Is this a bug in IE, or is there a way to fix this?
It's another example of the UI deficiency that people complain about
when they seem to be forced to save JPEG files with extension .jpe
The problem I think is that the extensions all are associated with the
same filetype. Therefore, the first extension alphabetically is the one
that is being picked as the default. You can override that default
with another extension if you like. Also, I'm pretty sure that you could
create a new filetype which does the identical thing that the old filetype
does and thus remove the confusion of the multiple associations with
the same filetype.
To see what I'm getting at open a command window and enter the
following commands.
<example>
assoc | find /i "gz"
ftype | find /i "gz"
</example>
(Note: they are examples only and I'm only guessing that the associated
filetype will have those two letters gz in it; change the find arguments
(especially for the ftype pipeline) however you wish or is necessary.)
To change the association by adding a new filetype you would use
Folder Options, Filetypes. The UI for that tool is different in all OS.
Under XP you can sort the list by Extensions or by File Types by
clicking on the appropriate column label. Judging by the example
of jp with which I am more familiar it can be even more complicated
than that (e.g. how does JFIF become listed with "JPEG Image"
when it is really pjpegfile?) but hopefully this may be enough pointers
to help you figure out your gz case on your own.
If you try this I hope you know how to backup and restore your
registry and please report back with your findings.
Good luck
Robert Aldwinckle
