Allow server 2008 to download files

I've managed to find the patches and am downloading it on my workstation and moving across to the server. Cheers for that ErikA! Very good. They're just asking for problems if they're making it difficult for internal Windows servers to get their updates. Alternatively, you can set up a WSUS server it's a free download from MS and allow only that server to access the Windows Update servers, and then all of your other internal servers get their updates from your local WSUS instance.

I'm going to ask the guys to sort something out. I think it will be hard but I will try to get them to do what I need. Thanks heaps aye?!! EEAA k 17 17 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. Mark Henderson Mark Henderson As this is a testing server and no one will be using it but myself, I was kind of keen to enable downloads and everything else I could possibly need but you guys idea is better I'm already doing the downloads needed on my workstation! By the way, I ran IE8 as Administrator and the options to change and enable stuff is working now.

Not that I'm going to use it after you guys explanation but I managed to get it going. Thanks heaps! Fred Kaiser — Fred Kaiser. Turned off Protected mode. The page is added to Trusted site. Trusted site is configured as follows: Dowloads is Enablet Font download is Enablet.

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Best Regards,. Vincent Hu. By resetting Internet Explorer settings, you return Internet Explorer to the state it was in when it was first installed on your computer. This is useful for troubleshooting problems that might be caused by settings that were changed after installation. When you delete personal settings, some webpages that rely on previously stored cookies, form data, passwords, or previously installed browser add-ons might not work correctly.

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Click Close when the resetting process has finished. Uncheck the "Enable third-party browser extensions" option in the Browsing box. Click Apply, click OK. Hope it helps. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Server TechCenter. Learn more. How to enable downloads for EXE files on windows server ? Ask Question. Asked 7 years ago.

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