Title: Cannot download WordPress 2.8
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot download WordPress 2.8

 *  Resolved [melch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/melch/)
 * (@melch)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-download-wordpress-28/)
 * I was hoping to create a new blog from scratch and decided to start fresh by 
   installing WordPress 2.8. I’m unable to download the zip file – downloading never
   completes and the rate of downloading is also snail-like. Can anyone advise on
   what to do or should I just wait it out?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-download-wordpress-28/#post-1114525)
 * Just downloaded 2.8 from the download tab at the top of this page and it took
   only a few seconds.
 *  Thread Starter [melch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/melch/)
 * (@melch)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-download-wordpress-28/#post-1114583)
 * thanks michael i tried again and it worked. guess it’s a case of downtime.
 *  [AllWires](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allwires/)
 * (@allwires)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-download-wordpress-28/#post-1114785)
 * I am having the same problem. It will take a while for the download window and
   then when it pops up it downloads at a rate of bytes/s and the file ends up being
   corrupted and only 7kb when it is done.
 * I tried on in firefox and ie and on my friends computer too and the same thing
   happens. Hopefully it is just a matter of downtime. This happens no matter what
   version or beta version I try to download.

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## Tags

 * [download](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/download/)
 * [Wordpress-2.0](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wordpress-2-0/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [AllWires](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allwires/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-download-wordpress-28/#post-1114785)
 * Status: resolved

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