Re: OT: downloading of a file; Status

Sylvia Else wrote:

Robert Baer wrote:

Sylvia Else wrote:

Robert Baer wrote:

Sylvia Else wrote:

Robert Baer wrote:

Sylvia Else wrote:

Sylvia Else wrote:

Robert Baer wrote:

JeffM wrote:

Robert Baer wrote:

Remember i am on dial-up so a long file (>2megs) takes a long time
and the longer the time, the more likely it can be trashed or lost.

http://www.mdgx.com/files/NV8269.EXE which is about 14Megs
[...]always terminates somewhere in the middle[...]
I tried GetIt Right, and it instantly dies with a 403.


Assuming you mean GetRight (the download manager),
a 403 means that the referring page isn't what those guys require.
(aka: We're anal and you have to do it OUR way--no leaching or
linking.)
A download manager doesn't give a referring page, so you're stuck.

Find a neighbor/friend with a fast connection and a CD burner.




Someone was *VERY* kind and sent me the file broken into 500K UUE files.
After stripping off the (variable length) e-mail headers and the 4 blank lines at the end, and *then* combining to a large (21,364150 bytes) file, i was able to decode to a decent EXE (untried so far).





That seems rather large.


I misconstrued what you said. The final file size should be 15,260,160.

Sylvia.

I calculate that is about the 14,903Kb i have.
BUT.
Since the file i have crashes (see previous message), would you be kind enough to e-mail the EXE zipped up?
Yes, i know, it is already a ZIP file in self-extracting form.




OK. Should be on its way soon, provided the upload of the email doesn't fail. I'm going to bed (nearly 1am here), so I'll check it tomorrow.

Sylvia.


Thanks; so fr i have not seen it - but i am not russian (not in a rush).



At my end it looks as if it's gone through. Possibly your mail service provider has junked it as being too big.

If it doesn't show, I could split the file into bite sized pieces and make them available to you to download separately.

Sylvia.

Do not bother.
After an hour of downloading (and preventing disconnect), i finally got a file that corresponded with the MD5 and SHA1 checksums.
Followed directions in C:\TEMP and it worked, giving a bunch of files including Setup.
Now get this: ran Setup and it stated "unable to locate any Nvidia graphics chip on the system".
Bit..but..motorbut..
My video card is a Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS, supported for Win2K and up by the CD that came with it!
Then when the wizard quits, it states "..sucessfully installed Nvidia display drivers"; restart computer.
OK; Do so and so i am a little peeved to say the least and use Device Manager and force it to use the driver(s) in the C:\TEMP directory.
WinDoze does not like it, saying that it does not match the hardware, but i force it anyway.
Well, la-de-da, the *best* i can squeeze out of it is 640x480 16 colors (ugly!).
So, i go back to SVGA driver which WinDoze does not like either, and restore 800x600 16 colors which is the best i have been able to do so far.
N A S T Y!
Now, the motherboard has its own video chip, disabled in the BIOS so that the video card can work.
Methinks that the verdammdt software (M$ and Nvidia) only looks at the motherboard and seeing something, stops looking and thus that is why no progress.
Comments?
Any work-arounds?


Any particular reason you're trying to use that file rather than one downloaded from nVidia's site?

Sylvia.
The only files available from Nvidia support Win2K and up; zero support for Win98SE.
What i failed to mention was that i tried their 81.98_forceware_win9x_english.exe which is for the 6 series (not what i have) and it also complained that there was *no* Nvidia chip.
The drivers created by that also had the same complaint.
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