Windows server 2008 cant download file via webclient

If your corporate proxy uses windows authentication, chances are the systems administrators allow access for users but not computers. If so, I know exactly what is wrong and how to fix it — Marc Gravell.

Not sure how to handle this as far as stackoverflow credit goes, but Marc Gravell had the right idea. The user account I was logged in as did have a proxy defined, but the Local System user didn't. When I programmatically defined a proxy all was well.

As far as credentials go I'll look into that too for completeness I suspect it will eventually cause me problems, even though I seem to be good now. Thanks for your help! Show 2 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. JamieSee JamieSee Add a comment. Sam Axe Sam Axe Says who? It has anonymous access; it just can't authenticate as the machine — Marc Gravell. Yes, I see that now. I've run into this in the past when trying to access network shares.

Mind jumped to no access.. My mistake. Says who?! Read the documentation, both of you. Note You do not select "Save as" to download the file and save it on the computer. In this scenario, you cannot download the file, and you receive an error message that resembles the following:. This issue is caused by a handle leak that occurs in Windows. Therefore, after you reopen Internet Explorer, you cannot download any files.

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You may also check it from Group policy:. Turn on protected mode: Enable - Protected Mode - Disable. Please remember to mark the replies as answers if they help. If you have feedback for TechNet Subscriber Support, contact tnmff microsoft. Can you please tell me if the if you have protected mode enabled in IE? What if you disable Enhanced Security Configuration on the server side, it is working then?

Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties or guarantees, and confers no rights. Hi, Can you please tell me if you have protected mode enabled in IE? You find in under security tab. Disable it and check if you can download. I want to thank everybody how give me some input to find a Solution for my Problem! Thank you very much! Office Office Exchange Server.