A free download manager, Microsoft Style – The Microsoft Download Manager (No, not the File Transfer Manager, but a “real” download manager…)

Microsoft Downloads - Microsoft Download Manager

“The Microsoft Download Manager enables you to download files from the Internet in a more reliable and faster way than using a browser alone.

File Name:	MSDownloadManager.msi
Version:	1.1
Date Published:	5/20/2010
Language:	English
Download Size:	1.1 MB

The Microsoft Download Manager enables you to download files from the Internet in a more reliable and faster way than using a browser alone. Using the Download Manager makes it easier to download large files such as an application or multimedia files. The Download Manager has been specifically designed to manage file downloads from supporting Microsoft Web sites in a secure and reliable way. Once started, the Download Manager displays an easy¬-to-use interface that shows the status of downloads and enables you to resume downloads if they have failed. The Microsoft Download Manager currently supports downloads from Web addresses starting with http://.

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I’m not exactly sure the world needs another “download manager” but if it means there’s hope that future Microsoft Downloads entries will use it, then I’ll be a happy camper (because I really hate the 597 “download” button downloads needed for the big files…)

Compared to other download mangers, like FDM, it’s pretty bare bones. Still every journey begins with a first step. (And better to start simple as stuff will get complicated over time all by itself… ;)