Unable to download patch v 1.3.171

[rcleslie]

Each time I attempt to download patch v 1.3.171 for Maximum Football I get an "unable to connect message". My connections to the internet are ok. I am able to download from other sites, etc. Any suggestions? Is this my problem or Matrix's?

[Tbird]

Try turning off any firewalls including the windows firewall temporarily
 check your browser security settings if that fails lower them

hope that helps

[rcleslie]

Thanks for the advice. It wasn't the firewall, but another program, Anonymizer, that interferred. Anonymizer presents a false IP to snoopers so I assume it was the culprit. After turning Anonymizer off I was able to download the zipped patch. HOWEVER, for some reason I am now not able to unzip the patch to the right location. When I click "extract files" a message tells me that "there are no files to extract". I am at the end of my very limited "expertise" as previous downloads did not present this problem. Before when I unzipped the patch it "knew" just where to go and all was well. [&:]

[rcleslie]

Happy to report that I solved my problem. I had been trying to extract the files from within the download window. When I dragged the zipped file icon to my desktop and opened it there all went well. Ok, so much discovering the right moves. Now can someone explain what I was doing wrong on my first attempts? I know this is files 101, but I am now beyond embarrassment. Was I, in effect, trying to open the file by instructing it to stay put?!