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Problems downloading big files in Windows XP
I'm having problems downloading big files in Windows XP with SP2.
Configs are Pentium III 797 MHz, 128MB RAM, 40GB HDD. When i try to download certain files things usually start o.k. but then suddenly the downloaded file will show it's completed, e.g., when downloading a 75Mb file it gets to about 20Mb when suddenly the progress bar will shoot along to the end and state the download is complete. Needless to say when I subsequently click on the file it comes up as being corrupt. So this prevents me from getting important files downloaded. A download accelartor didnt help either, and besides download accelerators are not allowed in many file uploading sites. I hace notices that it usually always happens only after abt 20-25 MB have been downloaded. I have a cable connection. I wud appreaciate if some1 cud pls help me with this. |
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This is usually a problem with the server you are downloading from. If you
try the download again and it does complete fully, the fault lies with the site you are downloading from. 75 MB is nothing to download, I average about 5 GB a day. I sometimes have the problem you describe when I use certain sites, if I try again one or more times the download does complete fully. " wrote: I'm having problems downloading big files in Windows XP with SP2. Configs are Pentium III 797 MHz, 128MB RAM, 40GB HDD. When i try to download certain files things usually start o.k. but then suddenly the downloaded file will show it's completed, e.g., when downloading a 75Mb file it gets to about 20Mb when suddenly the progress bar will shoot along to the end and state the download is complete. Needless to say when I subsequently click on the file it comes up as being corrupt. So this prevents me from getting important files downloaded. A download accelartor didnt help either, and besides download accelerators are not allowed in many file uploading sites. I hace notices that it usually always happens only after abt 20-25 MB have been downloaded. I have a cable connection. I wud appreaciate if some1 cud pls help me with this. |
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Problems downloading big files in Windows XP
Thank you John and Geminate for your prompt replies.
I shall try firefox with the extension you have mentioned. But did you have the same problem John before you tried what you have suggested? Geminate, the problem is that this has happened on several sites and be it any file, if it is more than abt 25 MB, this just HAS TO happen. I have tried and retried several times, but it never does complete. So I realised the problem is something deeper, not with the file or the server/site. Once again I thank you for helping me out. |
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