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Vetusware .... ?

WaWa
edited November 2010 in Software
I found this site called Vetusware before I found this site while searching for DOS images. From the looks of the site it seems to have a few disk images that aren't up here, but for the life of me I can't figure out how to download anything. When I click the download button it registers it as downloaded in my "today's downloads" section but doesn't actually start a download.
The site seems old as hell, I mean, that last blog post was in 2006, but I did see some comments on some of the files from Feb. 2010 so it seems like the downloads should still work.
Have any of you visited this site? Maybe know how it works?
If not I might just try to get around it but my skill in that area is lim->0.

Comments

  • Ka0sKa0s
    this is the first ive ever heard of it.... it appears to have more than we do... but its also alot more confusing to use.

    when i tried to download windows 95 it didnt even start... so its something with their site. and it looks like they might require registration??
  • UPONCPUUPONCPU
    Wow, someone around here who likes Pokemon, that's new. Welcome to this place?
  • ButcherButcher
    edited May 2010
    [haha]
  • BODBOD
    It's definatly been around ages, I remember it.

    I think I got something from it aaaaages ago, but it downloaded slow as fuck (even by tiscali's standards)
  • ButcherButcher
    edited May 2010
    [haha]
  • BODBOD
    DSL and cable? Awesome.
  • WaWa
    Ka0s; yeah but even so I can't get the downloads to work. :p
    Butcher; Thanks for the tip. Do you know if you can redownload something you've "downloaded" that day? Maybe I can just spam the button until it works..
    UPONCPU wrote:
    Wow, someone around here who likes Pokemon, that's new. Welcome to this place?
    Yup! Love it. :D Just started a new game on Pokemon Sapphire, in fact. And thanks.

    EDIT: Oh hm, think you have to change your password before it lets you download. Strange. Now I'm getting an error instead of it silently failing at least.
  • ButcherButcher
    edited May 2010
    [haha]
  • WaWa
    I figured it might be an IE thing, [not so] sadly I'm on Linux, and don't really have IE working. I could try my XP VM I guess.
  • stitchstitch
    Vetusware, last I remember it, got a lot of their collection from the old winworld.

    Now, I could be wrong on this one but the impression that I got was none of the downloads were tested. Some of them were corrupt archives, I've heard one or two even had a virus in it. They harvest from a ton of other sites and don't really investigate.

    This is just what I have heard though (and seen once or twice). I would just check out the archive before you willy nilly install.
  • WaWa
    Yeah I'm only installing to VMs, so no harm done if one screws up. Thanks for the warning.
  • noonenoone
    stitch wrote:
    Vetusware, last I remember it, got a lot of their collection from the old winworld.

    Now, I could be wrong on this one but the impression that I got was none of the downloads were tested. Some of them were corrupt archives, I've heard one or two even had a virus in it. They harvest from a ton of other sites and don't really investigate.

    This is just what I have heard though (and seen once or twice). I would just check out the archive before you willy nilly install.
    I remember someone on here a long time ago advertised that site on this fourm. And yeah, there was quite a few of their downloads that had a virus in them (typical start.exe ones from old wraez downloads).
  • stitchstitch
    wasn't start.exe purityscan?

    IS THERE HIDDEN PORNOGRAPHY ON YOUR COMPUTER?!??!?! Yes, yes there is, and i know where it all is so don't feel the need to tell me. I don't want it removed either.
  • Lupinthe3rdLupinthe3rd
    It's been around for over 4 or 5 years as I got a few things from there years ago, but then found winworld and actually had working files.
  • WaWa
    Yeah I give up on them, too much hassle for a gamble.
    Back to refining Google search queries. :p
  • JackTheStripperJackTheStripper
    stitch wrote:
    wasn't start.exe purityscan?

    IS THERE HIDDEN PORNOGRAPHY ON YOUR COMPUTER?!??!?! Yes, yes there is, and i know where it all is so don't feel the need to tell me. I don't want it removed either.

    lulz oh shiit nigga I remember that.
  • Buddha9596Buddha9596
    Vetusware's been dead for about 2 days now.
  • vikingsmbvikingsmb
    I've noticed that as well,
    been dead since the 11th of nov,
    don't know why, but is it normal?
  • Buddha9596Buddha9596
    It's died in the past, but it's always come back eventually.
  • vikingsmbvikingsmb
    thats ok
    because I want some software off them
  • Buddha9596Buddha9596
    Vetusware is back up.

    Buddha
  • jabostjabost
    vetusware may be up, but the site appears to be access by password only. i keep requesting a password reset link, but no avail. untill they maintaine and fix passwords, the site might as well be offline. if some one can help with my password, pleaes help. thanks.
  • Buddha9596Buddha9596
    Try this site to solve the log-in problem: http://www.bugmenot.com/view/vetusware.com

    Buddha
  • RioterRioter
    jabost wrote:
    vetusware may be up, but the site appears to be access by password only. i keep requesting a password reset link, but no avail. untill they maintaine and fix passwords, the site might as well be offline. if some one can help with my password, pleaes help. thanks.

    Works fine for me, must be you
  • Buddha9596Buddha9596
    No problem here either, now that they're back up.

    Buddha
  • vikingsmbvikingsmb
    working fine for me,
    I just log in to download :)
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