ok.

click a link that goes to a .wmv i get an option to open with wmp or save to disk. fine. right click it save as, same thing. fine.

but when i click .torrent files (only type i have trouble with) i either get a "connection reset" error, or i get the pop up to save/open with...BUT, when i try to open with I get a "unable to load" error and when i try to save the thing doesnt save...it's not in the folder and i cant open it from the download manager (i get a "file not found. might have been changed/deleted/modified since you downloaded it" error).

so basically, yeah, no matter which way i try to get the file onto my comp and usable, it does not work. : (

I can save them just fine...you have installed some Bit Torrent client (Azureus, Bit Commet, ABC,...)? Maybe that's the reason...

no, of course. it's been working fine for like, a yr or so.

just recently though, it's like for some reason i cant get them to dl/open.