Author: Zhong-Ping Li
Say network applications, download is undoubtedly the most extensive, while there are many download tools, how to choose a suitable it? General to consider many factors, but I think speed is the most important; also a factor is "whether to support HTTP?" In particular the speed of the network unstable status quo; final consideration is that its management is not easy to manage? Combination of these factors, I think Mass Downloader! May be the best choice. It is a multi-threaded support for HTTP download tool, the default 10 threads, maximum 100 threads, super multi-threading capabilities so that it can also download the same file multiple parts to maximize the use of a user's computer and other server's network resources by each part of a separate thread to download, the download speed to play to the extreme. And it can browse the contents of a remote ZIP file and select download, it is not other download software.
I. Basic Information
Software Name: Mass Downloader
Version: V2.1 SR 1
File Size: 680K
Software vendor: MetaProducts Software Corporation
System Platform: Win 95/98/NT/2000
Software Type: shareware, registration fee of $ 19.95, 30-day trial
Download: http://202.103.134.147/download/swdetail.phtml?id=914
Second, installation and startup
Software installation is very simple, step by step "next" you can complete the installation, select "Add shutcut to Desktop", will be generated on the desktop shortcut Mass Downloader.
Double-click the shortcut Mass Downloader, start the program, pop it in the main interface:
From the graph we can see, Mass Downloader's main interface is divided into seven parts: the main menu, standard toolbar, download the project category tree, download the project list, download information, speed monitoring field, history window (the default situation, History window is not there, and through the View / Explorer Barx select History History window appears), the status bar.
We mainly look at the "Download project category tree" window:
This window is the window for all to download project management, mainly in accordance with the file extension to manage the downloaded file. All Projects Default in four categories: Compressed (zip file), Programs (program files), Multimedia (multimedia files) and other (other documents). Select a different category, it will in the "Download List" shown in their respective categories of downloads. If you need to add new categories, by clicking on the All Projects pop-up context menu in the "New" to complete the establishment of a new category.
Each type contains a lot of the type of format, you can select a category and then click the right mouse button menu inside the "Properties (property)" to see this category include the extension of the file. When a new download task accession, Mass Downloader will be based on the file extension automatically downloads files to the appropriate project category, so its management is very convenient.
Also in the "Download category tree" window, there is a Filters (filter) option, if you used the network ant very clear, which includes three options: Downloading (Downloading), Completed (downloaded) and Scheduled (time to download). Click different state options, in the "Download List" will display different content in it is the task of state management in accordance with downloaded a way.
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Third, the use of software
Before use in the introduction, let's take a look at Mass Downloader a powerful feature: ZIP file preview.
Mass Downloader allows you to preview ZIP all the files, and can choose which files to download. This prevents the possible download of ZiP file compression package which can not extract or extract some files wrong, otherwise, it can only be re-downloaded both costly and time consuming. Mass Downloader to download this feature in many software unique.
Select "File" menu in the "Default Project Properties / General" command, in the pop up window, select the "Enable Archives Preview" you can turn on this feature, so start the download, Mass Downloader will automatically detect whether it is ZIP file, and if so, it will allow you to preview the contents, then select the file you need to download.
Introduced this feature, we can begin to download to operate.
Just click the toolbar inside the "New" button, or select "File" menu inside the "new" command, in the pop-up window, enter the address to download files and save the path and other information:
Click "OK" to start the download. If you download the ZIP format, this time window will pop up as follows:
This is what we call the ZIP file preview feature, point "YES", the program will pop up a ZIP format file shows the contents of the window package, if it is determined after the point is correct "Download" can be downloaded.
This completes the download of a file operation.
We take a look at download speeds like? Wow! Hurry, 9K speed
Fourth, the software settings
For any software, the property is very important, Mass Downloader is no exception, click the toolbar "Options" or select the menu "View" inside the "Options" option, open the settings set Mass Downloader Page:
And generally set the same software, you can here according to their own needs dial-up connection, speed limits, proxy server, browser integration, Clipboard monitoring documents, such as the type of advanced options settings. We mainly introduce some important settings.
1, the thread set (Limit number of retries to)
Since it is a multi-threaded downloading tool, then the thread set on the more crucial, and software, the default is 10, generally set according to network conditions, network conditions, if you can, may wish to set more, the maximum can go to 100. ;
2, the speed limit (Speed / Limit download speed)
In general, if you surf the Internet side, side of the download software, you need to look at the speed limit, otherwise the visit would be very difficult, because the download would take the vast majority of web resources, general rate is set to 4K more appropriate.
3, the additional URL path to save the settings (Integration / When adding URL from other programs)
If you select the "Open 'Save as'dialog" will bring up the Save As dialog box allows you to select where to save the file, if you select the "Add to Project list", will be added to the file download day list.
4, rename settings (Download / startup / When destination file already exists on disk)
Can choose to cover, automatically renaming and stop, and we typically set to automatically renamed.
Software on the introduction to this, Mass Downloader is a powerful software, a number of other extensions and everyone has their own by mistake.