Download Manager - Which One?

Lately I've been having more and more problems with downloads hanging on me. (Took about 20 tries to get ITC'96) I have cable so I don't really need more speed just something that can reconnect etc. There seems to be a thousand out there and from my brief perusal of forums many are rife with hidden ad and spyware. Any suggestions for a simple, small free/shareware download manager that is not hiding spyware? TIA

The one I use and like is FreshDownload. It's freeware and has no spyware. http://www.freshdevices.com/ HTH "Rudeboy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:cViKb.967125$9l5.465367@pd7tw2no... > Lately I've been having more and more problems with downloads hanging onme.

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> (Took about 20 tries to get ITC'96) I have cable so I don't really need > more speed just something that can reconnect etc. There seems to be a > thousand out there and from my brief perusal of forums many are rife with > hidden ad and spyware. Any suggestions for a simple, small free/shareware > download manager that is not hiding spyware? > > TIA > >

Rudeboy wrote:

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> Lately I've been having more and more problems with downloads hanging > on me. (Took about 20 tries to get ITC'96) I have cable so I don't > really need more speed just something that can reconnect etc. There > seems to be a thousand out there and from my brief perusal of forums > many are rife with hidden ad and spyware. Any suggestions for a > simple, small free/shareware download manager that is not hiding > spyware? > > TIA

With a cable connection to the internet I would say you don't need a download manager. You should instead be looking into what is happening to your throughput. How often do you unplug your cable modem? Try it. Check your firewall as well for any traffic you cannot account for, you may have some spyware or adware on your system that is causing the hangs, even worse a trojan. This is all supposition as you have only stated that downloads hang. Sean

I agree 100%....dont go looking for a utility ...do the wiser thing and sort out your cable connection. I have a mate who had problems with his cable connection but as the previous poster said a little effort sorted him out and he has never stopped thanking me since ;) AD "McWhom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Rudeboy wrote: > > Lately I've been having more and more problems with downloads hanging > > on me. (Took about 20 tries to get ITC'96) I have cable so I don't > > really need more speed just something that can reconnect etc. There > > seems to be a thousand out there and from my brief perusal of forums > > many are rife with hidden ad and spyware. Any suggestions for a > > simple, small free/shareware download manager that is not hiding > > spyware? > > > > TIA > > With a cable connection to the internet I would say you don't need a > download manager. You should instead be looking into what is happening to > your throughput. How often do you unplug your cable modem? Try it.

Check > your firewall as well for any traffic you cannot account for, you may have > some spyware or adware on your system that is causing the hangs, evenworse

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> a trojan. This is all supposition as you have only stated that downloads > hang. > > > Sean > >

I don't think it's the cable connection because it consistently happens on particular sites. And it's the same on two different computers on two totally different cable accounts (work and home). I can download 30 MB from Blackhole or SpeedSims in a minute or two every time. But places like DrivingItalia or M4driving are fairly fast but often hang mid download numerous times till I get it. Part of it is my fault in that it's often new big mods that have been just released, so me and everyone's dog are trying to download at the same time. This is part of the problem but not exclusively. I'm sure there are some sites that have slow, spotty servers and that the problem is on that end not with me. Not that I'm complaining, I appreciate anyone who creates great things and gives me an opportunity to download them. It just frustrates me when I've got 170 MB of a 200MB file and it craps out. I just thought it would be more efficient for me and everyone else if I could use the 170MB and reconnect to the end instead of junking that 170MB and starting from scratch. "AD" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:btcsn2$6cb$[email hidden]... > I agree 100%....dont go looking for a utility ...do the wiser thing andsort > out your cable connection. > > I have a mate who had problems with his cable connection but as theprevious > poster said a little effort sorted him out and he has never stoppedthanking

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> me since ;) > > AD > "McWhom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Rudeboy wrote: > > > Lately I've been having more and more problems with downloads hanging > > > on me. (Took about 20 tries to get ITC'96) I have cable so I don't > > > really need more speed just something that can reconnect etc. There > > > seems to be a thousand out there and from my brief perusal of forums > > > many are rife with hidden ad and spyware. Any suggestions for a > > > simple, small free/shareware download manager that is not hiding > > > spyware? > > > > > > TIA > > > > With a cable connection to the internet I would say you don't need a > > download manager. You should instead be looking into what is happening

to > > your throughput. How often do you unplug your cable modem? Try it. > Check > > your firewall as well for any traffic you cannot account for, you mayhave > > some spyware or adware on your system that is causing the hangs, even > worse > > a trojan. This is all supposition as you have only stated thatdownloads

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I get 2.2Mbit on my cable and still use a download manager. It's faster and if for whatever reason, the servers "hicup", it will resume automatically without worries. I recommend Flashget. http://www.amazesoft.com/ Good luck......

Yeah, but the seem to be into collecting email addresses. I'll find it somewhere though :) -Larry "Fatbob" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ssjKb.27772$[email hidden]...

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> The one I use and like is FreshDownload. It's freeware and has no spyware. > > http://www.freshdevices.com/ > > HTH > > "Rudeboy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:cViKb.967125$9l5.465367@pd7tw2no... > > Lately I've been having more and more problems with downloads hanging on > me. > > (Took about 20 tries to get ITC'96) I have cable so I don't really need > > more speed just something that can reconnect etc. There seems to be a > > thousand out there and from my brief perusal of forums many are rife

with > > hidden ad and spyware. Any suggestions for a simple, smallfree/shareware

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> > download manager that is not hiding spyware? > > > > TIA > > > > > >

"Rudeboy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<cViKb.967125 > Any suggestions for a simple, small free/shareware > download manager that is not hiding spyware? Netvampire.com worked well for me. Don't know if it contains adware but Lavasoft's Adware will find them if it does.

Some other browser than IE that already supports resuming downloads... "Rudeboy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:cViKb.967125$9l5.465367@pd7tw2no... > Lately I've been having more and more problems with downloads hanging onme.

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> (Took about 20 tries to get ITC'96) I have cable so I don't really need > more speed just something that can reconnect etc. There seems to be a > thousand out there and from my brief perusal of forums many are rife with > hidden ad and spyware. Any suggestions for a simple, small free/shareware > download manager that is not hiding spyware? > > TIA > >