Problems with downloading - anything!

[khunwilko]

Still very much finding my way around my new MacBook pro - (Snow leopard).

I seem to have a problem downloading anything from the net - e.g. up dates additional software etc.

Although it starts to download, and the download window opens, it doesn't stop - the thing just keeps on "downloading" even after the items full MB or KB has been reached.

Any advice on this?

 

[jmann]

Try repairing your permissions, rebooting and then try it again.

 

[khunwilko]

"repairing your permissions"

how do I do that?

 

[spinnerlys]

"repairing your permissions"

how do I do that?

Disk Utility

http://kb.iu.edu/data/aoxn.html
via http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=mac+os+x+repair+permissions&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8