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JamesDad
I have previously used DLExpert (version 0.99), but switched to Fresh
Download because DLExpert turns my PC into a tortoise. When it's
running, EVERYTHING I do slows to a crawl. The mouse becomes hard to
drag, keystroke presses don't get immediate results (and the PC
definitely can't keep up with my typing), etc. etc. Fresh Download
apparently is less demanding on the CPU so I can download in the
background and do other things.
In recent days, I've had the need to download a number of large
(300-700MB) files, and because Fresh Download works by downloading
everything to multiple files (and merging them at the end), I've
gotten caught several times when my computer locks up (I'm way overdue
for doing a "Windows meltdown") and after powering down and
restarting, the incomplete downloads are trashed so I have to clear my
work directory and start them over.
Remembering that DLExpert saves each download to a single
pre-allocated file and thus doesn't have the same problems with
aborted downloads due to system lockup, I reluctantly reinstalled
DLExpert and am suffering with my PC in "tortoise mode" just to get
the downloads done the FIRST time.
NOTE: Just to make sure I'm clear here--I'm talking about the computer
itself, not Internet bandwidth.
I have a vague recollection that there's a way to set DLExpert so that
it's not as demanding on the system, but have been unsuccessful thus
far in finding that information on Google Groups. Does someone here
know what I'm talking about and can help, or am I recalling references
to settings that have to do with bandwidth? I did see some references
to that kind of thing on Google Groups.
For reference: My PC is a generic clone, AMD K6/2-300 CPU, 256 MB RAM,
running Windows 95B (OSR2) with a fixed 512MB swap file, and there's
about 1-1/2 gigs free on my download partition (not counting about
another 1-1/2 gigs in use by DLExpert).
With that background, 1) is there a way to configure DLExpert v0.99 so
that it doesn't hog the computer's resources? 2) If not, is there
another freeware download manager that isn't as demanding on the
computer but saves downloads-in-progress in such a way that they are
OK to resume and complete even in the wake of a
PClockup-powerdown-restart-type crash? Thanks much!
Download because DLExpert turns my PC into a tortoise. When it's
running, EVERYTHING I do slows to a crawl. The mouse becomes hard to
drag, keystroke presses don't get immediate results (and the PC
definitely can't keep up with my typing), etc. etc. Fresh Download
apparently is less demanding on the CPU so I can download in the
background and do other things.
In recent days, I've had the need to download a number of large
(300-700MB) files, and because Fresh Download works by downloading
everything to multiple files (and merging them at the end), I've
gotten caught several times when my computer locks up (I'm way overdue
for doing a "Windows meltdown") and after powering down and
restarting, the incomplete downloads are trashed so I have to clear my
work directory and start them over.
Remembering that DLExpert saves each download to a single
pre-allocated file and thus doesn't have the same problems with
aborted downloads due to system lockup, I reluctantly reinstalled
DLExpert and am suffering with my PC in "tortoise mode" just to get
the downloads done the FIRST time.
NOTE: Just to make sure I'm clear here--I'm talking about the computer
itself, not Internet bandwidth.
I have a vague recollection that there's a way to set DLExpert so that
it's not as demanding on the system, but have been unsuccessful thus
far in finding that information on Google Groups. Does someone here
know what I'm talking about and can help, or am I recalling references
to settings that have to do with bandwidth? I did see some references
to that kind of thing on Google Groups.
For reference: My PC is a generic clone, AMD K6/2-300 CPU, 256 MB RAM,
running Windows 95B (OSR2) with a fixed 512MB swap file, and there's
about 1-1/2 gigs free on my download partition (not counting about
another 1-1/2 gigs in use by DLExpert).
With that background, 1) is there a way to configure DLExpert v0.99 so
that it doesn't hog the computer's resources? 2) If not, is there
another freeware download manager that isn't as demanding on the
computer but saves downloads-in-progress in such a way that they are
OK to resume and complete even in the wake of a
PClockup-powerdown-restart-type crash? Thanks much!