Guys
Thanks for your quick responses.
After some searching I found that Firefox and other browsers can have problems downloading the files giving the error I encountered.
I followed the directions for zsync for windows. After some trial and error I finally was able to download the live ISO.
Used the following command line to properly download the iso
C:\Users\House\Downloads\zsync
www.linuxcnc.org/iso/linuxcnc-2.8.2-buster.iso.zsync
The zsync executables were still in my download folders and added the correct path in order for windows to find zsync.
Burning the iso to a USB as I type using rufus.
Next - time to order either pico or mesa stepper boards and get rid of this hobbyCNC pro board for good.
Brian