PBW Admins Or Other Computer Smart People

Atrocities · #1 May 28th, 2003, 06:12 AM

Can some one help me fix this problem. Every time I atempt to download a turn at PBW this is the error I get. I am now getting it everywhere I try to download something.

I have done the following to try and correct it:

1. unisntalled IE and reinstalled from a disk provided by MS.

2. Installed a download program, it works, but does not work at PBW.

3. Set all my IE security option back to defualt, and have tried every setting to maximum with no luck.

I am at wits end here people. The proble occured a month ago after a failed attemtp to access and FTP site. The FTP functions work fine, but I can no longer downlaod game turns from PBW.

Katchoo · #2 May 28th, 2003, 06:19 AM

If you have any firewall software running, turn it off and see what happens. Same goes for any antivirus or other software that either scans or filters your internet connection.

Beyond that...? Maybe grab a copy of Mozilla and see if another browser works...?

Downloading seems to work fine for me, so the site should be fine.

Atrocities · #3 May 28th, 2003, 06:32 AM

Thanks I will try another browser.

narf poit chez BOOM · #4 May 28th, 2003, 07:42 AM

check your secuirity settings. i don't know how, but i know there in your viruscan and firewall somewhere.

Atrocities · #5 May 28th, 2003, 08:28 AM

I have been through the security settings from top to bottom. They are not the cause nor do I have a firewall causing the problem.

Lets face it, it is just crappy MS programing that caused this problem for me. Hell even MS support can't figure it out. Hence the new disk.

And no, it is not a virus either, that was the first thing I checked.

Fyron · #6 May 28th, 2003, 08:50 AM

Try installing the latest Java Runtime Environment from Sun Microsystems, at www.java.com IIRC.

dogscoff · #7 May 28th, 2003, 09:18 AM

I have all my PBW turns emailed to me - no downloading direct from PBW required - and I can still access it from anywhere because it's a webmail account.

Can't you just use this system to get your turns?

[ May 28, 2003, 08:18: Message edited by: dogscoff ]

Fyron · #8 May 28th, 2003, 09:21 AM

PBW does not always reliably send out savegames or recieve plr files via email for a lot of people. It works for some, but not all.

Atrocities · #9 May 28th, 2003, 10:12 AM

Damn I wish I would have done this sooner. I am trying out Netscape, hell it is a lot faster than IE. A lot faster.

Atrocities · #10 May 28th, 2003, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dogscoff:
I have all my PBW turns emailed to me - no downloading direct from PBW required - and I can still access it from anywhere because it's a webmail account.

Can't you just use this system to get your turns?

That is what I do currently, but like Fyron said, the pbw email system is not a 100% and I do end up not receiving turns.

However, Netscape seems to be working fine. I got the pbw files no problem.