download from mircosoft

I have no such problem on ubuntu and kubuntu so I think you have more likely
some other issue.
Can You please give the exact message error you get when trying to access
the microsoft page?
Also, please provide the URL for this page.

Regards,

Witold

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Neil
<email address hidden>wrote:

> New question #58854 on Ubuntu:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+question/58854
>
> I need to download from Microsoft web page, but it wont let me, not sure if
> it is because they can tell if I'm use firefox or Ubuntu.
> Is there a way to do so without booting into XP, as I prefer Ubuntu!
> naturally!!
> Neil
>
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> You received this question notification because you are an answer
> contact for Ubuntu.
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Yes neil

there is a trick

Try the User Agent Switcher, a Firefox add-on

More info:

http://howto-ubuntu.com/2008/09/23/how-to-access-ms-internet-explorer-only-websites-in-ubuntu/

Regards

Thank you both for answering
 I installed User Agent Switcher but no go, I followed the how to after I Installed it (go to Tools, then User Agent Switcher, & select Internet Explorer)
but it not there nor in preferences of User Agent Switching. what did I do wrong?

Here is the error I am getting (below)

Thanks Neil

Secure Connection Failed

profile.microsoft.com uses an invalid security certificate.

The certificate is not trusted because the issuer certificate is unknown.

(Error code: sec_error_unknown_issuer)

    * This could be a problem with the server's configuration, or it could be someone trying to impersonate the server.

    * If you have connected to this server successfully in the past, the error may be temporary, and you can try again later.

 Or you can add an exception…

Sorry forgot the address
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-download.aspx
Neil

Thanks Bhavani Shankar, that solved my question.