Download Functionality

[ssVBAdev]

I tried to get this question answered in the ASP forum (thread333-949020) but it was suggested that the settings of my IIS might be weird.

My problem has to do with downloads that I am making available on my quasi intranet (IIS on W2K). Some users, when they click the link to the file (say .zip or .exe), get the download dialog box fine (with the options to save, open or cancel). Others get an error page that says something to the effect that the "Page is unavailable".

I'm using the plain <A> HMTL tag:
<a href="

http://blahblahserver/blahPath/blahname.zip">Blahname</a>

(This could generally be for .exe, .pdf and .zip files on my site)

I would like the download box to appear and have users be able to download the files.

Any thoughts or suggestions??

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[dnelsonwc]

Is there a difference between the users who can download, and those who can't? Such as; are they using different browsers, have their security settings been modified, or are they accessing the web server via different means, etc.

Probably a stupid question, but are permissions on the file within Windows set to allow read access to the IUSR_%machinename% account? By default IE will use pass-through authentication, and if your web server is part of the authentication structure (either a domain, or there are matching credentials for those users who work ok) then it might just consider the file access authenticated without prompting the user.