windows xp help please

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coffee121858

I need some help please. When I download things it will only download to 99%
then it stops and want completely download things. Is there anything I can do
to fix this short of a reformat?
 
Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3) when posting in a
forum or newsgroup. Please do so in your next reply. In this case, also
state your IE version.

What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)?

Has a(another) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it)?
 
coffee121858 said:
I need some help please. When I download things it will only download
to 99% then it stops and want completely download things. Is there
anything I can do to fix this short of a reformat?
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Might be worth a try to wait...the download may finish.

--

J. Inzer MS-MVP
Digital Media Experience

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk
 
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I need some help please. When I download things it will
only download to 99% then it stops and want completely
download things. Is there anything I can do to fix this
short of a reformat?
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Are you joking or what?

Get a download manager or use Opera, it DL's very reliably.
See my other post under "Saving website pictures" tonight.
 
coffee121858 said:
When I download things
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You mean "files"?
it will only download to 99% then it stops
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That's probably your anti-virus program kicking in to interrogate the
downloaded file before it releases it for your use.
and want completely download things.
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Haven't a clue what that clause was supposed to mean.
Is there anything I can do to fix this short of a reformat?
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How long did you wait? If it is a huge file, it will take a long time for
your anti-virus program to scan that file.
 
Hello Coffee 1234567890, like your name, there are few details, too few. For
starters try checking out your software/Re-install, or if you are using
windows, simply look under Help for "Detect & Repair", run it. Do you have
AV running? Is your Web connection OK - you are paying your bills? - just
joking. How often does this happen, from what sites?, what kind/length of
files are you downloading? What is your platform? Re format -- NO.
Dave
 
coffee121858 said:
I need some help please. When I download things it will only download
to 99% then it stops and want completely download things. Is there
anything I can do to fix this short of a reformat?
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Pssst! Reformat won't help. Pass it on.
 
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