downloads slow and eventually stop midstream

[ambergypsy]

I'm not being glib (re. topic title vs description). What I feel is frustration, because I like this website and appreciate what it offers and does for the public. My problem: downloading files to completion, specifically for fallout 3 from the Nexus Fallout Website. I initiate a file download after watching an ad and then the download slows and finally stops--never quite finishing. One example I've been trying to get is Brooke Companion. The file ceases download activity after slowing to a crawl at about 3 MB (half the file size). This has been going on for about five days and is not limited to this file.

 

My ISP (Verizon) says there is no trouble with the lines and they are sending me a new modem which will arrive tomorrow. But I don't think either my ISP or modem is the problem as the rest of the net works fine (email, facebook, Windows 7 downloads and updates, etc.). Before that, I was able to download files from this site that were 50 times the size without a problem.

 

My question(s): 1) Is anyone else experiencing this? 2) If the problem is not unique, are there any suggestions to solve it? 3) Would subscribing as a premium member help this problem specifically by providing faster or better download access points? (Yeah, I'm long overdue anyway, and the lifetime premium option is a great deal.) 4) I'm not aware of recent programs I've installed, except the Service Pack for Windows 7 Home Premium, which I may uninstall, if possible, to see if that is causing this difficult. I did recently reinstall the game on Win 7 from a dual boot (XP is the other OS), placing it in a directory other than Program Files (I read a lot though certainly not everything). Is there something I may have overlooked? Thanks in advance to whoever helps! This is really a great community.

 

Ambergypsy

[evilneko]

Does the problem persist if you boot to XP?

[ambergypsy]

Does the problem persist if you boot to XP?

 

 

Hi, evilneko,

 

Thanks, your (implied) suggestion worked (and I was able to download Brooke)! I have two OS's specifically so I can play older games, but get tired of booting to XP to play, then boot back to Win 7 to work. Now I'm wondering whether I have a virus or if FO3 has issues with Win 7. Endless imponderables, but you've made life easier for me with a friendly question. I'm indebted, for what it's worth.

 

Ambergypsy

Edited March 1, 2011 by ambergypsy

[evilneko]

That the problem is only present when booted to Win 7 is very telling. The cause must be related to something running there, perhaps some security software (the usual culprit, when things don't work) or a browser or addon issue. One thing you didn't mention is downloading files at other sites. Can you do that? If you need something safe (and potentially useful anyway) to download, try grabbing something from portableapps.com.

[ambergypsy]

That the problem is only present when booted to Win 7 is very telling. The cause must be related to something running there, perhaps some security software (the usual culprit, when things don't work) or a browser or addon issue. One thing you didn't mention is downloading files at other sites. Can you do that? If you need something safe (and potentially useful anyway) to download, try grabbing something from portableapps.com.

 

 

Again I thank you for your suggestions, evilneko. Although FO3 companions tend to wander, you, like Holmes and Watson, stay on track! I mean that as a compliment.

 

I've not visited portableapps.com but will, in hopes of migrating everything to a thumb drive and leaving my year old desktop behind for the next fallout (real or imagined). Oh, I jest, but in this age of anxiety, I can't rid myself of unmentionable fears that rootkits have taken roost in the rafters my system's dark and recessed kernels. My security, btw, is NOD32 and Windows firewall, along with Spybot. (Like coffee, experts can't settle on whether "layered" protection is good today and bad tomorrow.)

 

If you run into philosophical conundrums--my profession, of sorts--I'm here for you and the forum.

 

Regards,

Ambergypsy