filedownload capped at 2GB

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

so I've tried serveral times downloading the burnout trial using my Dad's PC(faster internet) but everytime the download completes at 2GB straight even though the file is supposed to be 2,9GB....abd the zip file is corrupted or contains a single 0byte file(even though the zip file is actually 2GB) so anyone have any idea why this is and how I fix it?

I'm using latest firefox and he's running a 64bit vista home edition. also he's running Norton 360.

I can't really think of anything else that could be the cause of this.

 

[Stigmata]

It's probably your ISP. Give them a call and see what they tell you about file downloads.

 

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

shouldn't be caps on downloads....

the limit is only for single file downloads....I can download multiple files as long as they don't exceed 2GB per file.
as far as I know download caps are on total size not per file size.

I don't even think there's ever caps on downloads in my country(Denmark).

 

[Stigmata]

Man that's ****ing dumb. I hate ISPs.

Next best solution: Get someone else to download it, split it into two .rar files, and upload those

 

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

wtf are you talking about!? I just said it wasn't the isp.

 

[Stigmata]

I posted before you edited.

 

[DigiQ8]

Isn't that related to the file system being FAT32?
Or I'm wrong?

 

[Sir Phoenixx]

Max file size for FAT32 is 4gb. And since he's using Vista, he's (most likely) using NTFS instead of FAT32.

 

[giant384]

Max file size for FAT32 is 4gb. And since he's using Vista, he's (most likely) using NTFS instead of FAT32.

what does that have to do with his download not finishing.....

 

[barbarbarbarbar]

It's your ISP blocking probably , I bet it has to do with anti-piracy , i know you weren't doing anything wrong , but still .

 

[Jintor]

Oh? I always assumed firefox likes to kill large downloads for me. It could be my ISP though...

 

[Sir Phoenixx]

what does that have to do with his download not finishing.....

I was replying to Digi. Try reading first next time.

Isn't that related to the file system being FAT32?
Or I'm wrong?

 

[giant384]

I was replying to Digi. Try reading first next time.

i was responding to it as a whole

 

[Escaep]

Isn't that related to the file system being FAT32?
Or I'm wrong?

I am guessing that this is the problem. Right click your C (or w/e your main drive letter is) and go to Properties. However, FAT32 can handle up to 4gb. I dunno.

Try this i guess.

To work around this problem, you can configure a Web site that is dedicated to downloading large files. To do this, disable the HTTP Keep-Alives Enabled option for a Web site that Internet Information Services (IIS) hosts. To disable this option, follow these steps:
Open Internet Information Services Manager.
Right-click the Web site that requires the change, and then click Properties.
Clear the HTTP Keep-Alives Enabled check box that is located on the Web Site tab, and then click OK.
Notes
The HTTP Keep-Alives Enabled option enables a client that connects to the Web server to reuse the current TCP/IP session when it downloads all content from the Web server. When you disable this option, an Internet Explorer client can then download files of up to 4 GB. However, it also forces the client to establish a new TCP/IP session with the Web server for every content object that is downloaded from the Web page. Additionally, it creates extra TCP/IP overhead for both the server and the client which will adversely affect page load times
Windows Internet Explorer 7 can reliably download files up to 4 GB in size without the previously described change to the server. There is no workaround to enable Internet Explorer 7 to download files larger than 4 GB in size. Windows Internet Explorer 8 can reliably download files over 4 GB in size without the previously described change to the server.

 

[Iced_Eagle]

Browsers also have limits on the max file size they can download.

I think it may depend on the filesystem you use, but last I heard IE has a 2GB max file size it can download. Perhaps FF has the same limitation? However, a google search also is showing people saying the limit is actually 4GB. Not sure which one is correct.

Try using a download manager or some other dedicated download program.

 

[Asus]

It could be that the file that the server is hosting is corrupt.
Or it's the browser's fault.

I know I've tried downloading drivers from Nvidia.com before and one time it stop short. Repeatedly the same thing. But I tried it from another PC with a different browser installed and it worked.
Although I later tried downloading the same file from a different source on the previous PC/browser that was giving me trouble and it worked when I downloaded it from a completely different site/server. Same file version and size etc.