Windows XP Pro SP2 : Download Problem.

[walia_ns]

Regret, I am facing download Problem from almost any site. Every time I try to download some stuff from the Net, the download starts immediately, but stops after downloading 30-40%. Merely wastage of resources and bad luck to get the required information.

Kindly help to solve the problem, I shall be highly obliged.

Nirmal Walia

[dave m]

sounds like yor temp files r full,try http://www.ccleaner.com/ its free and gets rid of all the garbage

[ACtheTROLL]

Not just the temp folder .... sounds like the System drive is full.

Windows "likes" 20-25% of the HDD as free space
It's ridiculous ... but when you download a file ... you download it to your temp folder and then windows copies the temp file to the folder you chose.... this requires about 2.5x the size of the file

a dvd = 4.3Gb therefore you need a minimum of 10Gb to download it

the page file = 2.5x your RAM so 1gb of ram needs 2.5Gb of disc space to support it

your waste bin will "take" up to 10% of your drive (another 10Gb?)

all in all it's amazing anyone ever gets a machine to load!!!

clean out your temp files

(right click a drive in my computer | properties | disk cleanup)
while you are in there defag the disc
Look in the windows folder ... delete any files that are blue and called something like
$NtUninstallKB921503$
but not $hf_mig$ (you need this)

Then think about buying a second HDD