Not able to update/install Abiword from behind an authenticated proxy on Windows XP

Hi all,

We have to access the internet through an authenticated proxy.
Unfortunately, Abiword installation does not allow for setting up proxy
authentication and fails while downloading stuff required during
installation, stuff like:
        * dictionaries for languages other than EN-US
        * glib
        * other required dependencies.

The error I get is something like this "Nslib: HTTP1.1/402
authentication required" (might not be exact, I remember it vaguely).

I tried setting the proxy in internet options to
"username:password@proxyhostname.example.com:proxyportnumber", but then
I get an error in resolving the host name.

Also, I tried to separately download the glib, but the installation
seems to need it in a specific location.

Any ideas how to go about this?

Thanks & Regards,
Sachin

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Sachin Garg <garg.sachin@wipro.com>
Lead Architect
Embedded & Product Engineering Division
Wipro Technologies
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