"Save Target As" gone: help

[paullie]

I use this right-click funtion all the time to download simple avi video
files. All of a sudden, the right click link has gone dead. What did I do
wrong, and how do I get it energized again. Windows Media Player still works
perfectly. Need help desperately.

Thanks, Paul

[John Inzer]

paullie wrote:
> I use this right-click funtion all the time to download simple avi
> video files. All of a sudden, the right click link has gone dead.
> What did I do wrong, and how do I get it energized again. Windows
> Media Player still works perfectly. Need help desperately.
>
> Thanks, Paul
====================================
Maybe the following articles will offer some ideas:

(176316) Save Target As and Print Target
Commands Are Unavailable
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=176316

Right click is slow or weird behavior caused
by context menu handlers
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm

Working with Context Menus, Open-with
and Send To menu
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context.htm

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me may not work for you

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[paullie]

Thanks, John. Looks like I have worse problems. Internet Explorer freezes up
when opening from the desktop, and now weird internet behavior. Think I've
been hit. Damn computer's one week old.

Best, Paul

"John Inzer" wrote:

> paullie wrote:
> > I use this right-click funtion all the time to download simple avi
> > video files. All of a sudden, the right click link has gone dead.
> > What did I do wrong, and how do I get it energized again. Windows
> > Media Player still works perfectly. Need help desperately.
> >
> > Thanks, Paul
> ====================================
> Maybe the following articles will offer some ideas:
>
> (176316) Save Target As and Print Target
> Commands Are Unavailable
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=176316
>
> Right click is slow or weird behavior caused
> by context menu handlers
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
>
> Working with Context Menus, Open-with
> and Send To menu
> http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context.htm
>
> --
>
> John Inzer
> MS Picture It! -
> Digital Image MVP
>
> Digital Image
> Highlights and FAQs
> http://tinyurl.com/aczzp
>
> Notice
> This is not tech support
> I am a volunteer
>
> Solutions that work for
> me may not work for you
>
> Proceed at your own risk
>
>
>

[John Inzer]

paullie wrote:
> Thanks, John. Looks like I have worse problems. Internet Explorer
> freezes up when opening from the desktop, and now weird internet
> behavior. Think I've been hit. Damn computer's one week old.
>
> Best, Paul
=================================
Sounds serious...maybe you could return it.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

[paullie]

John,

I was all set to re-install XP and add IE 7 for good measure, but figured
I'd try to open/close IE from the Start > All Programs section, rather than
my Desktop icon. It opened/closed perfectly 3-4 times. Hmm.. the icon? I
tried it, and IE froze again. Deleted the icon and made a new one. Back up
and working.

About the original problem. Thanks so much for the links. The first one
worked perfetly ('Disable' Content Advisor in IE 6). Not really sure why it
started unlinking 'Save Target As', because I had every content type turned
fully off. Strange. AAR, thanks again for the help. Much appreciated.

Best, Paul

[John Inzer]

paullie wrote:
> John,
>
> I was all set to re-install XP and add IE 7 for good measure, but
> figured I'd try to open/close IE from the Start > All Programs
> section, rather than my Desktop icon. It opened/closed perfectly 3-4
> times. Hmm.. the icon? I tried it, and IE froze again. Deleted the
> icon and made a new one. Back up and working.
>
> About the original problem. Thanks so much for the links. The first
> one worked perfetly ('Disable' Content Advisor in IE 6). Not really
> sure why it started unlinking 'Save Target As', because I had every
> content type turned fully off. Strange. AAR, thanks again for the
> help. Much appreciated.
>
> Best, Paul
==================
You're welcome.

Thanks for the feedback.

--

John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk