Default Download Directory

[Terry Smerling]

How do I reset my default download directory. For quite a while, IE6
(within WinXP) was downloading by default to my "Download" directory. Then
suddenly it started downloading to my desktop. During each new session,
when I do downloads, my system selects the desktop as the default download
directory, and I have to manually select my "Download" directory for the
first download. Thereafter the system remembers that directory. But after
I shut down my machine, the system forgets that directory and reverts to the
desktop as the default download directory. How do I switch back to my
"Download" directory?

 

[sli]

How do I reset my default download directory. For quite a while, IE6
(within WinXP) was downloading by default to my "Download" directory.
Then suddenly it started downloading to my desktop. During each new
session, when I do downloads, my system selects the desktop as the
default download directory, and I have to manually select my
"Download" directory for the first download. Thereafter the system
remembers that directory. But after I shut down my machine, the
system forgets that directory and reverts to the desktop as the
default download directory. How do I switch back to my "Download"
directory?

You can specify this in the registry. Run regedit, navigate to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer, double click
"Download Directory" (on the right side), and type in whatever you want.

 

[Kelly]

Hi Terry,

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