diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 300e2678d9..7d7fa95ae0 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -19003,3 +19003,19 @@ David  1 Nov 2004
             top_users.php
         lib/
             util.C
+
+David  1 Nov 2004
+    - PHP caching: call clearstatcache() prior to filemtime(),
+        just in case the file doesn't exist anymore.
+        NOTE: this doesn't seem to work.
+        Sometimes it thinks a cached copy is there, but it's not.
+    - row4(): don't left/right align
+    - core client download page:
+        don't check for user login (this page is cached!!)
+
+    html/
+        inc/
+            cache.inc
+            util.C
+        user/
+            download.inc
diff --git a/html/inc/cache.inc b/html/inc/cache.inc
index 2cd28a4709..ccb4e711e2 100644
--- a/html/inc/cache.inc
+++ b/html/inc/cache.inc
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ function start_cache($max_age, $params=""){
     if ($max_age) {
         $request = getallheaders();
 
+        clearstatcache();
         $lastmodified = @filemtime($path);
         if ($lastmodified) {
 
@@ -141,7 +142,9 @@ function start_cache($max_age, $params=""){
             Header("Last-Modified: " . gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s",$lastmodified) . " GMT");
             Header("Expires: " . gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s",$lastmodified+$max_age) . " GMT");
             Header("Cache-Control: public, max-age=" . $max_age );
-            readfile($path);
+            if (!@readfile($path)) {
+                echo "can't read $path; lastmod $lastmodified\n";
+            }
             exit;
         }
     }
diff --git a/html/inc/util.inc b/html/inc/util.inc
index 81c3665a1d..56048bb182 100644
--- a/html/inc/util.inc
+++ b/html/inc/util.inc
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@ function row3($x, $y, $z) {
 }
 
 function row4($xx, $xy, $yx, $yy) {
-    echo "<tr><td width=25% valign=top align=right>$xx</td><td width=25%>$xy</td>"
-        . "<td width=25% align=right>$yx</td><td width=%25>$yy</td></tr>\n";
+    echo "<tr><td width=25% valign=top>$xx</td><td width=25%>$xy</td>"
+        . "<td width=25% >$yx</td><td width=%25>$yy</td></tr>\n";
 }
 
 function rowify($string) {
diff --git a/html/user/download.php b/html/user/download.php
index 4411d7bd85..83131e877e 100644
--- a/html/user/download.php
+++ b/html/user/download.php
@@ -9,24 +9,16 @@ require_once("../inc/db.inc");
 require_once("../inc/download.inc");
 
 
-    init_session();
     db_init();
 
     page_head("Download BOINC software");
-    if (!get_logged_in_user(false)) {
-        echo "
-            <font color=ff0000>
-            <b>First-time ".PROJECT." participants</b>:
-            <br>Don't download BOINC software now.
-            <a href=create_account_form.php>Create an account</a>
-            before you download.
-            </font>
-            <p>
-            If you're a returning ".PROJECT." user:
-        ";
-    }
     echo "
-        Select your computer type:<p>\n
+        <font color=ff0000>
+        <b>First-time ".PROJECT." participants</b>:
+        <br>Don't download BOINC software now.
+        <a href=create_account_form.php>Create an account</a> first.
+        </font>
+        <p>
     ";
     print_download_links();
     echo "