Windows Problems
<div class="IPBDescription">Downloads</div> ok, Windows has one thing that REALY ticks me off, and I have commented on this before:
When ever a large download wondows downloads it to a different place and then copys it to the final destination when compleate
the problem here is that the IDIOT who designed this made it so that the little 'fille moving' window pops up, steals focus from what ever you are doing AND AUTO SELECTS CANCEL AS THE HIGHLITED BUTTON.
So If I am typing (or playing emulated games where I bind speed up to SPACE) THE STUPID THING DIES!!!!
there goes my 1/2 hr, hour, 5 hour DOWNLOAD!!!!
does any one know how to:
1) Get back said file (I DOWNLOADED IT, WHERE IS IT?)
2) Make windows not bestupid about this ONE THING!
please, if any one can help me out.
Oh, and don't bother with:
1) Use a 'better' os
2) Use a 'better' browser
What I am looking for is what I said, I realy don't care if you think phoenix pawns IE, I don't feel like installing them, nuff said.
When ever a large download wondows downloads it to a different place and then copys it to the final destination when compleate
the problem here is that the IDIOT who designed this made it so that the little 'fille moving' window pops up, steals focus from what ever you are doing AND AUTO SELECTS CANCEL AS THE HIGHLITED BUTTON.
So If I am typing (or playing emulated games where I bind speed up to SPACE) THE STUPID THING DIES!!!!
there goes my 1/2 hr, hour, 5 hour DOWNLOAD!!!!
does any one know how to:
1) Get back said file (I DOWNLOADED IT, WHERE IS IT?)
2) Make windows not bestupid about this ONE THING!
please, if any one can help me out.
Oh, and don't bother with:
1) Use a 'better' os
2) Use a 'better' browser
What I am looking for is what I said, I realy don't care if you think phoenix pawns IE, I don't feel like installing them, nuff said.
Comments
download managers also don't help as alot of websites specificly bork you if you try to use them.
Right now I wana try and fix the basic problem with windows and see if I can recover my data.
specificly infact the site I want is herE:
<a href='http://ryzom.com/downloads/movies/teasers/?sound=on' target='_blank'>http://ryzom.com/downloads/movies/teasers/?sound=on</a>
and I can't use get right for it.
as for downlaoding it before I go to sleep?
well, it was like 11 am when I started a series of downloads, I am not gona wait till 1 am to start them actualy.
oh well, just redownloading it.
Honestly all I want is a way to make it so that stupid wondow DOSN'T Pop up!
I had to DL Far Cry like 3 times :X
for me it always seems to be right when I am writing up a big post for some one in tech help <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
oh well, I got all of my downloads done....
hehe, Personaly I say every one should check out those videos (link above) they are very cool <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
soem of them (#s 2 and 3 I think it was) do alot of placing CGI charachters from their game into real life (#2 is the chars in the Dev Teams Office, and #3 is them at E3 <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
Oh, and I think the reason you can't find the file when the transfer cancels is because IE helpfully deletes it from the temp folder.
<a href='http://www.amazesoft.com' target='_blank'>Flashget</a> doesn't. Stop complaining about the way download managers don't work for half a second and try it. I had no problems downloading those files (or any others) with it.
Other than doing that (or using a download manager), I really don't see how you can fix your problem.
You say we shouldn't tell you not to bother with "Get a better OS" or "Get a better browser" - problem is, that <b>is</b> your problem, unfortunately.
Apparently someone even makes optimized versions of Firebird available from the daily CVS snapshots (bleeding-edge) for those who want to risk it. (aka: alpha-alpha-alpha code)
download managers also don't help as alot of websites specificly bork you if you try to use them. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's download <i>accelerators</i>, which try to open more than one connection in order to download faster. I haven't ever heard of a site not liking a pure download manager.
And yes, I realise that you're looking for solutions to your problem rather than alternatives, but it's still worth thinking about. Download mangers make life a lot easier in other ways (not the least of which is that you can download huge files in small pieces).
Basically, grit your teeth and bear it for another month or two and it will be resolved.
And Medhead, calm down and save your nasty-grams for a PM, or I will make your forum account hurt.
If you disable multiple connection downloading, or whatever the app calls it's download accelerator, you shouldn't run into any problems. Just uncheck it.
If you can configure it to only open one connection <i>per mirror</i>, you can get the best of both worlds.
As for Other browsers:
Again, I am ussed to IE, It is simpiler for me to update IE (I run windows update regularly), and If I am gona install another borowser I personaly want to compleatly clear out my previous browser (in this case that would be IE, and that is rather hard to do actualy).
I will try leechget over getright, however I tend to not want to use download managers when I am doing simple files (anything under an hour or 2).
Oh well, I should have known better then to ask for help on a specific thing, should have known every one would just spout out 'NO this is what you should do!'
well thats not what I WANT to do (and seeing how as the POINT of programs are to do what you want them to do..... yah)
You had a problem. We gave you the <b>only solutions.</b> It's not <b>our</b> fault you didn't like those solutions. <b>No need to be rude to those who are trying to help.</b>