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Title: Downloads freezing on my computer
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 12, 2007, 09:44:55 PM
Whenever I try to download files now, the little download window freezes at 0% and I have to close the program or reboot my computer.  It usually takes several tries before it finally works.  What could be wrong?
Title: Re: Downloads freezing on my computer
Post by: Mupepe on January 12, 2007, 09:46:00 PM
have you run your virus scans and whatnot?
Title: Re: Downloads freezing on my computer
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 12, 2007, 09:47:00 PM
No.  I run a firewall, though.  Do you think it might be hijacked?
Title: Re: Downloads freezing on my computer
Post by: Mupepe on January 12, 2007, 09:48:04 PM
No.  I run a firewall, though.  Do you think it might be hijacked?
Well, it could just be a virus that slipped through and is fucking with your system.  Run your virus scans first and see what happens.
Title: Re: Downloads freezing on my computer
Post by: MrAngryFace on January 12, 2007, 09:55:46 PM
you downloading torrents and if so are you on vista?
Title: Re: Downloads freezing on my computer
Post by: demi on January 12, 2007, 09:56:36 PM
BAD RAM
Title: Re: Downloads freezing on my computer
Post by: Wobedraggled on January 12, 2007, 09:59:21 PM
Could be any number of things, is it downloads only?

Title: Re: Downloads freezing on my computer
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 12, 2007, 10:03:04 PM
Yeah, just downloads.  Everything else runs fine.  I'm going to defrag it tonight, and see if that helps.  How would I check for bad RAM?
Title: Re: Downloads freezing on my computer
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 12, 2007, 10:04:01 PM
And yes, I have downloaded torrents, but not recently.  I am running Windows media Xp.
Title: Re: Downloads freezing on my computer
Post by: MrAngryFace on January 12, 2007, 10:06:13 PM
dunno then, some vista releases caused network access to just freeze until reboot, its been fixed for a while tho
Title: Re: Downloads freezing on my computer
Post by: Wobedraggled on January 12, 2007, 10:06:51 PM
defrag

it's not ram, because it would affect other things.

if you can get it , run ccleaner  ccleaner.com clean out the junk and clean up the registry as well.

something funky in one of those two areas could be the cause.