how to change download options?

[Paul Pedersen]

How can I reset IE's download options? For instance, when I click on a zip
file link on a page, it opens the file in WinZip. I want it to download the
file instead.

Yes, I know about right-clicking. That's not what I'm looking for.

Thank you.

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Paul - You need to check this and/or set it for those not checked for
each file type that you download:

Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to the file type in question, e.g. for .zip
Find the .zip association (may be WinZip File, for this example)
Click on Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version, and check the
"Confirm open after download" box.


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[Paul Pedersen]

Ah, that's where it is! I knew I'd seen it somewhere, I just couldn't
remember where. Thank you!

But unfortunately, it's already checked. Perhaps you mean uncheck? I'll try
it and see. The Help balloon says "Specifies that you always want to open
files of this type as soon as they have finished downloading."

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Paul - No, checked is what you want if you want it to ask you. Try
unchecking then OK out, re-boot, then back in and check it, then reboot
again.

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[Paul Pedersen]

That did the trick. Thanks.

Hi Paul - No, checked is what you want if you want it to ask you. Try
unchecking then OK out, re-boot, then back in and check it, then reboot
again.

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[Jim Byrd]

YW, Paul - Glad it fixed it for you.

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[Robert]

Hi Paul - You need to check this and/or set it for those not checked for
each file type that you download:

Open Windows Explorer and go to Tools | Folder Options | File Types.
Scroll down to the file type in question, e.g. for .zip
Find the .zip association (may be WinZip File, for this example)
Click on Edit or Advanced, depending on your Windows version, and check the
"Confirm open after download" box.

For some reason I can't use this option for PDF files. I just upgraded
my reader to 7.0, and have tried almost everything. I tries deleting
the file association from the Folder Options, but after I reboot, I
lose the dialog box.

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Robert - I use Acrobat itself, not the Reader, so this may not be exactly
right but will be similar - IIRC the options are worded/placed slightly
differently, but open Reader, go to Edit|Preferences|General then UNcheck
"Display PDF in Browser". It should then give you the option box to Open or
Save (if you've checked the "Confirm open after download" box in Tools |
Folder Options | File Types, of course).

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[Paul Pedersen]

Only fixed it temporarily. Now it's back to the same old bad behavior.

I didn't change anything. Any ideas?

 

[Jim Byrd]

Hi Paul - Well, try the same fix again and post back with your results,
please. Also please post your Operating System and SP level, and whether
you're using IE6SP1 or some earlier version of IE.

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[Paul Pedersen]

I checked the setting mentioned earlier. The box was checked. I unchecked
it, said OK, then rechecked it again. Then the downloads started working
properly. We'll see for how long...

I'm using WinXP Pro SP2, IE 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp_sp2_rt.040803-2158. All
updates are installed.

 

[Jim Byrd]

OK, Paul - Go to Start|Run and type "sfc /scannow" (without the quotes and
notice the space between the c and the /.) Have your XP CD handy and be
prepared to go get a cup of coffee - it takes a while. Be aware that under
certain circumstances (for example, Win2k before SP4 - see mskb 814510,
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q814510) sfc can
erroneously overwrite (restore over) previously installed files from certain
"hotfixes" which will then need to be re-installed. To check for this,
after running sfc, open a Cmd window and enter "qfecheck /v /l:c:\" (without
the quotes). If you don't have qfecheck installed, it can be obtained for
XP here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=35468 and
for Win2k, obtain qfecheck here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/release.asp?ReleaseID=35470.

When SFC is done, go to Start|Run and enter one line at a time (or much
easier, open a DOS box and copy the following in its entirety and then paste
it into the box):

regsvr32 hlink.dll
regsvr32 /i browseui.dll
regsvr32 /i shdocvw.dll
regsvr32 /i mshtml.dll
regsvr32 mshtmled.dll
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 /i urlmon.dll
regsvr32 scrrun.dll
regsvr32 comcat.dll
regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 /i Shell32.dll
regsvr32 Msoeacct.dll
regsvr32 "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\Msoe.dll"
regsvr32 msjava.dll
regsvr32 jscript.dll
regsvr32 Olepro32.dll
regsvr32 Hlink.dll
regsvr32 Asctrls.ocx
regsvr32 Inetcpl.cpl /i
regsvr32 Dxtrans.dll
regsvr32 Dxtmsft.dll
regsvr32 Imgutil.dll
regsvr32 Msxml.dll
regsvr32 Msjava.dll
regsvr32 Jscript.dll
regsvr32 Softpub.dll
regsvr32 Wintrust.dll
regsvr32 Initpki.dll
regsvr32 Dssenh.dll
regsvr32 Rsaenh.dll
regsvr32 Gpkcsp.dll
regsvr32 Slbcsp.dll
regsvr32 Cryptdlg.dll
regsvr32 Msjet40.dll
regsvr32 pdm32.dll
regsvr32 Msjtor40.dll
regsvr32 Dao360.dll
regsvr32 Sccbase.dll


with a Return after each .dll. You'll get a message about successful
completion of the re-registration process after each one, then enter the
next (with the DOS box they'll be continuous except for the last one).

If you use Win98x and get an error on Shell32.dll, ignore it. Only the ME,
Win2k and XP versions of windows have shell32 as an object that needs
registering. (For these earlier operating systems, run "regsvr32
shdoc401.dll " instead of "regsvr32 Shell32.dll".) Depending on your
system, you may also get "not found" error messages on some or all of the
last five - if so, ignore them.

Re-start your computer when you've finished.


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[Paul Pedersen]

Thanks. I'll check it out in a few days (pretty busy at the moment).