Problems downloading Windows Media Player 9

I have a problem! When I go to
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/windowsmediaplayerformacosx.html
to download windows media player 9, then I get the following message:
Safari can’t open the page “http://www.google.com/” because your computer isn’t connected to the Internet.
Of course I am connected to the internet and can surf all day long, but as soon as I try to download the player (or Flip4Mac, for that matter) I get this error! The connection then is restored fairly quickly, and everything works fine, until I try to download again!! Very strage... Does anybody know what to do?
Thanks!!!
MacPeace

You might want to take this problem up in the Safari forum, since it's not related to QuickTime, per se.
Also, if in the future you have questions about QuickTime, you'll generally get the quickest and most accurate responses if you ask in the QuickTime for Mac forum rather than here in the QuickTime for Windows forum.
Regards.

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