Thank you for your reply.
I have managed to fix one issue, issue #1 in my first post. The tpl_modules_os_downloads file was somehow corrupted via FTP and I re-uploaded it.
Problem #2 still stands and there is no cache error that might point to something. After entering the email, it shows everything fine but then if you click on the LogIn link it goes to the MyAccount page instead of blocking it (for lack of a better term).
Please advise.





