RaptureXPinstaller download issue

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2007/03/30 04:15:21 (permalink)

RaptureXPinstaller download issue

Hi Cakewalk and Rapture owners,
Recently I downloaded the installer for the two eXPansion packs in the 1.1 format, but the first time my computer said "download complete" after downloading only about 46.2MB. Since the Cakewalk site says the file is about 256 MB, I knew this wasn't right, so I downloaded it again, and got 249MB.

My question is, have I got the whole thing now, or did my computer again fail to truly
"complete" the download?

I show a version 0.0.0.0 in the Properties dialog box, which also indicates (261,729,336 bytes). This one is too close for me to call. Can anyone tell me whether I have the whole file or not?

Thanks in advance,

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    Paradroid
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    RE: RaptureXPinstaller download issue 2007/03/30 05:39:15 (permalink)
    Did the Expansion Pack install okay? It should of: the files stats you gave are the same as the .exe I have here and I had no worries. AFAIK, there'd be a checksum in the installer anyway… that'd get upset if the file was the wrong size due to a crash landing on the download. The installation would probably abort in that case.

    My guess it the Web page just plain says the wrong file size.
    post edited by Paradroid - 2007/03/30 07:50:36
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    René
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    RE: RaptureXPinstaller download issue 2007/03/30 07:48:56 (permalink)
    Right file size: 249 MB (261,729,336 bytes)
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    thndrsn
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    RE: RaptureXPinstaller download issue 2007/03/30 19:32:07 (permalink)
    Rene:

    Thank you. That helps absolutely!

    The only difference my system makes between the 42 MB download, and the 249 MB download is that there is one additional tab on the Properties dialog box for the 249 MB file: 'Digital Signatures'. However, it seems that if one were only to download a partial file, as I did in the first instance, there would be no way to know it wasn't the complete file without attempting to install it, say, if it were only a few bytes short of the stated filesize instead of being only 10 percent of it. Discovering the download error during installation is not the preferred method, I would rather think.

    Thus, it is important that the filesize stated on the download page be accurate!

    Thanks again, Rene. Please ask Cake to edit the info on the download page and put both of your numbers there. (What's 11 more characters, give or take, to an HTML file?)

    --thndrsn

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