Jeeters

Is it me, or is the Microsoft.com server always busy?

First off, I think it is me.

I have been unable to dowload anything from Microsoft for around 4 months now. When I click any download link, the status bar will get about halfway there and after 5 min I'll get a "Page cannot be found" message. I have a Lynksys Etherfast router for my cable connection line.

My first question is: Is their possibibility that Microsoft could be so special that it needs extra information from my computer and my router/firewall is blocking that information from being reached, in turn stopping the download? Becuase I have been able to download just about everthing else on the Internet.

This all started when I needed a usbehci.sys file to finish installing drivers for a USB 2.0 card, and the file comes with Service Pack 1 for Windows XP. Which brings me to my second question, how do I know if Service Pack 1 is installed on my computer? Microsoft says I have no updates, yet I can't find that file anywhere.

( I really think it is the router becuase I have two computers connected to the same router that can't download from microsoft)

Please help, I am very confused right now.......