Problem downloading files using Safari
I am using Macbook with Snow Leopard 10.6.3 and Safari Version 4.0.5 (6531.22.7) . I am having this wiered issues where i cant download anything from the internet and it seems like nothing. becausei tried firefox to yahoo messenger and nothing happens.
Eg: This is page where it gets stuck and nothing downloads
http://3347-mozilla.voxcdn.com/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.6.3/mac/en-US/ Firefox%203.6.3.dmg it keeps saying loading with the wheel spinning but nothing never downloads.
Can someone help me with this issue because my laptop is useless without me being able to download or install stuff that i need to use
Has this ever worked? If so, when did the problem start?
Did you install/update anything at about the time the
problem started? Does it happen on all downloads or just
some? It not all, what are the types of file downloads
that fail and which ones succeed?
Dave
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