Kurt
08-24-2006, 10:59 AM
Remember when the BF2 demo first came out? I was on the BF2 boards when someone posted that it was out. Hurrah! I started the download then came back to the boards to chat about it. Luckily enough I started downloading it JUST after it was released so I got a really good download speed.
Anyway, there was a ton of people on the boards chatting about it so I added my input to various threads. The download was getting closer and closer to being finished and I was getting more and more excited. It soon got to 98% or 99% so I came back to post that mine was nearly done.
This is where is gets funny (well, not for me).
I started typing in a thread and pressed enter to start a new paragraph. However, just before I pressed enter the download finished and the "copying" dialog appeared (remember, using IE downloads are put in a temp location then copied over when the download is complete). So, the copying box popped up and stole focus. I didn't notice and pressed enter to start a new paragraph but instead pressed enter on the "copying" dialog. And what's the default (and only) button on the "copying" dialog? Yep, you guessed it - "Cancel".
Yes, my download was cancelled - I hunted in vain on my PC for the temp file but it has gone. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I tried to restart the download but it failed as the servers were so busy. I went from being a smug git who was going to be one of the first to play to a miserable sod who had to come back to the boards and read everything people were posting about it with tremendous jealousy.
And what have I learnt? USE A DOWNLOAD MANAGER :-)
Anyway, there was a ton of people on the boards chatting about it so I added my input to various threads. The download was getting closer and closer to being finished and I was getting more and more excited. It soon got to 98% or 99% so I came back to post that mine was nearly done.
This is where is gets funny (well, not for me).
I started typing in a thread and pressed enter to start a new paragraph. However, just before I pressed enter the download finished and the "copying" dialog appeared (remember, using IE downloads are put in a temp location then copied over when the download is complete). So, the copying box popped up and stole focus. I didn't notice and pressed enter to start a new paragraph but instead pressed enter on the "copying" dialog. And what's the default (and only) button on the "copying" dialog? Yep, you guessed it - "Cancel".
Yes, my download was cancelled - I hunted in vain on my PC for the temp file but it has gone. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! I tried to restart the download but it failed as the servers were so busy. I went from being a smug git who was going to be one of the first to play to a miserable sod who had to come back to the boards and read everything people were posting about it with tremendous jealousy.
And what have I learnt? USE A DOWNLOAD MANAGER :-)