Is It Possible ?

343_guilty_spark343_guilty_spark Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">To D/L</div> I'm downloading a file and it's going to take 53 hours + to download, i don't really want to leave my computer on all night but if i turn my computer of then i'll have to start from scratch, i have windows XP, is it possible to turn of or hibernate my computer without losing my download ?
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    why exactly dont you want to turn it off tho :s
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    I'm not sure but you could use a Download manager to resume downloads (I swore by it when I had 56K)

    I would recommend <a href='http://www.netants.com' target='_blank'>Net Ants</a>
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  • 343_guilty_spark343_guilty_spark Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
    If i turn it off, then i'll lose the download and have to start from scratch
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    Not with Net Ants

    It'll remember where you are in the Download and allow you to resume it later
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    For obvious reasons you can't turn off the hard drive, so I'd say hibernation is not an option (at best, your computer would just wake up again constantly). You can turn off the monitor though.
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  • 343_guilty_spark343_guilty_spark Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
    edited July 2003
    Might aswell turn of the monitor, my Dad doesn't like me downloading stuff, seeing how it could be dangerous to the computer, so i just gotta hide it from him for 3 days <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
    Netants doesn't work with this download file. It uses Bittorrent
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--343_guilty_spark+Jul 22 2003, 03:53 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (343_guilty_spark @ Jul 22 2003, 03:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Might aswell turn of the monitor, my Dad doesn't like me downloading stuff, seeing how it could be dangerous to the computer, so i just gotta hide it from him for 3 days <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
    Netants doesn't work with this download file. It uses Bittorrent <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Sounds like the good old-fashioned "over-protective computer user". "Anything on the internet is likely to be made by evil people who are out to get my computer." No offense.
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  • VenmochVenmoch Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1093Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--343_guilty_spark+Jul 22 2003, 01:53 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (343_guilty_spark @ Jul 22 2003, 01:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Netants doesn't work with this download file. It uses Bittorrent <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ahhhhh

    Your one of those "Bittorrent Hippys" To use a quote from MonsE
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Venmoch+Jul 22 2003, 11:23 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Jul 22 2003, 11:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--343_guilty_spark+Jul 22 2003, 01:53 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (343_guilty_spark @ Jul 22 2003, 01:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Netants doesn't work with this download file. It uses Bittorrent <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ahhhhh

    Your one of those "Bittorrent Hippys" To use a quote from MonsE <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Goshdarnit! The whole friggen point of bittorrent is that you can resume it any time you want! It juts downloads whatever bits you need from other people, and other people download whatever bits you've downloaded already! Just double click on the torrent and select the partially downloaded file, and it'll resume.
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  • ShockehShockeh If a packet drops on the web and nobody&#39;s near to see it... Join Date: 2002-11-19 Member: 9336NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation
    Yeah, it's like eDonkey, only not as good.
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  • 343_guilty_spark343_guilty_spark Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
    eDonkey ? Resume ? MonsE ? I'm trying to download deus ex patch and it's going to take 4 days, i went on a german site to download it then all these popups came up then this program called Bittorent came up downloading the patch downloading it, its gonna take ages and all i want to know where is the pause button ?
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--343_guilty_spark+Jul 22 2003, 12:08 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (343_guilty_spark @ Jul 22 2003, 12:08 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> eDonkey ? Resume ? MonsE ? I'm trying to download deus ex patch and it's going to take 4 days, i went on a german site to download it then all these popups came up then this program called Bittorent came up downloading the patch downloading it, its gonna take ages and all i want to know where is the pause button ? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    There is none. There's a cancel button, and when you try to use the torrent file again and select the partially downloaded junk, it should resume.
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--TychoCelchuuu+Jul 22 2003, 03:46 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TychoCelchuuu @ Jul 22 2003, 03:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Venmoch+Jul 22 2003, 11:23 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Venmoch @ Jul 22 2003, 11:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--343_guilty_spark+Jul 22 2003, 01:53 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (343_guilty_spark @ Jul 22 2003, 01:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Netants doesn't work with this download file. It uses Bittorrent <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ahhhhh

    Your one of those "Bittorrent Hippys" To use a quote from MonsE <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Goshdarnit! The whole friggen point of bittorrent is that you can resume it any time you want! It juts downloads whatever bits you need from other people, and other people download whatever bits you've downloaded already! Just double click on the torrent and select the partially downloaded file, and it'll resume. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    yup lol


    dont you hippys read the manual? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • 343_guilty_spark343_guilty_spark Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
    screw the manual i want the deus ex patch <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • AllUrHiveRblong2usAllUrHiveRblong2us By Your Powers Combined... Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11244Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Shockwave+Jul 22 2003, 09:59 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Shockwave @ Jul 22 2003, 09:59 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah, it's like eDonkey, only not as good. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    True dat!
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  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--343_guilty_spark+Jul 22 2003, 05:15 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (343_guilty_spark @ Jul 22 2003, 05:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> screw the manual i want the deus ex patch <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You paying <i>any</i> attention at all?

    1st - Download a resume program (like GetRight or something)
    2nd - Go to the download site, right click and select "download with GetRight"
    3rd - When you want to sleep, pause the download, turn off the computer and sleep!
    4th - When you wake up, turn on the computer, select resume and then follow step 3.

    Voila! <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • 343_guilty_spark343_guilty_spark Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
    nope i found my deus ex patch, cancelled the download, no way i'm waiting 4 days for a patch, anyway what is a Bitorrent and edonkey ? is it like kazaa ?
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  • RPG_JssmfulhudRPG_Jssmfulhud Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4006Members
    I think discussing about those peer-to-peer programs will be closed down soon... So no go... <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • 343_guilty_spark343_guilty_spark Join Date: 2003-06-18 Member: 17462Members
    oh it's one of those, well time to let the thread die, thx for all the help.
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  • ConfuzorConfuzor Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2412Awaiting Authorization
    Better than eDonkey?

    Is there a lot of difference between eDonkey and Overnet? Because I can expect the videos I download to take up to 2 days - that was the case for the episodes of Trigun I downloaded.

    I know the purpose of eDonkey and BitTorrents are different - you can find about any file through eDonkey, but Torrents are generally for newly released files, and they download FAST. I can reach max speed of my DSL with Torrents (150kbs). If I'm lucky with Overnet, I score around 40kbs, and that's after having to wait God knows how long at 0kbs while I deal with uncancelable uploads with my temporary files. <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo-->
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