Wednesday, August 14, 2013

MSDN downloads without Akami download manager

I was trying to get some bits off of the MSDN site today and hit the dreaded AKAMI block!

Our local policies do not permit the installation of Active X controls on our local machines.  Surfing directly to the MSDN site and hitting the download button will either load the Akami manager or prompt you to install the control.  Of course, this fails since we do not have the permissions to load on our local machines.  So what to do??

The help on MSDN was kind enough to elaborate on the issue

Direct download option

Files are also available from Subscriber Downloads using your browser only, rather than any download manager. You may use this option if you prefer downloading with your browser, or if you are unable to run ActiveX-based download managers due to the security or proxy settings at your organization.
To find the Direct Download link for a particular file, select Details under the filename. From the Permalinks displayed under Details, select Direct Download to start a file download using your browser’s download manager.




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