There are annoying issues with UAC and virtually every piece of software, but the problems are not insurmountable.
Liz: I`ll give this a try this weekend with the latest version of wget. I need to download it, anyway. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher G. Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alan Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Liz Labbe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <wget@sunsite.dk> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 3:13 PM Subject: RE: wget running in windows Vista OK - ignore what I said - I've been immersed in vista security these days, so thought there might be some issues with wget and uac. Chris Christopher G. Lewis http://www.ChristopherLewis.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Alan Thomas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 4:06 PM > To: Liz Labbe; wget@sunsite.dk > Subject: Re: wget running in windows Vista > > What version of wget? What edition of Vista? > > I have used the wget 1.10.2 on Vista before. > > Alan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Christopher G. Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Liz Labbe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <wget@sunsite.dk> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:22 AM > Subject: RE: wget running in windows Vista > > > > On Vista, you probably have to run in an administrative > command prompt. > > > > Christopher G. Lewis > > http://www.ChristopherLewis.com > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Liz Labbe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 10:57 PM > > > To: wget@sunsite.dk > > > Subject: wget running in windows Vista > > > > > > I just downloaded WGET and am trying to get it to work > > > under Window's Vista operating system. > > > > > > I cannot get it to connect: for example, I tried > > > > > > wget http://www.yahoo.com/ > > > wget force_html=on http://www.yahoo.com/ > > > > > > etc. > > > I consistently get the message > > > connecting to www.yahoo.com|99.99.99.99|99., > > > Failed...network is down. > > > > > > Is there an issue with Vista or am I doing something > > > wrong? > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Liz > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > > ______________________ > > > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > >