Over the last few days I've started to experience some trouble downloading files in Firefox (2.0.0.16). Generally, the download starts and runs for a few seconds -- then just stalls. Any thoughts or suggestions?
Under Tools - Options - Main tab, try setting the downloads to be saved to desktop.
Hang downloading files
This applies to Firefox 2 and below.
As the download history grows, files may take longer to download and Firefox may appear to hang when downloading. In the Firefox menu, click "Tools -> Downloads -> Clean Up" to clear the Download History. If this doesn't help or if it also causes a hang, exit Firefox completely and delete the downloads.rdf file in the Firefox profile folder [6]. Selecting a different download folder in your Firefox Options may also help. See Unable to save or download files for more information.
Thanks, Humpty, I'll give these things a try.