Graphics won't save........

[Guest]

Hi..

When I click on a gif in IE6 sp2, I am unable to save it as a .gif the only
option is a .bmp

I have been to Microsoft Support and read an article where they list reasons
as:
* This issue may occur if your Temporary Internet pages cache is full.
* This issue can occur if you have "Do not save encrypted pages to disk"
selected in Tools, Options, Advanced Tab and are loading the page over a
secure connection (https)


I have tried to clear the cache and the second reason isn't a valid one in
my case (it simply wasn't checked to begin with).

Is there another way to fix this? I am trying to save animated gifs to my
system, so ultimately saving them as a .bmp defeats the whole purpose.

Thanks for any help!

Liz

 

[Jan Il]

Hi lizzy0921

Try the following and see if it helps:

Can't save images as Jpeg's

The solution that seems to work for about 98% of such problems the time:
IE-Tools-Internet Options-Delete Files (in the TIF section)

Safely Delete the Temporary Internet Files
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Clear out temporary files and delete cookies.
http://www.pchell.com/support/privacy.shtml

If it doesn't, close IE, reopen and do it again.


If still no joy, try the following...

Internet Explorer Saves Images As Bitmaps (.bmp Files)
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810978

Right-Clicking, Selecting 'Save Picture As' Does Not Save Image with Correct
Extension
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;250747

Why IE will only let you save as BMP
http://weblogs.asp.net/jeffdav/archive/2003/12/08/53607.aspx

260650 - Internet Explorer Does Not Save Graphics Files in the Proper Format
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;260650


If the above fails, then try here:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan
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[contactlens]

After two evenings of trying all these fixes which didn't work I found
that it was a setting in my Zone Alarm Firewall privacy ad blocking
setting.

Once unchecked the animation block everything worked!