1. A method for scheduling downloading of a file to an end user machine by interacting through a network with a server, comprising steps of: receiving an identification of a file to be downloaded at the end user machine from a user; receiving user selected schedule information at the end user machine from the user, the user selected schedule information identifying a specific future download date and time to download the file, the specific future download date and time including both an hour and minute within the hour to initiate downloading of the identified file; and automatically downloading the identified file from the server to the end user machine through the network based upon the user selected schedule information by the end user machine (i) detecting an occurrence of the specific future download date and time, and (ii) requesting download of the identified file from the server through the network in response to the detected occurrence.