Guest George Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 I've tried to read all the pertinent questions and answers regarding updating with the latest Java. What I've done is uninstall all JRE versions at Add/Remove Programs in Controll Panel. Then deleted C:/Program Files/Java folder. When I go to the Java site to download the offline installation version for jre 1.6.0_02 to save to the desktop, the File Download window shows 4 hours to download 13.8MB. Earlier today, an interruption at the two and a half mark has me trying the download again. Right now I'm at 12% with 3:29 to go. Lord Have Mercy. Is this speed within the usual timeframe for a dialup download of Java? If so, what if anything can be done to shorten the download time? George XP Home Edition SP2
Guest sgopus Posted September 16, 2007 Posted September 16, 2007 RE: Java offline download on dialup - 4 Hrs Normal? Get a friend with a faster connection to download it for you and burn to cd "George" wrote: > I've tried to read all the pertinent questions and answers regarding updating > with the latest Java. > > What I've done is uninstall all JRE versions at Add/Remove Programs in > Controll Panel. Then deleted C:/Program Files/Java folder. > > When I go to the Java site to download the offline installation version for > jre 1.6.0_02 to save to the desktop, the File Download window shows 4 hours > to download 13.8MB. Earlier today, an interruption at the two and a half mark > has me trying the download again. Right now I'm at 12% with 3:29 to go. Lord > Have Mercy. > > Is this speed within the usual timeframe for a dialup download of Java? If > so, what if anything can be done to shorten the download time? > > George XP Home Edition SP2
Guest Curt Christianson Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Java offline download on dialup - 4 Hrs Normal? Hi George, You may want to consider using "Free Download Manager". It claims to increase your download speed by splitting files into sections ...I actually use it just for cases like yours. It allows a download to be resumed if the connection is broken or interrupted. It doesn't have any spyware, adware, etc., and it's free. It's no fun getting almost all the way through a large d/l, only to have it broken, and have to start all over. -- HTH, Curt Windows Support Center http://www.aumha.org Practically Nerded,... http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm "George" <George@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1DB14BB1-A606-4674-856D-0B8F61910F0B@microsoft.com... | I've tried to read all the pertinent questions and answers regarding updating | with the latest Java. | | What I've done is uninstall all JRE versions at Add/Remove Programs in | Controll Panel. Then deleted C:/Program Files/Java folder. | | When I go to the Java site to download the offline installation version for | jre 1.6.0_02 to save to the desktop, the File Download window shows 4 hours | to download 13.8MB. Earlier today, an interruption at the two and a half mark | has me trying the download again. Right now I'm at 12% with 3:29 to go. Lord | Have Mercy. | | Is this speed within the usual timeframe for a dialup download of Java? If | so, what if anything can be done to shorten the download time? | | George XP Home Edition SP2
Guest George Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 Re: Java offline download on dialup - 4 Hrs Normal? Thanks Curt for the help - will remember for the next one. Although I lost track of the download while it read 2:55 left to go, about a half-hour later it had completed. So the download took only two hours - I got lucky... -- George XP Home Edition SP2 "Curt Christianson" wrote: > Hi George, > > You may want to consider using "Free Download Manager". It claims to > increase your download speed by splitting files into sections ...I actually > use it just for cases like yours. It allows a download to be resumed if the > connection is broken or interrupted. It doesn't have any spyware, adware, > etc., and it's free. > > It's no fun getting almost all the way through a large d/l, only to have it > broken, and have to start all over. > > -- > HTH, > Curt > > Windows Support Center > http://www.aumha.org > Practically Nerded,... > http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm > > "George" <George@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:1DB14BB1-A606-4674-856D-0B8F61910F0B@microsoft.com... > | I've tried to read all the pertinent questions and answers regarding > updating > | with the latest Java. > | > | What I've done is uninstall all JRE versions at Add/Remove Programs in > | Controll Panel. Then deleted C:/Program Files/Java folder. > | > | When I go to the Java site to download the offline installation version > for > | jre 1.6.0_02 to save to the desktop, the File Download window shows 4 > hours > | to download 13.8MB. Earlier today, an interruption at the two and a half > mark > | has me trying the download again. Right now I'm at 12% with 3:29 to go. > Lord > | Have Mercy. > | > | Is this speed within the usual timeframe for a dialup download of Java? If > | so, what if anything can be done to shorten the download time? > | > | George XP Home Edition SP2 > > >
Guest George Posted September 17, 2007 Posted September 17, 2007 RE: Java offline download on dialup - 4 Hrs Normal? Thank you sgopus for the information - you've taught me another way to get this slow download job done. Best wishes to you. -- George XP Home Edition SP2 "sgopus" wrote: > Get a friend with a faster connection to download it for you and burn to cd > > > "George" wrote: > > > I've tried to read all the pertinent questions and answers regarding updating > > with the latest Java. > > > > What I've done is uninstall all JRE versions at Add/Remove Programs in > > Controll Panel. Then deleted C:/Program Files/Java folder. > > > > When I go to the Java site to download the offline installation version for > > jre 1.6.0_02 to save to the desktop, the File Download window shows 4 hours > > to download 13.8MB. Earlier today, an interruption at the two and a half mark > > has me trying the download again. Right now I'm at 12% with 3:29 to go. Lord > > Have Mercy. > > > > Is this speed within the usual timeframe for a dialup download of Java? If > > so, what if anything can be done to shorten the download time? > > > > George XP Home Edition SP2
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