vista downloading stops just after starting the download

[mavincel]

New toshiba satilite laptop, windows vista, wireless to a router to a DSL line. When I start to download a file the download starts, you see the image of the files moving, the time left changes, and % increases, then at about from 3% to 7% it stops ,the image of the file download continues, but the time and % stay the same. It happens on all sites and all size files. The other computer on this network works great. Thanks in advance.

[Zylstra]

Does this happen on every website you visit?

[patio]

And are you running a download manager? ?

[mavincel]

It does happen on all web sites.     As far as a download manager I am using what ever comes with Vista. I did try to dowmload a download manager, but the problem is I can't download

[Zylstra]

When was the last time you reobtained your IP address?

For Windows Vista:
Go to the Start Menu
Click "Network"
At the top of the Network screen, there is a button titled "Network and Sharing Center"... Click it

On the left hand side, under tasks, click "Diagnose and Repair"

If it asks, have it reobtain your IP address.

[patio]

Z if he's connecting and it shows progress this is not the issue...

mavincal have you tried it by connecting directly to the router with an RJ45 cable to see if there is a difference ? ?

[Zylstra]

Patio, sometimes computers cannot connect to the ISP without a good IP address.
They can connect, but it gets lost, and reconnects, and gets lost again.

(I have had this happen before, its annoying)

Thats why I suggested it.

mavincel, when was the last time you restarted your computer?