downloading from BBC iplayer - help needed urgently

misty

Hi
I'm TRYING TO DOWN LOAD A PROGRAMME FROM BBC I PLAYER - i CAN PLAY IT BUT NOT DOWNLOAD. i NEED TO BE ABLE TO RE WATCH IT TO DISCUSS IT. i USE FIREFOX AND GET A MESAGE VIA IPLAYER "Sorry, downloading BBC iPlayer programmes is currently only available in Internet Explorer" i'VE TRIED TO DOWNLOAD INTERNET EXPLORER BUT IT SAYS INTERNET EXPLORER NOT SUOORTED BY THIS OPERATING SYSTEM. i HAVE WINDOWS VISTA. PLEASE HELP - EXCUSE THE CAPITALS CAN'T GET THEM OF EITHER!!

espresso

Surely you already have IE with Vista?

[Deleted User]

Misty - internet explorer is already a part of vista. Just find the internet icon...

Hungerdunger

misty wrote: »

Hi
EXCUSE THE CAPITALS CAN'T GET THEM OF EITHER!!

Isn't the Caps Lock button on your keyboard working?

bob_a_builder

Not quite sure if its the same in Vista

But in XP if you go to control panel, then Add,remove Program, then on the left is a button "Set Program Access and Default"
here its possible to disable access to Microsoft web browser, so that only 3rd party browsers are available
maybe you have this set to "non microsoft" which would prevent access to IE

Link :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/332003
I expect Vista has a similar option

robt_2

In Vista, if you can't find the icon juct click the start button and type 'ie' (without the quote marks) and press enter.

misty

Thanks to all who replied. Bob the builder you were right.

I didn't have the cap lock on - even I'm not that dense! I fiddled about with the fonts in something and set the default to one with caps and then couldn't get them off.

albertramsbottom

Just though you might like to know that there is a iplayer specific site out there

http://www.beebiplayer.co.uk

Cheers