Web delivery inconsistencies /Closing browser windows

I have a huge piece being web-delivered. Sometimes everything
works perfectly, but occasionally we get a "Error reading segment
file" or "file is damaged or not an Authorware file" message. Is
there a solution for this problem?
Also, is there a function or a way to close a browser window
when you are ready to quit a web-based Authorware piece. If so,
does it work if your piece is playing "onTop" rather than "in
place"?
Thanks!

We have solved this by having the Authorware file call
another HTML file that has a javascript:window.close() in it in the
onLoad behavior (works for PC and Macintosh)
We also have our Authorware pieces onTop and it works great!
I have included the entire HTML code we are using. Just know,
that if this is the only Browser window open, that It will come up
with a window box something like ("..This windows is trying to
close. Close the window YES/NO?")
Hope this helps.
Julia
<html>
<head>
<title>Close the Browser Window</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>
<body onload="javascript:window.close()">
</body>
</html>
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