xdissent/ievms — Issue #36: OS X 10.6.8 and download issues
Author: Bvter
Created: 2011-10-12 13:29:16+00:00
State: open

As will become quickly obvious, I am the greenest of "newbys" and need to have my head examined for even attempting this download. But, it sounds like a wonderful solution to accessing IE from Mac. I have a Macbook Pro, 2.53 GHz i5 with not the best download speed on cable modem.

Here's the situation. I installed VB 4.1.2.
At 2pm (U.S. EDT) 10/11/11, I started terminal and pasted in the IE7 version from oxdaily.com.
Today, 10/12/11, it is still installing part 3, and tells me it will take another 7d 08h! Admittedly, my lousy cable modem download speed is a paltry 1.5 mbps, but still -- can this time be true?

And now, in the last few minutes since noting this, this error message appears:
curl: (56) Failure when receiving data from the peer (? - perhaps I accidentally stalled it or ?)

It is now downloading part 4, with only an hour to go.

I know nothing about programming, terminal, and the hidden underbelly of computers. I'd like to, but in the meantime, please explain in words I will understand.

I just wanted IE so I could apply for some jobs at my state's employment online site. The only browsers it supports are IE and Netscape - an issue that could take up entire volumes.

Thank you, in advance, for any help you can send my way. I am leaving for vacation tomorrow, not sure what to do about this.

Bvter