I think the sound you are referring to, is when you browser detects a firewall setting preventing you to run an active X control on the page. If that the case you need to go to your menu toolbar,options and then security and make the change --------------------------------------------------------------------- Eliminate annoying spam! My mailbox is protected by iHateSpam, the #1-rated spam buster. http://www.ihatespam.net -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 6:40 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Internet Explorer & downloads Peter Holdstock wrote: > Whenever I try and run some downloads such as IE 7 from the Windows > Vista site, or drivers from my manufacturers web site, I get a high > and low pitched bleep and nothing downloads. Could your firewall software be making that noise? Also, why are you trying to download IE7 from the Windows Vista site, not the IE site (presumably want the XP version not the Vista version, as IE7 is built into Vista)? -- Benjamin Hawkes-Lewis -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx __________ NOD32 2076 (20070222) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx