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illEffect

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August 18th, 2007 02:00

IE Download Help

I just got my Inspiron 530 today, and I tried to download a relatively large file (~450MB) and after about 2MB, it stopped and said it was complete, but it wasnt. I tried again, and this time it went to 15MB and stopped and said it was complete, how can I get IE to download the whole file? I am on a wireless network, and the signal is very strong.

kirkd

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5.2K Posts

August 18th, 2007 03:00

The problem is probably with the site you you are tapping, not your box. Some sites are just not stable. You need a download manager which can restart an interupted download. I use DownThemAll add-in for Firefox. There are several available for IE. Some will also use multiple connections if possible to download even faster. 
 
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GioAguilar

1.9K Posts

August 18th, 2007 03:00

Are you using tool bars on the IE? Try also by deleting the temp internet files, history, cookies... I've downloaded files no bigger than 130mb on IE.
 
To download big files (up to 5Gb) I use GetRight, Ares, uTorrent...
Run some Windows updates on your computer also to make sure...

illEffect

19 Posts

August 18th, 2007 03:00

Well, I'm downloading from download.com, that's pretty stable I think, and firefox seems to have no problem downloading it.

GioAguilar

1.9K Posts

August 18th, 2007 04:00

Really weird... Post back to see if after clearing cache the problem was solved, also try with a file about 50 - 100 just to test...

illEffect

19 Posts

August 18th, 2007 04:00

No, I'm not using any toolbars, and I haven't tried clearing the cache, I can't do it now because firefox is already downloading the file, so there is no reason for me to download it in IE, but as soon as it's done, I will try it just to see if it works. I have run all the available updates windows could find, a total of 31, still nothing.

illEffect

19 Posts

August 18th, 2007 07:00

Well, I managed to get to 295MB and then instead of saying complete, it just hung, I tried a smaller file, about 60MB, that downloaded just fine, and using firefox made it hang up at around 250 MB

Garred

418 Posts

August 18th, 2007 12:00

I know no one has said this and it may not be the problem, but it does not hurt to check and to make the change on your router if necessary.  Is your MTU setting set to high or to low?
 

illEffect

19 Posts

August 19th, 2007 00:00

Tried it, it worked at 1472, so that's not the problem. Any other suggestions?

Garred

418 Posts

August 19th, 2007 01:00

What is your power saving mode set at for the hard drive?
 
Here is something else to look at:
 


Message Edited by Garred on 08-18-2007 10:59 PM

illEffect

19 Posts

August 19th, 2007 23:00

Hmm...that's a thought, I changed the hard drive sleep time to "Never" and edited the registry with the new Values, I have already got the file, so it's not a problem anymore, thanks for the help =].

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