it first attempt.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/t...displayLang=en

[sds]

nganvu, it only took a minute to download it but the install took a few minutes more along with helping the wife bring in the groceries.

[HAN]

I couldn't get to the 1st link either, but in my case, I knew why. For whatever reason, MS decided to run the link via atdmt.com

"http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/141861415/direct/01/?href=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=142198"

My HOSTS file blocks atdmt.com because they issue cookies that can follow your web travels...

[Midknyte]

http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...d.php?t=237839

Did you try the links i posted? You could also try here:
http://www.filehippo.com/download_internet_explorer/

[SpywareDr]

I couldn't get to the 1st link either, but in my case, I knew why. For whatever reason, MS decided to run the link via atdmt.com

"http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/141861415/direct/01/?href=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=142198"

My HOSTS file blocks atdmt.com because they issue cookies that can follow your web travels...

I had the same problem. All I had to do was eliminate the first part of that URL, which left me with:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=142198

And that link immediately started the download.

[HAN]

I had the same problem. All I had to do was eliminate the first part of that URL

Yeah, that's what I did. I also went over to FileHippo and got it there too. (I checked the MD5 and both matched.)

[SpywareDr]

[Welshjim]

atdmt.com is involved in several MS websites. For example http://download.live.com/wlmail will deposit an atdmt.com tracking cookie unless you have blocked atdmt.com either by HOSTS or using the IE Tools|Internet Options|Privacy settings.
I wonder what MS gets out of this relationship with a purveyor of tracking cookies. Disappointing.