Alternate DesktopX download sites?
Wednesday, October 10, 2001 by Slapster | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Hi, is there any other place where you can download DesktopX except that damn Cnet? I live n Northern Europe and even with my cable modem I can't seem to get a good connection to cnet...
Thanks
Thanks
Slapster
Reply #2 Wednesday, October 10, 2001 3:17 PM
Reply #2 Wednesday, October 10, 2001 3:17 PM
The problem with sites like cnet and zdnet, is that they don't give you the exact address of the file, but use a series of filters (or whatever). This makes it almost impossible to find the file using an ftp client or copy/pasting the link...
Any other suggestions?
Any other suggestions?
migellito
Reply #3 Wednesday, October 10, 2001 3:31 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, October 10, 2001 3:31 PM
after you click the green 'download now' at cnet, click cancel on the dl window that pops up. on the page underneath, find the section titled 'all download sites.' for dx there's just one listed, zdnet in the U.S. right-click the link and select copy, then paste into the address bar of your browser. add the '1' after the 'ftp' and click go :]
Slapster
Reply #4 Thursday, October 11, 2001 2:43 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, October 11, 2001 2:43 PM
Yup, tried that...
...more than once!
No luck. If there's anything I hate it's big d/l sites like cnet and zdnet that don't use mirror sites!
...more than once!
No luck. If there's anything I hate it's big d/l sites like cnet and zdnet that don't use mirror sites!
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Reply #1 Wednesday, October 10, 2001 3:11 PM