Hello all. I know I've seen this problem mentioned here previously but I can't find the post :( Here's the issue: When logged in as my primary user account (which is an admin account) I CAN'T download anything other than MS Updates. So what I did was create ANOTHER user account with admin privileges and, boom, I can download anything! I've searched around and can't find any solutions, even from our friend at MS. It's a giant pain to go to the Switch User option and login to the other account to get the downloads. BTW, I use Vista Ultimate, and this problem seems to be unique to that version.

Thanks for the suggestions mfletch but that doesn't work. I tried that first and no go. Also, my AV and firewall are running when I switch to the new account (also an admin account) and downloads come right through! I know I read somewhere that MS knows about this issue in Ultimate and their only solution is to create a new account with admin privileges and download from that one. So, i do and it works. Just wondering if any one else found a work around for this issue. It's kind of like Ford knows there's an issue with a particular model, they admit that they can't fix it, and to just have another person drive and everything will work. Thanks again for your suggestion.