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08-19-2002, 01:28 PM
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a question about multiple downloads...
A friend of mine was telling me that he is unable to download more than two movies at a time (leave all possibilities of illegal movies out of your head, legal issues are not the issue here).
He has a fast cable connection and is able to have more than two simultaneous downloads of any other file (he didn't give me a link to the particular site or tell me the file type). I asked him if windows gives him a message or anything; he said "no, it's just when I have two movies downloading at a time, and I try to do a third one while they are still downloading, I notice the "Save" button is greyed out, but I don't have this problem for any other file". Of course I have never had this problem before (he is using IE6 btw) so I was unable to help him. he uses no ad killers or download managers, just straight IE. I thought it might be a bandwidth limitation at the site, but since the "save" button is grayed out, it seems to stem more from the browser (perhaps?) Anyone ever encountered a similar problem with multiple downloads? How did you fix it? Did you find out what was causing it? thanks, I'd like to be able to help him, and I am curious myself as to the answer. |
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08-19-2002, 01:53 PM
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Maybe the site has a simultaneous download limit.
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08-19-2002, 02:00 PM
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Sites really do that??
If they do, that is probably the reason. |
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08-19-2002, 04:27 PM
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Sure - I was just up at Creative's site the other day to get some drivers and they only let you download one file at a time.
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08-19-2002, 05:01 PM
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what happens when you try to download more? A little popup saying "you bandwidth thief!" (or similar) or does the start button get greyed out, or what happens?
I am just trying to be a little certain that my friends symptoms are the result of download limits. thanks glc Last edited by DilLy; 08-19-2002 at 05:04 PM. |
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08-19-2002, 05:34 PM
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it could be the site if its the same and they have a d/l limit. or could it possible that the os doesn't allow more simultaneous d/l i know when d/l that xp pro doesnt allow more that two at the same time. i believe that this is because xp was programmed to manage and conserve as much ram and processing as possible to keep your system more stable and from meltdowns and frezzing.
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08-19-2002, 05:41 PM
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Creative puts your request into a queue and won't even give you the "save or open" box till the existing download is done.
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