[TheMuffinMan]

Bump. Is there still no solution to this problem?

I'm using Windows XP with the firewall disabled, I have no router or other firewall software, and I've followed all the steps listed on the forums and webpage exactly, all to no avail. I'm using DSl, but I don't really see why that would be a problem.

I've downloaded (and installed) the mdac thingy, as well as read almost every post on this subject. Having read those posts, everyone just says wait for a fix... but some of those posts are over 2 months old, and I've seen no indication that a fix is in the works...

Is there no way that I can just download the files manually or something?

Edit:

A file called patchedtemp containing:

Bad Gateway
The following error occurred:
The host name was not found during the DNS lookup. Contact your system administrator if the problem is.not found by retrying the URL. (DNS_HOST_NOT_FOUND)

is also created after I try using the patcher thingy. I have no firewalls or proxies at all.