Can't Download Microsoft Downloads

When I try to download a very fast message flashes so quickly I can hardly see what it says. It is something about active x. After the fast message a message comes up to download what I need. After 100% is shown a red x message show error and mutes the download. I hope someone can help me. I am computer literate but this one has me puzzled.
electric

Hi - Welcome to the forum

I have moved this thread to the Windows OS forum as it seems more appropriate

sounds like typical trojan that hijacked IE and ruined it.
try downloading with other browser e.g. Firefox.

Microsoft Updates require IE.

Download http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3155.html and then post the log here for us to look at. Also you should download and run Spybot Search and Destroy if you haven't already and also run the trendmicro housecall virus scanner and see if that pics it up: http://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/con...call_launch.php

As shadow says it sounds like a typical trojan but also it could be a simple corrupt file in IE too

post back the HJT log and let us know if the other the other tests help

so you say it won't work on Linux?

So that's what I'm doing wrong

lol!!!

{rf rollseyes ...}

seriously now, maybe the OP removed IE (or tried to ) and
that's the source of the problem.

very possible.