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Download problem
Can anyone help please;when I download files from the net the dialog box
opens and the download starts immediately instead of asking me what to do with it. I know there is an association setting that can be adjusted but just cant find it on my XP Home system. Thanks in antic |
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Download problem
Do you choose Open or Save when downloading? Sounds like you are Opening
instead of Saving. Pick Save instead and see if the dialog box comes up. "humtort" wrote: Can anyone help please;when I download files from the net the dialog box opens and the download starts immediately instead of asking me what to do with it. I know there is an association setting that can be adjusted but just cant find it on my XP Home system. Thanks in antic |
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Download problem
humtort,
See if this helps. Knowledge Base Not Prompted to Specify Download Folder for File PSS ID Number: 177976 Article Last Modified on 12/5/2003 The information in this article applies to: Microsoft Internet Explorer 1.0 for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x for Windows 95 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows 98 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows 98 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows 98 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows 98 Microsoft Internet Explorer 2.0 for Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 for Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.01 for Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 for Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 for Windows NT 4.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 for Windows NT 4.0 This article was previously published under Q177976 SYMPTOMS When you download a file from the Internet, you may not be prompted for the location in which to save the file that you are downloading. Instead, the file may be opened. CAUSE This behavior can occur if you clear the Always ask before opening this type of file check box when you download a file. If you do this, files of this type are automatically placed in the Temporary Internet Files folder and opened by the program that is associated with the file type. RESOLUTION If you want to be prompted for a download location for the file type, follow these steps: Double-click My Computer. On the View menu, click Folder Options. On the File Types tab, click the appropriate file type in the Registered File Types box. Click Edit. Click to select the Confirm Open After Download check box. Click OK, and then click OK. MORE INFORMATION When you first click a link to download a file, the File Download dialog box appears. You have the following options: Open this file from its current location Save this file to disk Always ask before opening this type of file If you clear the Always ask before opening this type of file check box, you indicate that this type of file should always be opened with the associated program. The file is then downloaded to your Temporary Internet Files folder and opened. If the Always ask before opening this type of file check box is unavailable, there is no program associated with the file type. For example, if you download a file with a .zip extension, the check box is unavailable unless you have installed a program that can open .zip files. For additional information about downloading .exe files with Internet Explorer, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 140991 Internet Explorer Opens .exe Files Instead of Downloading Them For additional information about a tool to automate this process for all Microsoft Office file types, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 238918 Availability of Microsoft Office Document Open Confirmation Tool Additional query words: jpg gif bmp jpeg pcx png grayed greyed out save to disk tif tiff Keywords: kbenv kbprb kbui KB177976 Technology: kbIE100Win95 kbIE200Win95 kbIE200WinNT400 kbIE300Win95 kbIE300WinNT400 kbIE301Win95 kbIE301WinNT400 kbIE302Win95 kbIE302WinNT400 kbIE3xWin95Search kbIE400Win95 kbIE400Win98 kbIE400WinNT400 kbIE401Win95 kbIE401Win98 kbIE401WinNT400 kbIE4xWin95Search kbIE500Search kbIE500Win95 kbIE500Win98 kbIE500WinNT400 kbIE501Win95 kbIE501Win98SE kbIE501WinNT400 kbIE550Search kbIE550Win95 kbIE550WinNT400 kbIE95Search kbIE98Search kbIENT400Search kbIEsearch Send feedback to Microsoft © 2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Knowledge Base Not Prompted to Specify Download Folder for File John Clifford Hole [MVP] of Enfield Middlesex "humtort" wrote in message ... Can anyone help please;when I download files from the net the dialog box opens and the download starts immediately instead of asking me what to do with it. I know there is an association setting that can be adjusted but just cant find it on my XP Home system. Thanks in antic |
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