Settings Dialog

General Settings

• Load this program on Windows starup
  Check this if you want WinGet to start automatically when you startup Windows.
  
  
• Monitor links in the clipboard contents
  When copying a URL to the clipboard, WinGet detects it and checks whether it is a file link. If it is, WinGet will automatically suggest to download the link.
  
  
• Start downloading upon connection to the Internet
  If this check is enabled then WinGet will automatically start downloading when a dial-up connection is established.
  
  
• Show the program icon in the system tray
  Check this if you want that WinGet icon appears in the system tray.
  
  
• Open progress dialog when download starts
  For each download, a window with information will be shown. If you uncheck this, information about the download will only appear in the queue.
  
  
• Automatically close progress dialog when done
  If this option is checked the progress dialog will be automatically closed when the download finishes.
  
  
• Remove successfully finished items from the queue
  This allows you to remove each download from the queue automatically when download is complete. Please note that this does not remove the file from your hard drive, only its entry in the list.
  
  
• Download folder
  This is the folder that will be suggested in the Download File dialog.
  
  

Integration Settings

• Integrate into Microsoft Internet Explorer
  Check this if you want WinGet to download files when you click on them in your browser. Currently this works only with Microsoft Internet Explorer.
  
  
• Automatically start download the following types
  You may choose which file types that WinGet will handle when you click on them in your browser.

Connection Settings

• Max simultaneous downloads
  This allows you to set an upper limit on the number of downloads that will be active at the same time. If the files which want download more then allowed number, some downloads will waiting other downloading is finished then start.
  
  
• Download a file using X threads
  Here you may choose the level of acceleration in WinGet. If you choose only one thread, there will be no acceleration. Between three and five threads generally give a good result. Please note that higher numbers do not necessarily make downloads go faster. Instead, other factors may slow down the speed of downloads.
  
  
• Limit connection speed to X bytes/sec
  Speed of each connection can be limited to desired value. Specify zero for unlimited connection speed.
  
  
• Connection retry attempts
  You may set the number of times that WinGet will try to reconnect to a server.
  
  
• Delay between retries
  If a connection to a server is lost, a new try will be made after this many seconds.

Proxy Settings

• Use HTTP proxy
  If you want to use an HTTP proxy, please check this box.
  
  
• Use SOCKS proxy
  If you want to use an SOCKS proxy, please check this box.
  
  
• Server & port
  The proxy server's actual address & port.
  
  
• User & password
  If the server requires you to be identified, fill in the necessary information here.

Protocols Settings

• E-mail address for anonymous login
  Many FTP servers require your e-mail address to login to download files. This e-mail address will only be used by WinGet for logging into FTP servers.
  
  
• Connect using passive mode
  In passive mode the connection is established by your computer. It is recommended you check this option if you are using a proxy server.
  
  
• User-agent
  Some web sites only allows certain browsers to download from their site. By using this option, you are telling WinGet to imitate miscellaneous browsers.
  
  
• Do not use proxy cache
  Some proxy servers store browsed data in its cache. When someone requests access to that data later, the proxy server will retrieve the data straight from the quicker cache instead of getting it from its original location. Checking this option WinGet to request that the server not use cache.
  
  
• Use browser cookies
  Makes WinGet to try to use browser cookies for downloads. This might be required for some servers which place a cookie on your computer before allowing you to download.

Passwords Settings

• Authenticate with the following servers
  You may setup a set of usernames and passwords here so you do not have to type them in each time you download from those servers.
  
  

Completion Settings

• Automatically close the application
  Check this if you want WinGet to exit automatically when all downloads are finished.
  
  
• Disconnect from the Internet when done
  Tells WinGet to hang up when finished downloading.
  
  
• Shut down the computer after downloading
  This will make WinGet shut down the computer automatically when all downloads are finished.
  
  
• Use a virus scanner to check downloaded files
  Select this option to scan downloaded files with the virus scanner of your choice. Here you can specify a virus scanner filename and command-line arguments.