The file that it tries to download is RomeTotalWarGEData.001.
I canceled it and this time it told me that the download failed and I need to check my internet connection, but my connection is fine. I let it sit for 30 min and it didn't move. Next try I turned off my firewall and the download got to about 50%, but then it stopped. I'm downloading the game onto a new refurbished computer and I need to know how to install the patches that go with it. I had to wait about 5-10 min before I could open another program and even that was slow, so I restarted my computer after it canceled the download. I have the old edition with the CD disks NOT stream.
I clicked the cancel button and it slowed my laptop down a lot. The first try It didn't download any of it. I downloaded the installer alright, but when I went to run the installer, install shield wizard started and I clicked next, like a normal install, and it told me I had to download a file before it could start installing the game. I bought the download version of Rome: Total War Gold Edition from Gamestop which uses Trymedia games for this.