pre-rc1 download issues

I downloaded pre-RC1 build using the Akamai download manager to the
Documents folder in Vista beta2 (5384). Now I can't find it. Well,
actually it showed up in the Documents when I tried to re-download it (again
using D/L Manager). And my hard drive has 2.5gb less than it did so I know
its there... but where? I tried everything I now to find the file:
searching, going through Temp folders, unhiding everything.

Can anyone help me?!!??

Do a full system search ( Hidden, Protected & System ) for string
vista_

"A*" <ashift8@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I downloaded pre-RC1 build using the Akamai download manager to the
>Documents folder in Vista beta2 (5384). Now I can't find it. Well,
>actually it showed up in the Documents when I tried to re-download it
>(again using D/L Manager). And my hard drive has 2.5gb less than it did so
>I know its there... but where? I tried everything I now to find the file:
>searching, going through Temp folders, unhiding everything.
>
> Can anyone help me?!!??

Try these folders (where %USERNAME% is your username):

c:\users\%USERNAME%\Downloads
c:\users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\
c:\users\%USERNAME%\AppData\LocalLow\
c:\users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Temp\
c:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Window s\Temporary Internet
Files\


--
- JB

Windows Vista Support Faq
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

If you can find it thru another download, at the time you are asked to save
it (right up front), right click on the item in the panel and drag it to
your desktop and either move or copy there.


"A*" <ashift8@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>I downloaded pre-RC1 build using the Akamai download manager to the
>Documents folder in Vista beta2 (5384). Now I can't find it. Well,
>actually it showed up in the Documents when I tried to re-download it
>(again using D/L Manager). And my hard drive has 2.5gb less than it did so
>I know its there... but where? I tried everything I now to find the file:
>searching, going through Temp folders, unhiding everything.
>
> Can anyone help me?!!??

I have the same problem- it shows up when using the dwnld manager but not
when you use explorer. I did a lot of searches--none find the download. I
tried showing hidden files--no go. Anyone know what this is? By the way--it
clearly says it is downloading into user documents, so i would question
looking elsewhere. When trying a second download, the manager asks if you
want to overwrite the existing file.

What is going on here?

"A*" wrote:

> I downloaded pre-RC1 build using the Akamai download manager to the
> Documents folder in Vista beta2 (5384). Now I can't find it. Well,
> actually it showed up in the Documents when I tried to re-download it (again
> using D/L Manager). And my hard drive has 2.5gb less than it did so I know
> its there... but where? I tried everything I now to find the file:
> searching, going through Temp folders, unhiding everything.
>
> Can anyone help me?!!??
>

I have exactly the same prob--cannot find file after 2 downloads--dwnld
manager says it's there in documents but explorer cannot see it--disk size
says it is on the disk--all searches turn up nothing

Anyone got the solution?

"A*" wrote:

> I downloaded pre-RC1 build using the Akamai download manager to the
> Documents folder in Vista beta2 (5384). Now I can't find it. Well,
> actually it showed up in the Documents when I tried to re-download it (again
> using D/L Manager). And my hard drive has 2.5gb less than it did so I know
> its there... but where? I tried everything I now to find the file:
> searching, going through Temp folders, unhiding everything.
>
> Can anyone help me?!!??
>

Have you had any luck find the file yet? Please people, we need help.

I'm now willing to just give up and wait for RC1 to come on a disk, but
wait, I can't delete the file because I can't find it... *sigh*

<DIV>&quot;H Morris&quot; &lt;HMorris@discussions.microsoft.com&gt; wrote in
message news:17E39726-060B-40A4-898E-E28D0ACE1CD1@microsoft.com...</DIV>>I
have exactly the same prob--cannot find file after 2 downloads--dwnld

> manager says it's there in documents but explorer cannot see it--disk size
> says it is on the disk--all searches turn up nothing
>
> Anyone got the solution?
>
> "A*" wrote:
>

Hmmmmm did you try a search using to show only files larger than say 2 gig?

"A*" <ashift8@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:A08FCDC2-F169-41ED-A53A-9A1D53263177@microsoft.com...

> Have you had any luck find the file yet? Please people, we need help.
>
> I'm now willing to just give up and wait for RC1 to come on a disk, but
> wait, I can't delete the file because I can't find it... *sigh*
>
> <DIV>&quot;H Morris&quot; &lt;HMorris@discussions.microsoft.com&gt; wrote
> in message
> news:17E39726-060B-40A4-898E-E28D0ACE1CD1@microsoft.com...</DIV>>I have
> exactly the same prob--cannot find file after 2 downloads--dwnld

Try a search using the below as the search object:

vista_5536.16385.060821-1900_vista_rc1_x86fre_client-lr1cfre_en_dvd.iso


"A*" <ashift8@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:A08FCDC2-F169-41ED-A53A-9A1D53263177@microsoft.com...

> Have you had any luck find the file yet? Please people, we need help.
>
> I'm now willing to just give up and wait for RC1 to come on a disk, but
> wait, I can't delete the file because I can't find it... *sigh*
>
> <DIV>&quot;H Morris&quot; &lt;HMorris@discussions.microsoft.com&gt; wrote
> in message
> news:17E39726-060B-40A4-898E-E28D0ACE1CD1@microsoft.com...</DIV>>I have
> exactly the same prob--cannot find file after 2 downloads--dwnld

Have you bothered to try the advise above. It worked for me. You obviously
find it during the download process, just work with it.

"A*" <ashift8@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:A08FCDC2-F169-41ED-A53A-9A1D53263177@microsoft.com...

> Have you had any luck find the file yet? Please people, we need help.
>
> I'm now willing to just give up and wait for RC1 to come on a disk, but
> wait, I can't delete the file because I can't find it... *sigh*
>
> <DIV>&quot;H Morris&quot; &lt;HMorris@discussions.microsoft.com&gt; wrote
> in message
> news:17E39726-060B-40A4-898E-E28D0ACE1CD1@microsoft.com...</DIV>>I have
> exactly the same prob--cannot find file after 2 downloads--dwnld