XP sucks!

[phenious]

If there is I want to know what it is cause I have been typing many times late into the night and I accidently hit cancle on boxes that pop up on their own while I am typing.

-: phenious :-

[PyroSama]

Ok I was tweaking my registry and found this:


HKEY_CURRENT_USERS/SOFTWARE/MICROSOFT/INTERNET EXPLORER/MAIN

Look for NotifyDownloadComplete and change the value to "NO"


PyroSama

[uethello]

Just wondering if you did a search for the file before you start d/l again, maybe in some temp file somewhere.

[John Prophet]

Pyrosama, that is a setting found in IE6 under tools/internet options/advanced/browsing

[phenious]

yeah but I dont think that setting is going to help though. It seems IE downloads stuff to the Temp directory first and then moves it to wherever you want it so on large downloads you will see it moving the file. When that box pops up for a large file if you are typing and hit space or enter it will press the only button that is on the pop up box which is cancel... Smooth move Microsoft... hmmm any other ideas?

-: phenious :-

[PyroSama]

Oh didnt know that.

Im tweaking things in my registry to speed stuff up and just came across it and posted it.


PyroSama

[TOAD6147]

Not the same thing he's talking about, PyroSama. He's saying that the OS displayed a message window notifying him that it was transfering the d/l from it's temp file to the destination location. Apparently it had a "cancel" radio button that was inadvertently clicked when the new window popped to the top of what he was already working in and the transfer was lost. BTW, you might be able to find that file if you look hard enogh unless it was in the swap.

[TOAD6147]

So, how do you find that particular box in XP to either make it not run or remove the radio button?

[PyroSama]

Oh yeah your right I knew what he was talking about I just wasnt thinking when I found the tweak.

PyroSama

[Starfury_2260]

if you had looked the file would probably have still been in a temp folder somewhere. it may still be. i'd do a search for large files. also i'd suggest getright download manager. i've used it for years and it's great.