Saving pictures problem - untitled bitmaps

[Si]

I'm having a problem with IE6 when right clicking on a .jpg and trying to
save it....

Although right click-->properties may tell me that it's a .jpg and tell me
its filename, when I right click-->Save Picture As... then IE6 doesn't see
the filename, it just inserts 'untitled' in the File name box and only lets
me save it as a Bitmap *.bmp

What gives?

Si.

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
Clearing the IE cache nearly always fixes this. IE> Tools> Internet Options>
General> Delete files (and delete offline content.) It's often recommended
that the TIF folder be kept at about 50 MB (Settings.)

There are a couple of other possibilities mentioned in these articles:
260650 - Internet Explorer Does Not Save Graphics Files in the Proper Format
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;260650
810978 - Internet Explorer Saves Images As Bitmaps
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=810978

Don
MVP- IE/OE


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[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

I'm having a problem with IE6 when right clicking on a .jpg and trying to
save it....

Although right click-->properties may tell me that it's a .jpg and tell me
its filename, when I right click-->Save Picture As... then IE6 doesn't see
the filename, it just inserts 'untitled' in the File name box and only
lets
me save it as a Bitmap *.bmp

What gives?

Si.

That happens when the Temporary Internet Files are too full. In IE click
Tools | Internet Options. Click Delete Files in the Temporary Internet
files section of the General tab. On the next window place a check mark in
the box to Delete all offline content.

If that doesn't fix it, go to Tools | Internet Options | Advanced and scroll
down to the Security section. Uncheck "Do not save encrypted pages to
disk".

Click Start/Run and type this command to fix the 'Content Type' settings:

regsvr32 /i mshtml.dll
(and/or)
regsvr32 /i shimgvw.dll (for WinXP)

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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[Si]

Thanks to those who replied - if I hadn't been so daft I could have googled
it.

Simon.