jpg and bmp conflick

[Universal Inquirer]

Hello,
Lately when I right click a jpg image file like a news photo on the
Drudge Report my 'save as" window opens and wants to save the file as
an untitled bmp file. The file has a name and it is a jpg yet IE6 or
WinXP SP2 or something won't recognize the jpg filename or file type
and only lets me save it as "untitled.bmp" Can anyone suggest what has
been whacked and how to un-whack it? TIA.
This does not happen all the time - can't pinpoint a common thread as
to when it does or does not. Also the wikipeadia.org home page has
stopped loaded completely - no left edge frame for searching etc. It
just hangs but does not stop me from browsing. Most other pages load
fine. As before can't pinpoint when it will or will not do this also.
Again -- TIA.

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
This image problem is nearly always fixed by clearing the Temporary Internet
Files.

This might also resolve the issue with wikipedia.

IE> Tools> Internet Options> General> Delete files (and delete offline
content when that dialog pops up) It's often recommended that the Temporary
Internet Files folder be kept at about 50 MB (Settings.)

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[Universal Inquirer]

Bravo!! At last somebody knows what the heck they are talking about.
Thank you thank you thank you. I thought I had some kind of java worm
eating my settings and pooping new ones or who knows what. Your
solution worked immediately without even having to reboot.

If it isn't too much trouble can you tell me why the temp files would
cause this? I can't begin to connect the dots from problem to
solution. I'd really like to know. Thank you again.

Hi,
This image problem is nearly always fixed by clearing the Temporary Internet
Files.

This might also resolve the issue with wikipedia.

IE> Tools> Internet Options> General> Delete files (and delete offline
content when that dialog pops up) It's often recommended that the Temporary
Internet Files folder be kept at about 50 MB (Settings.)

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

Hello,
Lately when I right click a jpg image file like a news photo on the
Drudge Report my 'save as" window opens and wants to save the file as
an untitled bmp file. The file has a name and it is a jpg yet IE6 or
WinXP SP2 or something won't recognize the jpg filename or file type
and only lets me save it as "untitled.bmp" Can anyone suggest what has
been whacked and how to un-whack it? TIA.
This does not happen all the time - can't pinpoint a common thread as
to when it does or does not. Also the wikipeadia.org home page has
stopped loaded completely - no left edge frame for searching etc. It
just hangs but does not stop me from browsing. Most other pages load
fine. As before can't pinpoint when it will or will not do this also.
Again -- TIA.

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,

At last somebody knows what the heck they are talking about.

Only on occasion. ;-)

Current problem... default cache size is a percentage of the HD. With
today's larger HDs the cache is unnecessarily large. It takes longer for IE
to check cached files and there's a greater potential for corruption as
files are added and deleted.

The JPG / BMP problem:
jeff's WebLog why IE will only let you save as BMP:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archive/2003/12/08/53607.aspx
jeff's WebLog more on why ie will only let you save as bmp:
http://blogs.msdn.com/jeffdav/archive/2004/10/29/249742.aspx

The wikipedia problem... possibly a problem with the index.dat file (?)

But, clearing the Temporary Internet Files has always been a good first step
when trying to resolve Internet Explorer problems.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[Universal Inquirer]

Can't wait to read that stuff - I'm nodding off every few seconds so
it'll have to be later. I remember when PCs had 640kb RAM and PCTools
would let you see your files (later hard disks) sector by sector.
Using the editor I rescued a 30 page term paper where the free disk
space ASCII symbol just appeared for no reason in the middle of a
sentence. I just retyped the text for about 10 words and didn't have
to re-do the last 12 pages. Now everythings so sophisticated it takes
a degree in CS to deal with it.