Files default opens when downloading.

[Christian]

Hi

Since a day or two I have a problem to save files when I
downlodas file from Internet. Before I get a dialog box
that gave me the oportunity to choose to save tha file
somewhere, but now the file opens at once. For example if
i download a file with the name test.rar it downloads an
direct after it has been downloaded opens by winrar
instead of giving me a chance to choose where to store
it..

Anyone have a suggestion to solve this problem, I suppose
there is a registry key for this?

Cheers
Christian

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Hi

Since a day or two I have a problem to save files when I
downlodas file from Internet. Before I get a dialog box
that gave me the oportunity to choose to save tha file
somewhere, but now the file opens at once. For example if
i download a file with the name test.rar it downloads an
direct after it has been downloaded opens by winrar
instead of giving me a chance to choose where to store
it..

Anyone have a suggestion to solve this problem, I suppose
there is a registry key for this?

Cheers
Christian

Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to the file type in question and select it.
Click Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version.
Check the box for "Confirm open after download".