Here are the options.
Open Folder Options...
Start | Run | Type: control folders | Click OK |
View tab |
Managing pairs of Web pages and folders
* Show and manage the pair as a single file
* Show both parts and manage them individually
* Show both parts but manage as a single file
The first option is the default.
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IE Save As:
Web Page, complete (*.htm;*html)
Web Archive, single file (*.mht)
Web Page, HTML only (*.htm;*.html)
Text File (*.txt)
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Web Page, complete (*.htm;*html)
[[To save all of the files needed to display this page, including
graphics, frames, and style sheets, click Web Page, complete. This
option saves each file in its original format. When you choose Web
Page, complete, only the current page is saved. ]]
Web Archive, single file (*.mht)
[[To save all of the information needed to display this page in a single
MIME-encoded file, click Web Archive. This option saves a snapshot of the
current Web page. ]]
Web Page, HTML only (*.htm;*.html)
[[To save just the current HTML page, click Web Page, HTML only. This
option saves the information on the Web page, but it does not save the
graphics, sounds, or other files. ]]
Text File (*.txt)
[[To save just the text from the current Web page, click Text Only. This
option saves the information on the Web page in straight text format. ]]
With Web Page, complete and Web Archive, you can view all of the Web page
offline, without adding the page to your Favorites list and marking it
for offline viewing.
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TweakUI
[+] Explorer
Manipulate connected files as a unit
Manipulate Connected files as a unit
[[If this is checked then any operations performed on Document.htm (or
document.html) will also be performed on "Document_files" and vice versa.
For e.g. If you delete Document.htm, then the Document_files folder will
also be deleted.]]
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From Microsoft® Windows® XP Inside Out by Ed Bott and Carl Siechert
[[Managing pairs of Web pages and folders
If you save a web page using Internet Explorer's Web Page, Complete
option (choose Web Page, complete (*.htm;*html) in the Save As type
list), Internet Explorer saves the Web page's text in one file and puts
all the associated graphics and other supporting documents in a folder
with the same name. For example, if you save the MSN home page
(
http://www.msn.com) under it's default name, Welcome to MSN_com, you
will get a file named Welcome to MSN_com.htm and a folder called Welcome
to MSN_com, the later containing the various GIF and JPEG images and
perhaps a script or two.
By default Windows Explorer handles such file-and-folder pairs as a
single entity. The file and folder are shown as separate items, but any
action taken upon one is automatically taken upon both. Delete or move
either file or folder, for example, and Windows Explorer moves or
deletes both items. This behavior makes it less likely that you'll
"break" a saves Web page by separating it's parts.
Provided you have Microsoft Office installed, you can choose two
alternatives to the default behavior:
* Show both parts and manage them individually
* Show both parts but manage as a single file
(If you don't see these options, double click Managing pairs of Web pages
and folders.) If you change Windows Explorer's behavior after saving a
file-and-folder pair, Windows Explorer applies the new behavior to the
existing pair. For example, if you save a page using the Show both parts
and manage them individually option, your file and folder are initially
independent. But if you then switch back to the default behavior, the
file and folder become linked, as though you saved them that way in the
first place.]]
See...
Operations on an HTML File or Folder Apply to Similarly Named Folder or
HTML File
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=252721
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer
Value: NoFileFolderConnection
Value Type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 1
[[IMPORTANT: File connection should normally be enabled because other
programs might depend on it. For example, Microsoft Internet Explorer
uses the connected files naming convention when you save your Web page by
selecting Web Page, complete (.*htm,*.html) in the Save as type dialog
box. Disable file connection only if absolutely necessary. ]]
The entry "Managing pairs of Web pages and folders" is missing in Folder
Options (View tab)
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/webpairs.htm
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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gjk735 said:
I recall that on install of winxp one is prompted on how to treat saved
web pages, whether as one file and one folder (for graphics, etc.) or as
one file. I have forgotton the particulars and cannot find reference to
it through google. I cannot find reference to this in either Internet
Options (advanced) nor Folder Options/View.
Currently if I save a web page COMPLETE it is saved as a file with
corresponding folder. How can I change this defaullt behavior and have
winxp treat the download of a web page complete as one file?
