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dab
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 11:01 Edited at: 17th Jul 2006 11:04
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While downloading the beta version of Windows Vista, I found that Win XP Home (that's what I have) doesn't like to download 3.12 gb.




Isn't that crazy!

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Richard Davey
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 11:29
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Are you running under FAT32 or NTFS? FAT32 has a single file size limit of 2GB, which would explain the weird negative value.

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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 16:38 Edited at: 17th Jul 2006 16:38
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NTFS. I went to sleep last night, and my computer automatically restarted due to updates, and I lost my DL!!!! That makes me so mad. Time to find an accelerator.

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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 16:42
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Quote: "computer automatically restarted due to updates"

Yes, it gets very annoying. Unfortunately you have to change the Update program settings to stop that.

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dab
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 17:09
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Yep, now I choose when to install the updates now

I still think that the downloader wasn't programmed to handle huge files. That's why the time, percent was wrong (I hope the amount downloaded was correct though)

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Mikey P
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 17:23
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Quote: "NTFS. I went to sleep last night, and my computer automatically restarted due to updates, and I lost my DL!!!! That makes me so mad. Time to find an accelerator."


Doesn't the download site (at least the official one) recommend you use a download manager? It even offered to automatically install it for me It was pretty ugly, but did it's job.

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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 17:25
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It should be able to handle it - perhaps it got the initial file size wrong...

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 17:48
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Why are you updating anyway? Don't you want a fast OS or something?


Since the other one was scaring you guys so much...
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 17:52
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Its good to start looking at Vista now, as you can then see what works and what doesn't

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MiR
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 18:15
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mmm. I thought the max for FAT32 was 4gb. The max for a dvd in iso format is 2gb. Might be worth getting a download manager for such large files. I use fash get.

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Three Score
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 19:01
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the limit for fat32 is 4gb because 32bits=4gb(31bits=2gb)

probably should get a download manager for 1gb> files and for smaller stuff use firefox

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David R
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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 19:19
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Nah, Internet Explorer has an internal limit of about 2 or 3 gig. Nothing to do with filesystem.

Similar sort of limit with FF and mozilla (but slightly bigger if I remember)

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Posted: 17th Jul 2006 20:14
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good luck with the vista demo. If i wasnt using my dvd as a coaster now i would mail it to you.

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Posted: 18th Jul 2006 02:45 Edited at: 18th Jul 2006 02:45
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lol. I downloaded it, but decided to use Virtual PC instead of installing it on my "PC" Since MS is giving it away. I'm having trouble with it, but I'm determined to get it to work! I wrote it to a DVD thinking it was an Rw, but realised I had put in an R! So, I guess, I'd have to waste another dvd if I wanted to burn at a lower speed. VPC is actually really cool. I installed XP pro to try to maybe do an upgrade instead, but it doesn't like running the setup, so now I'm updating the OS itself before installing Vista. lol.

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