Muster, what is your version firefox? please email to support.

Andy Young, please email to support

Andrew Bertnick, yes the gimmick is a pain in the butt, as you said. But why are multiple question marks required?

kokobin, Your experience is better than someone else's

johnny, email to support

klink,

Did you click menu, and go to browser integration. Then scroll to the proper version (for Pale Moon) that would coincide with FF Version 32-52 or 53+ (which is the latest version of FF)?

Regards,

MS

klink, http://antdownloadmanager.com/addons_m.php

AntDM, Thanks,that did it.

Monkey Snark, I had to use this link: http://antdownloadmanager.com/addons.php

klink,

What I read (popped up) as well after I installed AntDLM, and then went to the menu in the client and installed the add on directly for FF 53+. Glad I could help.

Regards,

MS

Gene,

Interesting re IDM. I have that on another laptop and I love it. I have it on a problematic laptop..Windows problem that I am trying to resolve. I can only boot in safemode. Before that, IDM worked like a charm

Gene,
Thanks for the review. I think you will agree it looks like the developer did some major refactoring in this new version that is offered here today.
Take care

Gene, if you email to suppot that you will be sure you get answer.
Notifications that you write is very useful!, but they need to be disassembled ant test in detail.

Gene, It would be useful to test some problems

dekok, email to support

Joe M.,

Howdy, when you see that failed to connect, it is the GOTD setup exe verifying through the internet that all is fine. What it checks, I can only ponder, correct time frame for the giveaway and not expired, setup is not corrupt, etc., really no idea.

I seen it pop up, and connecting when I was installing, and it verified and went smooth, so, I am thinking your firewall and/or antivirus have a block (rule) on the GOTD setup exe. I would scroll through both and see what is there for GOTD and change it if necessary. You could make your own whitelist/rule for it so this doesn't happen in the future.

Monkey Snark,

Thank you so much for your response. You've absolutely
provided me with some insight to my issue. And I
firmly believe you have helped others as well by your
thoughtful, detailed post. I will most definitely look into
this problem further with your suggestions foremost in mind.
It was extremely helpful! Thanks again!

To GOTD, however, as I said in my original post, it seems
that I am not the only one having difficulty installing these
giveaways. if that is indeed the case, then possibly, might
it not be a worthwhile idea to consider a more user friendly
system so that more if not all may download these desirable
software without incident? Furthermore, again as I stated in
my original post, I download from other giveaway sites without
issue. So therein lies a frustration about why I have some
tough going with GOTD and not with others. In any case, I've
been a daily follower of GOTD for years and have installed a
good amount of software through their innovative program
giveaway (without a problem until recently) I look forward to
many more years of checking out what's available out there
on their site as I am a "download junkie." And it seems I
can never get enough of new and exciting software. Hopefully,
either on my end or theirs, I can get this installation snafu
resolved. And of course, others may do so as well.

My best to Monkey Snark and the GOTD community!

Joe M.,

I have gone through problems like this before with my firewall and antivirus rules with other programs in the early days (even when it was user error, umm the idiot at my computer, me, not clicking the proper popup, yes allow it to connect to the internet, so I fired that typist). So, when a program has a problem connecting for some reason, as the validation check, first thing I do is look at those or add a whitelist. Reminds me of that tech video, where the caller is with tech support complaining that the computer is not working properly, and after a half hour of back and forth, he asks her is it plugged in, and she replies yes, I checked right away after the power went out for my area ;).

In fairness, because the GOTD exe is running for the first time (though you could really not call it the first time if you are constantly using a GOTD giveaway), the firewall or antivirus rule would not pop up to allow you to confirm or deny. Also, some have popups suppressed so they will not know that they need to allow it to connect. Anyways, I do not wish to digress.

Glad I could help in some small way.

Regards,

MS

Monkey Snark,

Thank you for your in depth reply. It really helps when people
elaborate and expand on their answers. Although, I can certainly
understand the opposing point of view to that - not enough hours
in the day to 'elaborate and expand!' lol But again, all the more
reason to thank you!

Also, thank you for the humor you injected as well. I'm a person
who can appreciate the merits of lighthearted anecdotes as I try
to incorporate laughter into my daily life when possible. I subscribe
to the old adage laughter is often the best medicine or tonic.

In regard to GOTD, I have downloaded and installed GOTD programs
quite a bit through the years. But not nearly enough because of
aforementioned installing issue these past several months (or 1-2
yrs?) or so. For example, I tried to install GOTD's Ant Download
Manager Pro 1.4.6 and once again was unsuccessful (after a myriad
of attempts). I tried to disable my AV (Avast antivirus) and it
still failed to complete the installation. However, upon your
recommendation, I have now gone into my AV and added
the GOTD website as an "exclusion" to monitoring (In effect,
adding it to the "White List" hopefully). Furthermore, I have
also added the site to my Google Chrome browser as a site
to allow it to download.

So -- I have heeded your advice. And please know your
helpfulness, time, thought and effort that you put
into not only helping with me but with others as well is
not a small help, it's a HUGE help.

Keep on truckin'! :)

Joe

Addendum: I tried to download and install the
USB Safely Remove 6.0 Giveaway today after making
the aforementioned adjustments I stated earlier in this
writing using the suggestions you advised me on doing.
Unfortunately the same result occurred, the error
message, "Failed to connect. Please try again later."
popped up again. Well, it was a worth a try, thank you
anyway! I guess I won't be able to download GOTD
apps unless they make changes to their current system.

P.S. Just to be clear, I USED to install GOTD programs
months or year(s) ago. I haven't been able to anymore
because of this issue.

Joe M.,

Howdy,

It makes me wonder with this constant, "turn off your AV to download if your files are corrupt". Let me back up a bit, by saying, I am far from a techie and know enough to get myself into trouble now and then, grins.

So the AV is constantly causing problems, it would behove me not to suggest, maybe you all need another AV. I stay away from Avast and its counter part AVG and prefer to use the free version of Bitdefender, Windows firewall and the full giveaway version of Zemana antimalware (btw, the people at Zemana are very professional and quick to respond on whitelisting a false positive or any other query you might have). I have the free versions of Emsisoft emergency kit and Malwarebytes (both updated regularly), as on demand back up. I use Virus Total for any program downloaded up to and less then 128mg.

With the above programs and my own vigilance on shit e-mails or bad sites, I am to this day clean, and no problems with any intrusive programs or malware. I never have a corrupt download using the IE Win10 edge browser downloader, and if I was to go for a large download, I have Ant or Jdownloader 2 (the free version). The need to turn off your AV to download or install a program to my mind is counter productive. Why are these problems happening to a number of individuals, lets think on that? Btw, I use the latest Windows 10 updated, with a 7 year old Dell laptop, knock on wood ahh my head works, as it is still working fine. All my PC drivers are updated with the free version of Iobit Driver Booster 4, and this little darling has worked well for years on this laptop, from one version to the latest.

Well, for one, if it is your AV, you need another one, as the one you have for some reason is not functioning properly on your PC, or it is more intrusive then it needs to be, or you have it setup wrong. With this day and age of ransomware as being one of the possibilities you can get infected with, why would you want to turn off your AV? If it is your internet connection, you need to use a download manager which can verify the download. Which brings to mind, if you are constantly having corrupt downloads, using a download manager, for this reason, is mandatory. Another thing, if the download is fine but you think it will not load up being corrupt after you click on it, then right away, go into your antimalware or antivirus program or firewall ( if it needs an internet connection), look at what might be quarantined/blocked, and tell it this exe/program is fine, and reinstate it, and then try again.

Also, you can use hash to check on the validity of your download and that will help tell you what is going on. If the hash is the same as the sites, then your download is correct. If the hash is not the same, then it is your downloader causing problems. If the hash is the same, but when you click on it to install, your file is corrupt, then it is something on your computer that is causing the headache. Oh lets turn off everything so we can run a program, hmm, think I will go back to smoke signals as ways of communicating, bring out paper and crayons to do my art and pictures of what I see, and throw out all my electronics.

Whitelisting a site is only one part of the situation, you need to whitelist a benign program(exe) in your AV and Antimalware as well. Btw, I have downloaded that USB program as well and uploaded fine on my pc. I am sure each individual has different situations for each problem, but the above two, seem to be the most common for bad/corrupt downloads. I try to be methodical on what might be causing a problem and then one by one, look for a solution taking apart what is, and where is, causing the problem(s), and patience is a key factor on dealing with this.

One of my favorite programs is Shadow Defender, as it will allow me to load up programs and see what happens, and what might have changed (there are other freeware versions of this type of sandbox program) or added to my computer. Another is Soft Organizer, as it will trace a exe before you load it up by right clicking on that particular program and then running it. Tells you as well what registry items as well as folders have been added to your computer and allows a good clean uninstall. Both giveaway full versions, and thank you sites that have these giveaways, as in GOTD for one.

Joe, you can contact me, and my e-mail address will probably make you laugh. I will spread it out and use, (at) for @, the joe (at ) live (dot) ca, without all the spaces of course (pretending I am Captain Obvious). I can give you some suggestions on all this and how you can avoid some pitfalls. Do say, Hello Cpt. O., so I will know it is you. Till then.

Regards,

MS

Monkey Snark,

Well, a lot of sound advice it would seem. Thank you, MS.
You were extremely thorough with various ideas on how I
can get a more hassle free, pleasurable experience with
downloads and installs. Awesome! Thanks again!

Okay, let me give you a for instance. I also get free
promotional software from another web site. I won't
mention the name here because the GOTD folks might
not be too keen on me dropping this web site's
info on GOTD's site. But I will say just last week
I downloaded a program. And I did not have to white
list or take extra steps to install this program. This
issue seems more geared toward GOTD for whatever
reason. I will say this however, I do have a very slow
internet connection (dial up) and somehow I suspect
this may play into it some way. BTW, I do use a
download manager DAP (Download Accelerator Plus)
and FDM (FREE DOWNLOAD MANAGER).

In any case, I too use Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
A very effective app that I feel has most definitely
had a positive effect on my PC. High praise for MAM
to be sure.

So, what I've noticed is you really do have quite
an arsenal of software that might be good for me
to delve into and research. Thanks, MS. And incidentally,
as you've probably imagined, I'm not a techie savant
either. Even though I've come a long way from where
I started out, the complexities of these machines can be
daunting to say the least.

Anyway, when I get more time, I will review your
highly informative reply and break it down more
thoroughly and see what has worked for you may
very well solve some of the problems that I tend
to have.

Thank much again , MS, for all your assistance, tips and
software referrals. What you've said makes a lot
of sense. And I think will be invaluable to me moving
forward. And thank you for the EM. I just may take you
up on your exceedingly kind and gracious offer.

Hey, what you do in giving of yourself really makes
a difference and puts forth hope that there truly is a
way to overcome certain obstacles. I only which that
this country and the world could work together in
such a way.

All the Best, Captain O! :)
Joe

Monkey Snark,

Hello Cpt. O, how are you? You gave me your email address and I sent you
an email on Mon 06/26. I'm just not sure if i sent it to the right address.
That's why I'm just wondering did you receive it by any chance?

Thanks,
Joe

Joe M.,

Howdy,

Nope, nothing showing in my inbox or spam folder. Did you copy it correctly?
thejoe (at) live (dot) ca

Regards,

MS

JWC, ...go to options on firefox and 'addons' and install 'Ant video downloader' works great on every site

JWC, I guess you did not turn on extensions http://antdownloadmanager.com/addons_m.php

AntDM, It did not show up in addons.Extensions are on.Thanks anyway.

Ren W., This will be a different type of software, a different audience of users and a different price. Very specific segment. But I still remember about this idea! :)

ellene mine wouldn't install either until I clicked run as administrator then it installed no problem , Win 10 64 bit ,

Dan O, If you have important corrections of the English translation, send it to support email. The corrector (native English speaker) could make mistake. Thanks

LisaP, To update, you don't need to uninstall the old version. You can install over previous one.
About "I have turned off my anti-virus but I'm still getting that the files are corrupt" no other ideas. Sorry :(

email to support

LisaP, I am using Windows 7 and frequently have the problem you are experiencing. The only way I can install GAOTD programs that use the .gcd installer is to download the files and unzip them as normal. Then close down the computer and restart in safe mode. Once fully in safe mode I find that I can install the GAOTD programs without the dreaded corrupt files message. Not sure how you (or even if you) can boot into safe mode if you're using Windows 10, but if you can, give it a try. Good luck.

LisaP, Turn off the Antivirus and re download the file...n try install again now...

Khashif,
Thanks, but already did that as well after reading everyone elses. In fact, turned off my old version of Ant Downloader in case that might be a factor. Still corrupted.

GrandadBob,
Thank you for the suggestion. I tried that too and it is still corrupt. Loved the program before but very frustrated now.

AntDM,
Thanks, sent when I first posted and never heard back. I think I'm giving up. This is not good customer service.
I never have problems downloading GAOTD programs (especially since I got the last Ant Downloader). How ironic.

LisaP, I repeat again - email to support

AntDM,
I did send, nearly 24 hours ago. I went straight to the website and grabbed the email. Not a reply since. Again, I say, not good customer service. I would pay the $22 for this program as I felt it was worth it. But if I don't get good customer service then forget it. I missed out on this program now. I have no desire to buy it as no one from support has gotten back to me.

LisaP, I answered you. There is a link for you there.

Update - the AntGroup got back to me by email and took care of me. I highly recommend this program should anyone look for a good download manager. It is super fast and I rarely have trouble getting things from GAOTD or other sites. This was a fluke I'm sure and they took care of me. Well worth the $22.50 price.

Chairman Zeo, I'm having issues with downloading from netflix . any suggestions?

Tim Jackson, I guess you didn't turn on extension http://antdownloadmanager.com/addons_m.php
or email to support

Tim Jackson, It really not work with Netflix, Chairman Zeo trolling.

Tim Jackson, AntDM nswer you before I was able. Check support. Fast and easy download. Happy happy to you.

AntDM, Yes i have the extension installed in Chrome. But no I did not contact support.

Matt, IDM downloads faster in my experience.

TK,

I cannot boot normally. I also have IDM and it will not work in safemode. I have a laptop Windows problem to resolve.

...thanks for your reply

webeye, are you talking about the safe mode feature that web browsers have? If so, safe mode disables all extensions. If you are talking about Windows' safe mode, you would need to choose the network option.

TK,

Excellent response. I am forever learning from technos like you.

David Bookbinder, try to install the app from official website if its installer works then email to support

Lori, TS usually is a part of M3U8 protocol file. AntDM supports the video M3U8 protoicol.

Lori, I tried one sample of .ts and it worked fine.

AntDM, Thanks!

Dan O, Fantastic! Many Thanks!!

Dan O, Can you supply a link for the .ts video file, that you downloaded, so I can try to get this working?

Dan O, I'm trying this one, does it work for you?

https://www.periscope.tv/CSMurphy/1vAxRdlNkjqGl

Lori, Your link opened to a homepage with lots of videos. I tried one of them and ADM gave the choice of MP3 audio or MP4 only. (I downloaded the MP4 just for fun and it worked fine.) But if you google ".ts samples" you'll find some. I found this:

http://dveo.com/downloads/TS-sample-files/

and used that sample as a test.

Emmanuel, email to support

walt, On Firefox, I (ironically) use an extension called Ant Video Downloader from Ant.com. Video DownloadHelper is also great. What's great about them and ADM is that if one doesn't work, one of the others probably will. Of course ADM also works outside of a web browser.

Jim L, You can try to disabe your antivirus.

Jim L, The chances are that the GAOTD wrapper is being blocked by your antivirus program.......you need to temporarily disable your AV during installation.....this is common with most GAOTD offerings

Paul W, I had to disable avast in order to install the software. As soon as I did the installation was flawless! Thanks for the tip!

Mario, you are exactly right, its a good downloader but stops working after a while. I use EagleGet but it's sometimes a bit buggy.

Mario, this is my favorite downloadmanager.

RiverboatSam, "there is no support for gaotd customer/versions" Oddly. You can email to support. I'm sure you will help!
Disable "video" switcher on toolbar panel.

AntDM,
Where do you find 'video switcher'? A lot of the 'tools/options' sound very similar and I don't want to do the wrong thing.
And is this supposed to be the pro version? It's asking you to buy the pro version.

RiverboatSam, Don't know if you'll see this as your comment was 8 hrs ago, but ...

I have been using today's version, and while it does give a "Download" button on some videos, it's small and unobtrusive. You could also go into "Extensions" in the customizing area of the browser and disable it until you want to use it.

P.R., look in the middle of the screen at the top and you will see "Pro promo version for GiveawayOfTheDay.com". Go to the File menu (it's the icon with three bars, aka the hamburger) and there is a Registration button near the bottom. Click on it. That will give you the full details.

Artur Babecki, What PRO features don't work?

AntDM, I was wrong in my comment. Sorry for this . It has happened due to my misinterpretation of the green icon Pro when I was trying to download the video clip.
Thanks for the giving this software as promo.

ellene, turn off your anti-virus and download again. Most probably it will work OK! Remember to turn it on again AFTER the installation.

ellene, The chances are that the GAOTD wrapper is being blocked by your antivirus program.......you need to temporarily disable your AV during installation.....this is common with most GAOTD offerings

Mark, The chances are that the GAOTD wrapper is being blocked by your antivirus program.......you need to temporarily disable your AV during installation.....this is common with most GAOTD offerings

Syd, I have the same problem as well.

Syd,
check your Antivirus, it might block the installer. In such a case you would have to disable your antivirus during the installation process.

Thank you Alois. adisabling my antivirus worked

Alois Schuster,

thanks for the tip, this time after temporarily disabling Avast, I tried again, and this time it worked! I will keep this in mind for future GOTD offerings.

Kiwi1960, for Firefox53+ works new addon (absolutely different from the old one).

Hi Kiwi1960,
I have been using Ant Download Manager for some time now and I never had any issues with Firefox.

You may want to try the refresh option in Firefox which will rebuild your Firefox profile folder.
Extensions will need to be reinstalled though and you will loose the customizations you made.
(Help-troubleshooting information-refresh Firefox)

Take care.

Sunny,
I face exactly the same problem for a couple of days now.I also use windows 10.
Couldn't find any solution yet!!!
Suggestions welcome!!!

Georgios, try to disable antivirus then install.
What the message of error do you receive?

AntDM, I had the same problem. No error received, nothing. It simply didn't install without any error or advice. Then I disabled AVAST and the installation worked just fine.

Possible solution, it worked for me after trying over 20 times of re-downloading and deleting. I am using Windows 10. MAKE SURE YOU MAKE NOTE OF YOUR ORGINAL SETTINGS FIRST. From your browser 1) go to Settings. 2) select Advanced settings - view in Advanced settings. Then put to ON: a) Open sites in Apps = ON
b) Offer to save passwords = ON.
I had turned of my AV and Win Defender, but with no effect. For some odd cause the Windows 10 pre-installed Store App seems to affect the opening of the GOTD .EXE files. Good luck

Peter C1,
Your questions, you just need to send to support if you want to get answer. But you were heard.
Thank you!

Peter C1, the idea of this website is to give feedback, so suggestions and pointing out typos and other problems should be welcome. I wasn't aware that the first item isn't currently implemented and am glad that you are pointing that out for AntDM.

morriscox@gmail.com, Config\Tab Download\checkbox Set the web server datetime for....