Gigaget

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Bob, this question is probably for you since you recommended Gigaget on your Shared Files.

How the heck does this thing WORK?
Just as a test, I tried to get it to download CCleaner off of FileHippo.
I inserted the URL that I got by clicking on the “Download Latest Version” there in FileHippo’s CCleaner page.
That didn’t work.
What URL AM I supposed to use?

How can I download / SAVE YouTubes?
That didn’t work either.

I am going to go get a pizza now.
Otherwise, I am ready to kick this and all other Download Managers off the highest cliff I can find. So, far WinWGet, Orbit Downloader and now Gigaget have done SQUAT.

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Pepperoni and sausage for me, Chim ;D

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Do you have a Pizza Download Manager, Jadinolf? ;D

I think I’m pulling the plug on this Download Manager experiment.
I don’t think it probably works with Dial Up.

A bit later I’m gonna download and try the YouTube Downloader that I saw on another thread.

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Chim,
You need to feed the link to the exe or zip or rar or what ever file it is your downloading.
Not the link to the download page. :slight_smile:

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Bob, I first tried to test things by trying to download CCleaner at FileHippo.
I first Right Clicked on the “Download Latest Version” link.
I clicked on “Copy Link Address.”
I used that URL.

When that didn’t work, I took it a step further.
I Clicked on the “Download Latest Version” link.
When I was at the Run or Save prompt … I copied that URL.
I tried that URL, but it didn’t work either.

Overall, as far as downloading YouTubes, I’ve taken care of the problem by downloading and installing YouTube Downloader. I already tried it out yesterday and it worked. I inserted the same type of YouTube URL that I had tried on all 3 Download Managers in my experiments. I had gotten nowhere with that type of YouTube URL on the 3 Download Managers. But, YouTube Downloader took that URL and ran with it. It downloaded the YouTube just fine. I then converted it to WMV I believe. And I then played it with Windows Media Player.

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But, YouTube Downloader took that URL and ran with it.
That's what that download manager was designed to do. It's not a function set up in Gigaget or other standard download managers.