FlashGet 1.80 - User Guide and FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions - FlashGet

1. How do I bypass a FlashGet download?
   Check Disable Monitor Browser in the Drop Zone or Tray context (right-click) menu.
   
   
2. .The "Download All By FlashGet" and "Download using FlashGet" options don't work?
   1.Reinstall FlashGet and then run FlashGet again. Restart your browser. Also make sure you don't install FlashGet in a directory containing non-English characters.
   2.Reinstall IE browser.
   
   
3. .How do I close the shareurl function?
   You can goto Tools->Option...->Mirrors , disable " Enable Mirrors " .
   
   
4. No IE monitoring (click detection) at all. What's wrong?
   Make sure Download All by FlashGet and Download using FlashGet options are enabled. Refer to the above question. Due to the enormous amount of software that monitor browser clicks, there are often conflicts that leads to undetected browser clicks. FlashGet is capable of using two different IE monitoring methods. Switch to the other method if the first one doesn't work. It's recommended you to restart the computer after doing this. If only part of the clicks were not detected, it is because IE did not transfer the URL to clipboard. URL tracking will be improved by using an additional method in future versions.
   
   
5. Some windows (like the main job list window) don't display information. What's wrong?
   Run regedit, and delete the following key in your registry: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JetCar\JetCar\Main Frame
   
   
6. How to use FlashGet's management features? How to set default download folder?
   FlashGet can categorize downloaded files and place them in specified folders, each category has its own directory. For example the category MP3's default hard drive directory is c:\download\mp3. When placing a file into MP3, the actual file will be placed in c:\download\mp3. All downloaded jobs can be moved to any category, moving the actual file to the folder in the process. Downloaded is the default category. Changing its hard drive directory changes the default download directory as well. It's not recommended you change any default download category.
   
   
7. How do I make FlashGet invoke my Virus scanner and scan downloaded files automatically?
   Go to the Tools menu, then Options... , then File Manager. Select the Use virus scanner to scan the downloaded file(s) checkbox. Now specify the path of the required exe file and its instruction variable. For example: McAfee AntiVirus C:\Program Files\McAfee\VirusScan95\scan95, args /autoscan /nosplash Norton AntiVirus C:\Program Files\Norton Antivirus\navw32.exe, Args (empty) Alternatively, right-click on any downloaded jobs and choose Virus Scan.
   
   
8. How come the speed decreases when 99% were done?
   When the download is near completion, there are only a few bytes/kilobytes left, so FlashGet only uses one or two Jets (splits) to download. In addition, if the jets were badly connected, FlashGet would wait until it times out and would then connect again.
   
   
9. Clicking on X only minimizes FlashGet.
   This is by design. The purpose is to prevent users from accidentally closing down the program. If you want to shut it down completely, simpley right-click on the FlashGet icon in your traybar and choose Exit.
   
   Advanced users:
   Add the following entry to the registry table if you wish to close it down when clicking on the X Close button rather than minimizing it HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\JetCar\JetCar\General\Scexit=1
   
   
10. How come some files can ONLY be downloaded by using the browser?
    Some sites only allow you to download files from specific browsers. Go to Tools menu, Options... , then Protocol and set User-Agent as Internet Explorer 5.x;. This allows FlashGet to identify itself as IE5.x. Some other sites restrict users to use a referrer page. If that's the case, enter the referrer page URL under job Properties. As an example, there's a link to the FlashGet file on
    http://www.flashget.com/download.htm. The referrer in this case would be http://www.flashget.com/download.htm
    
    
11. I'm using Mircosoft's proxy server software. The user name and the password are correct, but the download doesn't start.
    FlashGet only supports basic authentication. In order to successfully use FlashGet with MS Proxy Server you can enable basic authentication on the MS Proxy Server (if you have privileges to administrate it). Install to your local computer the MS Proxy Winsock Client which will logon to MS Proxy server so you can use FlashGet (usually, the installation routine for it can be found at \\proxy-server-name\mspclnt\setup.exe)
    
    
12. How do I make FlashGet invoke my Virus scanner and scan downloaded files automatically?
    Go to the Tools menu, then Options... , then File Manager. Select the Use virus scanner to scan the downloaded file(s) checkbox. Now specify the path of the required exe file and its instruction variable. For example: McAfee AntiVirus C:\Program Files\McAfee\VirusScan95\scan95, args /autoscan /nosplash Norton AntiVirus C:\Program Files\Norton Antivirus\navw32.exe, Args (empty) Alternatively, right-click on any downloaded jobs and choose Virus Scan.
    
    
13. I download from an FTP server with broken downloads (resume) support via a proxy server, but FlashGet always starts downloading from the beginning. Why?
    The proxy-server might not be supporting resume (like Microsoft Proxy Server). If this is the case, you should try to use direct connection or Winsock-client.
    
    
14. I can't retrieve a file from an FTP server! What can I do?
    If you are connected to Internet through a firewall/proxy server, please enable PASV mode in FlashGet by going to Tools > Optons... > Proxy and editing your proxy connection there.