siddo

I would be able to see if I could download MS Flight.I've tried a few times and at various times in a 24 hour cycle (only a dedicated flight-sim nut would set their alarm clock for 4-00 am to get up and download). I've never yet got more than 0.40Mb (sometimes only 0.10Mb) of the total 1492.10Mb on the download progress strip, when after a couple of seconds it stops, and doesn't move any further. On two occasions I've waited patiently in this state for 45 minutes or so before cancelling.My mobile broadband connection is fast enough. Works fine with everything else. Although its PAYG, I have enough allowance to cover the total download. Dont know if my UK ISP may be imposing any restrictions on the MS Flight site but I've sucessfully downloaded similar amounts from sites like 'Steam' for other games. And for these, if my mobile connection was interrupted, download could be restarted from where it left off. Dont know if Flight works the same way. I've updated my XP machine with all the Windows updates, Service Pack 3, even the special Hotfix which the site finally tells me I also need before I can run the game on XP.I know its not down to anti-virus software, and my firewall is open to downloads from Windows Marketplace. The black download window says it has found Games for Windows Marketplace Client, Microsoft Games for Windows-Live, Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant and .Net all on my machine, and I have accepted the license terms and conditions. The window also says it's downloading Microsoft Flight - but there is no progress. I cant find any other windows open where it might be waiting for some response from me before proceeding.I can imagine MS servers are busy - but I'm not sure how busy and whether my problem is down to this or something on my machine that I cant see. Even when I give up and cancel download after the 45 minutes, I have to use Task Manager to get rid of the download window. TM says 'MS Flight' is running, it doesnt initially say Flight is "Not Responding" - only says this when the subsequent "End Program" window appears. Apologies for this long post, but Im struggling here. From the forums, many members seem to have downloaded OK, but I'm wondering if anyone else found any similar problems or, from the above, might have any suggestions to help.ThanksSid