What settings are required in Internet Explorer 8 to allow the download .url's to actually work? I have my email with the download .url's, and when I click on the .url Explorer opens but the download screen does not open. If I type the .url into the navigation bar myself, nothing happens. If I type the .url in and click 'refresh', the previous page I had open refreshes.

(My workaround for today involved a different computer and Firefox, but this is hardly seamless!)

Perhaps try navigating to the product page on our website for the program update you want to install, instead of using the link from the email. When you open a product page, there are links for downloading the current upgrade in a section 'Full version & Upgrades'. It is the same download, and you have the install codes from your email.

I don't know what setting in Internet Explorer is blocking your download. I am able to download from my copy of IE8.