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I expected most IT pros to go for Windows 7 Ultimate. But it is good to know that bit is obviously more popular than bit. So why is the Akamai download manager so much faster than the Microsoft Transfer Manager? This is easily explained. These downloads don't come from Microsoft but from Akamai , a company that provides distributed Internet content delivery. When I downloaded Windows with the Akamai download manager the file came from four different Akamai servers.
In contrast, Microsoft File Transfer Manager downloads only from one source. I used NetWorx netstat to check the network connections. Another reasons for the poor download speed from Microsoft is that most subscribers simply don't go to the Top Downloads page. Subscribe to 4sysops newsletter! It is a bit more complicated with the Microsoft File Transfer Manager. It is a Windows executable TransferMgr. You have to launch the program from the command prompt because you can't see the files there with Windows Explorer even if you disabled "hide protected system files" and enabled "show hidden files and folders".
Want to write for 4sysops? We are looking for new authors. Read 4sysops without ads and for free by becoming a member! Oh, yes, you should! He has more than I thought the Top Downloads was something Microsoft introduced overnight to deal with the massive surge the direct download links for Ultimate and Enterprise were greyed out this morning but they were live last night. The Akamai downloads are certainly faster though. It took me about a hour to pull down the bit version of Ultimate.
I don't know when they introduced Top Downloads, but I have seen this Akamai applet many times before. I just didn't know that it is from Akamai. Why not a single version for each processor, as in Vista? Or is this only for Volume licenses? Your email address will not be published. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. You can also subscribe without commenting. Download Manager is a program to pause and resume the download at anytime by clicking the Pause button.
You can cancel the download if required by clicking the Cancel button. Skip to content Home. Search for:. Click on the Continue Download button. You may choose either Download Manager or the Web Browser.
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