File Download Dialog Box/Won't Let Me Save

[College Prof]

There is a checkbox in the File Download dialog box that
essentially allows you to turn off that dialog box and
automatically Open files of a particular type. I need to
save the files, and the machine I'm doing that on has
removed that check so Save is not provided as an option,
the file immediately opens. How can I reset the check on
that question so the File Download Dialog Box appears when
I click on a downloadable file?

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

To get the download dialog box, enable the "confirm open after download" option for that filetype:

Click "Start" -> "Program Files" -> "Windows Explorer".

Then click "Tools" -> "Folder Options".

Change to the "File Type" tabs.

Scroll down to locate the file type. Highlight the filetype (example :"PPT
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation") and click the "Advanced" button.

Then check the option "confirm open after download".

Also, set the "NoSelectDownloadDir" to "0"
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/442/

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There is a checkbox in the File Download dialog box that
essentially allows you to turn off that dialog box and
automatically Open files of a particular type. I need to
save the files, and the machine I'm doing that on has
removed that check so Save is not provided as an option,
the file immediately opens. How can I reset the check on
that question so the File Download Dialog Box appears when
I click on a downloadable file?

 

[College Prof]

Ramesh ... Thank you. You identified the fix that 5
people in our I.T. department were unable to locate.

-----Original Message-----
To get the download dialog box, enable the "confirm open

after download" option for that filetype:

Click "Start" -> "Program Files" -> "Windows Explorer".

Then click "Tools" -> "Folder Options".

Change to the "File Type" tabs.

Scroll down to locate the file type. Highlight the filetype (example :"PPT
Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation") and click the "Advanced" button.

Then check the option "confirm open after download".

Also, set the "NoSelectDownloadDir" to "0"
http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/442/

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

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