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Loki Pico

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Join date: 20 Jun 2003

Posts: 1,938

03-21-2005 22:22

I noticed that when I save pictures from the net, the save option defaults whatever pic I an saving to, "untitled / bitmap". It used to save the pics by their name and format, but now its always untitled / bitmap, I dont have the option to save the format in anything other than bitmap. I been tweaking security settings and this may be the culprit, but I dont know what to change to allow saving pics with their original name and format. Anyone have any ideas?

Malachi Petunia

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Join date: 21 Sep 2003

Posts: 3,414

03-21-2005 23:38

a1: www.getfirefox.com
a2: something happened to my windows explorer that causes the default action on a *.zip file to be equivalent to pressing F3 (search) which is extremely un-useful. I could call Microsoft Support who would tell me to reinstall windows, or I could search through the registry for HKLM/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/DoSomethingUtterlyUselessWhenClickingZipFiles

I tend to think of our favorite OS as a game with inscrutible rules which change randomly. It may not get me far, but it certainly lowers the angst.

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Eggy Lippmann

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Join date: 1 May 2003

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03-22-2005 01:40

Internet Explorer is a bigger problem than just saving pictures. By using IE you leave your computer wide open to all sorts of crap, like spyware, worms, trojans, hackers, identity theft.
I dumped IE over 5 years ago. First I switched to Opera, since it was much leaner and more featureful (Up to 2001 I had a crappy pentium mmx-233 with only 32 megs of ram!)
Then Mozilla popped up and I switched to that... then phoenix/firebird/firefox came along. I've never looked back. Can't live without my tabs

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Loki Pico

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03-22-2005 01:55

I am trying Firefox again. I thought this is how this thread would go.

Eggy Lippmann

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03-22-2005 02:31

LOL!

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Reitsuki Kojima

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03-22-2005 03:58

For what its worth, Loki, I've had that same problem happen to me before.

As I recall, it's been a while, but I think clearing my cache fixed it. Not sure why.

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Richard Pinkerton

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Join date: 20 Jan 2005

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03-22-2005 04:28

Yeh, clearing the cache should fix it.

Ulrika Zugzwang

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03-22-2005 07:11

If clearing the cache doesn't fix IE, try purchasing an Apple or installing Linux. I've had great success with both these methods.

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Tito Gomez

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Join date: 1 Aug 2004

Posts: 921

03-22-2005 09:53

The problem is caused when a "damaged" or "unknown" program is sitting in your
"%systemroot%\Downloaded Program Files" folder (usually C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files). The fix is simple. First, empty your Temporary Internet Files to clear the cache (In IE, go to Tools: Internet Options, and chose "Delete Files" in the "Temporary Internet Files" section of the first tab). Next, browse to your 'Downloaded Program Files' folder, and delete any program that is listed as either "unknown" or "damaged." That should do it. Some users have found that other applications downloaded into that folder can cause the problem. If the above fix does not work, you may need to start removing those applications one by one to find the offender. Once the offending program is deleted, you should be able to save as the appropriate image type again.

Tito

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03-22-2005 10:12

Did you try kicking it?

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Cross Lament

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Join date: 20 Mar 2004

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03-22-2005 11:04

Also make sure your browser cache size isn't set to something stupidly big, which IE is wont to do by default (like, a 1GB browser cache? WTH?). Keep it below 200meg and that should help prevent recurrances of this one.

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MS Explorer Problem
Loki Pico Registered User Join date: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,938	03-21-2005 22:22 I noticed that when I save pictures from the net, the save option defaults whatever pic I an saving to, "untitled / bitmap". It used to save the pics by their name and format, but now its always untitled / bitmap, I dont have the option to save the format in anything other than bitmap. I been tweaking security settings and this may be the culprit, but I dont know what to change to allow saving pics with their original name and format. Anyone have any ideas?
Malachi Petunia Gentle Miscreant Join date: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 3,414	03-21-2005 23:38 a1: www.getfirefox.com a2: something happened to my windows explorer that causes the default action on a *.zip file to be equivalent to pressing F3 (search) which is extremely un-useful. I could call Microsoft Support who would tell me to reinstall windows, or I could search through the registry for HKLM/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion/DoSomethingUtterlyUselessWhenClickingZipFiles I tend to think of our favorite OS as a game with inscrutible rules which change randomly. It may not get me far, but it certainly lowers the angst. _____________________
Eggy Lippmann Wiktator Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 7,939	03-22-2005 01:40 Internet Explorer is a bigger problem than just saving pictures. By using IE you leave your computer wide open to all sorts of crap, like spyware, worms, trojans, hackers, identity theft. I dumped IE over 5 years ago. First I switched to Opera, since it was much leaner and more featureful (Up to 2001 I had a crappy pentium mmx-233 with only 32 megs of ram!) Then Mozilla popped up and I switched to that... then phoenix/firebird/firefox came along. I've never looked back. Can't live without my tabs _____________________ Help us document Second Life history at http://slhistory.org!
Loki Pico Registered User Join date: 20 Jun 2003 Posts: 1,938	03-22-2005 01:55 I am trying Firefox again. I thought this is how this thread would go.
Eggy Lippmann Wiktator Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 7,939	03-22-2005 02:31 LOL! _____________________ Help us document Second Life history at http://slhistory.org!
Reitsuki Kojima Witchhunter Join date: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 5,328	03-22-2005 03:58 For what its worth, Loki, I've had that same problem happen to me before. As I recall, it's been a while, but I think clearing my cache fixed it. Not sure why. _____________________ I am myself indifferent honest; but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better my mother had not borne me: I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offenses at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in, imagination to give them shape, or time to act them in. What should such fellows as I do crawling between earth and heaven? We are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us.
Richard Pinkerton Registered User Join date: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 125	03-22-2005 04:28 Yeh, clearing the cache should fix it.
Ulrika Zugzwang Magnanimous in Victory Join date: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 6,382	03-22-2005 07:11 If clearing the cache doesn't fix IE, try purchasing an Apple or installing Linux. I've had great success with both these methods. ~Ulrika~ _____________________ Chik-chik-chika-ahh
Tito Gomez Mi Vida Loca Join date: 1 Aug 2004 Posts: 921	03-22-2005 09:53 The problem is caused when a "damaged" or "unknown" program is sitting in your "%systemroot%\Downloaded Program Files" folder (usually C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files). The fix is simple. First, empty your Temporary Internet Files to clear the cache (In IE, go to Tools: Internet Options, and chose "Delete Files" in the "Temporary Internet Files" section of the first tab). Next, browse to your 'Downloaded Program Files' folder, and delete any program that is listed as either "unknown" or "damaged." That should do it. Some users have found that other applications downloaded into that folder can cause the problem. If the above fix does not work, you may need to start removing those applications one by one to find the offender. Once the offending program is deleted, you should be able to save as the appropriate image type again. Tito _____________________
a lost user Join date: ? Posts: ?	03-22-2005 10:12 Did you try kicking it? _____________________
Cross Lament Loose-brained Vixen Join date: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 1,115	03-22-2005 11:04 Also make sure your browser cache size isn't set to something stupidly big, which IE is wont to do by default (like, a 1GB browser cache? WTH?). Keep it below 200meg and that should help prevent recurrances of this one. _____________________ - Making everyone's day just a little more surreal - Teeple Linden: "OK, where did the tentacled thing go while I was playing with my face?"

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