I recently installed WinXP. I had WinME before this, very few problems. I formatted, installed WinXP, and everything is fine, except one thing. I cannot downloading anything. for instance, I go to http://www.aim.com , and I try to DL AOL Instant Messenger. The dialog may or may not pop up, and when it does, I select a folder to download to, and the Time Remaining stays blank, Transfer Rate is blank, and the Progress Bar does not move. The file doesn't download. One of my friends told me something about having an NTFS system instead of FAT32. I dont know if this will fix it, but if there is something easier, I'll take that instead. I have RoadRunner Cable, I Obtain IP and DNS addresses automatically, and am through a router. I have released and renewed my IPs twice. I did not have this problem before WinXP came along. I'm not a computer newbie, so I have tried all the menial things, like Virus Scanners, Cookies, IE options, etc.. I would greatly appreciate help please! Thanks, Ryan I also took a screenshot of what happens: http://www.geocities.com/thejmclan/DL_Problem.GIF

Has this been a long time problem? Becuase if it is recent, you could use system restore. Otherwise I would recommend reinstalling IE but that would only have a 50% chance of fixing it because it seems like you loaded some program or file that s corrupting it.