downloading videos (more than 2 at a time)

[UKBob]

Grabbing games from gamespot is a pain in the arse - windows only lets 2 files fly down at once, and it takes an entire day of clicking, waiting, clicking, waiting to get a few dozen videos (some are big)

Is there a way one can enable more than 2 right click save as downloads at the same time? So that several are all downloading simultaneously?

[malman]

You can up the max number of connections but may get limited by the destination server. For broadband I would reccommend no more than 4-6 depending on speed of broadband connection.

I think the limit applies per domain name(ie 2 downloads from microsft.com and 2 from pistonheads.tv etc). I might be wrong I don't use IE much these days.

To up the limit you can follow this
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/18311

[GreenV8S]

I don't tend to download lots of stuff, but the Firefox download manager looks as if it supports concurrent downloads?

[malman]

Firefox still has the max connections thingy but you get at that using about:config in address bar

network-max-http-connections-per-server=8

Dunno if the download manager gets round it but it will speed up general web browsing a bit on image rich sites

[r988]

Firefox rarely does more than two at a time, Opera seems to handle a few at a time and it has a pause/restart feature built in, very handy.

[Trooper2]

How about using a download manager? I've been using Flashget for approximately 3 months now and have been very happy with the free version ( just install it but don't register it). You can download multiple items at once and pause and restart downloads any time you want.


www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/FlashGet.shtml

Flashget Hack allows you to slit your down loads into 30 parts for more efficient use of your bandwidth.
www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/Flashget-Hack.shtml


It integrates nicely with I.E. and Fire fox (Flashgot).

https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?application=firefox&id=220


Best of all even I was able to figure out how to work it!


Take a peek at the links and see what you think.

>> Edited by Trooper2 on Tuesday 8th November 14:43

[UKBob]

I never said I was willing to fiddle about with settings

I like the look of this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/18311 but am not sure that Im feeling brave enough to edit the registry.

[Trooper2]

UKBob said:

I never said I was willing to fiddle about with settings I like the look of this: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/18311 but am not sure that Im feeling brave enough to edit the registry.

UKBob have a look here for a script that will make the change for you.

Linkypoo:www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

[Trooper2]

I found a program that may interest you, UKBob.

Link: www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Browser-Tweak/DownloadFix.shtml

Assuming you haven't found a fix for I.E.'s limited download problem yet.