File download & installation error?

[Guest]

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Is there a caching of files downloaded?

The reason I ask is that I've had problems downloading & installing a
program. The error received on the installation reads as follows:

"Setup decompression failed, possible download error. Please download
the file again or contact your system administrator."

I've attempted to download again several times over time, however I
still get the same error. I've had no other problems downloading files
& installing them. So my thought was the file is cached and subsequent
downloads in essence are the original file. The only reason I say this
is due to the time on subsequent downloads. Subsequent downloads seem
to go much faster than the original, hence the question.

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Regards,

Greg Strong

 

[Rock]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

Greg Strong wrote:

> Is there a caching of files downloaded?
>
> The reason I ask is that I've had problems downloading & installing a
> program. The error received on the installation reads as follows:
>
> "Setup decompression failed, possible download error. Please download
> the file again or contact your system administrator."
>
> I've attempted to download again several times over time, however I
> still get the same error. I've had no other problems downloading files
> & installing them. So my thought was the file is cached and subsequent
> downloads in essence are the original file. The only reason I say this
> is due to the time on subsequent downloads. Subsequent downloads seem
> to go much faster than the original, hence the question.
>

Did you tell it where to download? Did a message box show on the screen
while downloading indicating where it would be saved?

Delete the temporary internet files. In Internet Explorer click on
Tools | Internet Options | Delete Files | tic mark Delete all offline
content | Ok.

Delete the contents of the temp folders:
C:\Documents and Settings\<Username>\Local Settings\Temp
C:\WINDOWS\Temp

Best to do that right after a fresh reboot.

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Rock
MS MVP Windows - Shell/User