Hello, On 2/11/06, Derick Centeno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat, 2006-02-11 at 10:52 -0500, Steven Cox wrote: > > I feel your pain! It's Windows/ Internet Explorer thing, not an Open > > Office thing. > > > > What you need is a download manager. It allows you to restart the > download > > from where it left off. There is some help to be found at > > http://download.openoffice.org/index.html. > > > > > > > > On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 02:06:19 -0500, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have dial up and i have been trying to download openoffice.org all > day > > > and night.Each time i get 78% or 59% finished Something would make the > > > computer go off line.When i start back up it would download from the > > > start. Why doesnt it start from the interuption and not the beginning. > > > Or have i just downloaded it onto my computer 3 or 4 times? > > > > Mr. Cox, could be right of course. The problem as you (Mr. Carter) > described it, could have multiple causes. People have been complaining > about IE for years. If that is the problem, I would recommend switching > over to the browser known as Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/) > which has it's own download manager. Also has a separate email client > and more. It is very fast. > > Firefox cannot protect you from transmission anomalies though. You > should still investigate improving your transmission bandwidth. >
You could also try the BitTorrent download option... http://distribution.openoffice.org/p2p/index.html BitTorrent is a P2P method where a central 'tracker' keeps track of who is downloading and sharing specific files. When using BitTorrent to download OpenOffice.org, your computer automatically uses spare bandwidth to help share the file with others, and this means that you don't have to put up with slower downloads during peak download times (such as just after a release), because the more people downloading, the more people sharing. Also, your download is automatically checked for integrity to make sure that it is identical to the official version. To use BitTorrent technology, you must have a BitTorrent "client" installed. There are a list of suitable clients on the webpage. Hope that helps! -- - Chad Smith http://www.gimpshop.net/ Because everyone loves free software!
