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Type: Bug
ID: 332176
Opened: 3/8/2008 6:18:07 AM
Access Restriction: Public
Duplicates: 389989 395483
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I know this suggestion has been made in WEF but as IE8 is a seperate application to that area of feedback, I thought I would suggest this again in that IE8 should have an integrated download manager, I for one would rather have one application to manage the download and features to inclued the resuming of paused downloads, at this point in time if you download from IE, you have no way to pause and then resume it just ends. Allow user to queue up downloads for later.

Also to keep 3rd parties happy, for the inbuilt download manager to be able to be turned off or allow the user to use their favorite manager so that when a download link is clicked, the 3rd party DL manager captures the url and adds it to its download list.
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Please verify that this issue occurs in IE8 beta 1. Click here for more information.
Yes, this issue is reproduced in IE8 beta 1

1. What seems to be the problem? Click here for more information.
Other. (Please list details in the description field above.)

2. What area did the issue occur in? Click here for more information.
----Other User Interface Components

3. What language is your browser? Click here for more information.
English


Please try to reproduce this issue in No Add-ons mode and answer the following 2 questions. You can find the No Add-ons shortcut under All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Internet Explorer (No Add-ons).  Click here for more information.


4.  What was the result of the issue after trying it in No Add-ons mode?
The issue doesn't reproduce in No Add-ons

5. If running in No Add-ons mode solves your issue, what kind of Add-ons are you using?
 

5a. If Other, then please list the add-on:
 


6. How often does this happen? Click here for more information.
Always Happens

7. What Operating System are you running? Click here for more information.
Windows Vista SP1 x86

8. Have you ever seen this problem before in Internet Explorer? Click here for more information.
This happens in IE7

9. Where does this occur?  Click here for more information.
Both

9a. Please provide the URL of the internet application being used.
 


10. Please list the reproduction steps. Click here for more information.
No repo steps for suggestion

11. What are the expected results? Click here for more information.
Allow the IE8 browser to be abloe to manage user downloads more effectively than it does now.

12. What are the actual results? Click here for more information.
Results would be allowing the user to resume/pause and queue up downloads.
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Posted by Typhoon87 on 3/8/2008 at 8:07 PM
As long as you keep it a basic download manager and have a way for 3rd parties to tap in and add or change functioanlity so there are no lawsuits.
Posted by David_GP on 3/18/2008 at 12:47 PM
Hi Typhoon

Exactly why I mentioned this at the end of the main post:

"Also to keep 3rd parties happy, for the inbuilt download manager to be able to be turned off or allow the user to use their favorite manager so that when a download link is clicked, the 3rd party DL manager captures the url and adds it to its download list."
Posted by Peterssitje on 4/10/2008 at 8:09 AM
This has been missing for to long time. People are requesting for this for years. Not only me, but every little-teched person. I don't see any reason why this download managers shouldn't happen in IE8. It was supposed to be added in Internet Explorer 7.
Posted by Microsoft on 4/18/2008 at 5:32 PM
Thank you for your feedback.

We aren't really using the Technical Beta to collect feature requests. However, we will consider this feature request for a future release.

Best regards,

The IE Team
Posted by detective conan on 8/14/2008 at 7:57 AM
maybe you can use the Microsft File Transfer MAnager
Posted by maliger on 1/24/2009 at 12:09 PM
Mine +1 for basic functionality DL manager. Atleast pause/resume is needed in world full of 2+GB files and not fast/reliable lines everywhere.
Posted by Stefan C on 3/19/2009 at 12:54 PM
What about reactivating this suggestion ;)?
Posted by Sergei Y. on 11/20/2009 at 12:20 PM
Please change the Type of this feedback item from "Bug" to "Suggestion".
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