2nd try: JPGs save as JPEG

[Moosie]

People, people! You're just not trying to help out here!

This is an annoying problem that I have found referenced on several websites
and even in here, yet I have never seen a solution anywhere.

In IE6 (SP2) when I right-click on a JPG file and select Save Picture, the
default file extension is JPEG instead of JPG. This wreaks havoc with many
apps that do not like 4-character extensions. I have to edit out the extra
"e" and the file is properly saved with the JPG. I know that JPG, JPEG and
JPE are all the same basic formats. The trouble is that applications don't
know.

I know this is not normal behavior because a correct system won't even show
the extension as part of the file name. It will simply show the type of file
in the second pulldown and JPG will be added. In my case the JPEG extension
is shown to be part of the filename, which is why I can edit it.

What I have tried according to KB articles and other tips:
TIF has been emptied completely.
Downloaded Program files have had two "corrupted" entries deleted.
File Extensions are always shown in Explorer, as are hidden and System
files.

Curiously, if I right-click on a JPG attachment being previewed in Outlook
Express, the extension is correct. I am sure that the solution is a simple
registry edit, but what key and data need to be modified?

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
I'm not sure that this will fix things for you, but it *is* safe. Backup the
registry or create a restore point so you can undo it. It will simply reset
file associations for JPE, JPEG, JPG files.

Go to http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm Look for the JPE, JPEG, JPG
fix.

Since it's a REG file, you can of course look at it with a text editor to
see what changes it's going to make.

Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]