Downloading/ActiveX problems

[TCE2506]

hmmm. where to start.  

Ok, I normally listen to Bill Parcell's press conference after work on Mondays. The last two weeks, real player kept timing out a couple minutes into it, so I chalked it up to the net/server being too busy. Tried again last night and got the same problem. Figured I'd go to my DSL providers site and dowload the DSL Checkup program. Got a popup right below my toolbar saying I need to install this activeX thing, clicked OK. The download fails and says I need to enable activeX. It is, I verified it and turned them all to enable. Try again, same thing.  next time, it says the servers are busy :bang:.

Next thing, uninstall real player. Reinstall realplayer, but during the installation it says it cannot connect with server, verify I'm still online. DSL connection, still online. Run through their  troubleshooting section, basically resetting Internet explorer. Still no luck.

Go to Microsoft to download updates. updates download and install perfectly.

Still can't get realplayer to download, or the activeX stuff to work with my DSL provider.  I have run Adaware, spybot, AVG and registry mechanic.  Any Ideas??

[forHIM]

Not overly savvy on the windows thing, but could check:

security level within IE to see if you're at a high level and that it may be rejecting the active-X.

Are you running a "toolbar" on your browser -- like goole's or yahoo's?  Those sometimes disable items.