Saving pictures from the internet

[Lee]

When I right click on an internet picture and
choose "save picture as" the only format options offered
are .art and .bmp. When I go to use them later my
computer doesn't recognize them. I've only had this
problem since I switched from Win98 to WinXP. Why can't I
save as .jpeg or .gif?

 

[Jade]

Hi Lee

This is a really common problem. Microsoft are aware of
it and you can find the answer to the problem in
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 260650 "Internet
Explorer Does Not Save Graphics Files in the Proper
Format"
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
us;q260650

Here is a little bit from the article.

This article was previously published under Q260650
SYMPTOMS
When you use the Save Picture As command for a graphics
file in Internet Explorer, you may be able to save the
file only as a BMP file, even if the file is in another
format (such as GIF or JPEG). The file name may also
appear as "Untitled."
CAUSE
There are several reasons why this issue may occur.
1. This issue may occur if your Temporary Internet
pages cache is full.
2. This issue can occur if you have "Do not save
encrypted pages to disk" selected in Tools, Options,
Advanced Tab and are loading the page over a secure
connection (https).
3. This issue can occur when you connect to a Web
site using an address that contains <usernameassword>.
For example, the server is accessed through
http://<usernameassword@site>/default.htm, instead of
http://<site>/default.htm.
4. For more information about an additional cause
for this issue, click the article number below to view
the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
250747 Right-Clicking, Selecting 'Save Picture As' Does
Not Save Image with Correct Extension

Hope that gives you some answers Lee. For me the answer
was as simple as doing a full disc cleanup and checking
all options in disc cleanup. Interestingly my temp
cache was no where near full, but nevertheless it cleared
the problem

Jade

 

[Eugene S P.]

You can also use third-party software to save pics in IE. That will
spare any difficulties concerning "save picture as..." .

Incredible Automatic Downloader - is a very nice tool, it allows you
to save a pic with a single click! And has no problems with file
types. It also free you from necessity to enter file name or location
every time you save a pic.

More info: http://www.unhsolutions.net/IAD/

Best regards,
Eugene