Having problems with listed size of downloaded software

[moon unit]

Every time (since about a month ago) I download a new software program over the web it is listed in "uninstall or change a program" as much larger than the download size, in one case over 5 times larger! This has never happened previously to a month ago. Is this a problem or is it just a Vista glitch that has shown up? Could something be causing the operating system to read the file size as much larger than it actually is? I am running 64 bit Home Premium.

When it happened the first time I thought it was a glitch in that particular piece of software but it has happened with two other software programs as well.

Thanks

 

[zigzag3143]

Every time (since about a month ago) I download a new software program over the web it is listed in "uninstall or change a program" as much larger than the download size, in one case over 5 times larger! This has never happened previously to a month ago. Is this a problem or is it just a Vista glitch that has shown up? Could something be causing the operating system to read the file size as much larger than it actually is? I am running 64 bit Home Premium.

When it happened the first time I thought it was a glitch in that particular piece of software but it has happened with two other software programs as well.

Thanks

first thing moon unit. You have been here since march you probably know qw need uour system specs filled in (lower left corner) so that we know what hardware you have?
after you finish with that what browser are you using? are you using a dowmload manager? are the files compressed when you download them? what is one example of when this happened?

Ken

 

[moon unit]

I am using IE8, the download manager (browser?) is the one that came with Vista. The files are not compressed, a couple of examples are NAV2009 which listed before as 15 mb now listed at 100 and Vaio Care which was listed at 19mb but now reads 110 mb. Both of these programs had to be reloaded in the past month. Previously when a download size was listed at 19 mb it was listed as a 19 mb file in the program list, now it is much larger. I did a search and nothing came up.

I will fill out my system specs now, thanks.