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Claude Stewart

Claude Stewart

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I keep getting a linkusedorexpired when I try to download 6.1 for windows. I read the page it was on and I clicked on it that's what I get. 3 times. Trying to get the exe. So far I keep getting the zip file which Windows can't do anything with.
 
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@Claude Stewart : Did you refresh the link download page each time you tried? Each page refresh will deliver a new set of "fresh" links. Since no one else has reported this trouble (through many thousands of downloads), something about your system must be different from others?
 
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@Claude Stewart : Did you refresh the link download page each time you tried? Each page refresh will deliver a new set of "fresh" links. Since no one else has reported this trouble (through many thousands of downloads), something about your system must be different from others?
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No I didn't but I did close the browser and started it up today and went back to your site and got the same message. I also opened Edge and got the same message. I always use Chrome.
 
Hmm. The only thing I can suggest is that you explain step-by-step what you did... which page(s) you visited and what you did at each page? You've summarized your actions, but not with sufficient detail to diagnose what's going on. :)
 
Starting fresh I clicked on upgrade to Spinrite 6.1. Then I put in my transaction code from 2004 in and clicked on get downlink. I then right clicked the executable program link. And got the same result. linkusedorexpired. Closed all that and went to GRC.com clicked on upgrade to 6.1 and entered my transaction code. This time I just clicked on the link and my download manager downloaded a file called sr6.1.exe when I clicked on that it said it was corrupt or unreadable. I backed out to the enter your transaction page and refreshed it. I then put my serial number in there and got the same result. I didn't realyy to buy a copy but I might I have got a lot of use out of 6.0 but not since the change in the windows bios.
 
The links are one time use only. It seems likely you have some anti-virus or other web extension that is "previewing" the link before you can even click on it. My suggestion would be to use a different browser, or a different computer completely. Assuming you can get it to work once, so you can get your software, then you can mess around trying to figure what is causing the problem. Because it's interfering with the EXE and not the ZIP, my guess will be anti-virus.

Which anti-virus do you use?
 
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Just the one in Windows 11. But I did do what you thought of. Went out to the barn and used my Windows 11 computer that's about 1 year newer than my normal laptop. It worked just like it's supposed to. I now have a copy. The only thing that's different is one started out with Windows 10 and I installed 11 over 10. I just checked Windows antivirus protection history and there is an entry for today: setup Onedrive for file recovery in case of ransomware attack. Thanks everybody for your feedback. Claude Stewart
 
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