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4 Feb 2003, 19:02
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I.E. keeps opening my zip files
ok ages ago i guess i clicked 'open' rather than 'save as' when i.e. was downloading a zip file, so now whenever i do it opens them rather than saves them..
how can i changes this back please?
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4 Feb 2003, 19:22
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Born Sinful
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Loughborough, UK
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It should ask you every time. Well, mine does and so does every other machine I've ever used.
Time to consider the standard Microsoft fixing method I think.
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4 Feb 2003, 20:18
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Darling
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Edinburgh
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Go to the file extention properties (folder options > file types), select the apropriate extention, and make sure confirm open after download is ticked.
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4 Feb 2003, 21:23
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-=Murderous Plush Toy=-
Join Date: Nov 2001
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this has to be one of my main gripes with windows, if you or someone by mistake check a box that makes windows do something exclusively to the "other" option it can be a pain to find the place to undo it. :/
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5 Feb 2003, 01:14
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Street Tramp
Join Date: Apr 2000
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Quote:
Originally posted by Luckeh!!!!
this has to be one of my main gripes with windows, if you or someone by mistake check a box that makes windows do something exclusively to the "other" option it can be a pain to find the place to undo it. :/
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You mean when you ask it do something via the options on the dialog its an arse that it does what you asked it ?!
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5 Feb 2003, 02:09
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-=Murderous Plush Toy=-
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Quote:
Originally posted by Luckeh!!!!
this has to be one of my main gripes with windows, if you or someone by mistake check a box that makes windows do something exclusively to the "other" option it can be a pain to find the place to undo it. :/
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5 Feb 2003, 06:57
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Originally posted by Raging.Retard
You mean when you ask it do something via the options on the dialog its an arse that it does what you asked it ?!
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Yes, because having to manually edit the registry or spend hours hunting around obscure submenus to undo a one time decision you made is certainly the sign of well thought out design. Also, not having a nice easy way to edit your MIME associations is certainaly a good feature in a modern day web browser.
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5 Feb 2003, 12:01
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the windows interface isnt intuitive if you are drunk or stoned :/
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5 Feb 2003, 17:59
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/dev/zero Retired Mod
Join Date: May 2000
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Quote:
Originally posted by Nodrog
Yes, because having to manually edit the registry or spend hours hunting around obscure submenus to undo a one time decision you made is certainly the sign of well thought out design. Also, not having a nice easy way to edit your MIME associations is certainaly a good feature in a modern day web browser.
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open a folder -> view -> folder options -> file types -> advanced
ensure confirm open after download is set
select Action 'open'
click edit
ensure correct application is set up to open file.
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5 Feb 2003, 18:06
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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Quote:
Originally posted by Nodrog
Yes, because having to manually edit the registry or spend hours hunting around obscure submenus to undo a one time decision you made is certainly the sign of well thought out design. Also, not having a nice easy way to edit your MIME associations is certainaly a good feature in a modern day web browser.
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What browser do you recommend then, smartypants?
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6 Feb 2003, 12:18
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Originally posted by MT
open a folder -> view -> folder options -> file types -> advanced
ensure confirm open after download is set
select Action 'open'
click edit
ensure correct application is set up to open file.
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What kind of badly designed web-browser forces you to change your system wide settings just to make it download files properly? Also, doing this cant make IE always open files or always save them to disk, it still annoys you with the download popup dialog whenever you click something that isnt handled by a plugin (as far as I know).
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Originally posted by queball
What browser do you recommend then, smartypants?
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guess
Last edited by Nodrog; 6 Feb 2003 at 12:42.
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6 Feb 2003, 15:31
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Join Date: Feb 2001
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Right click the zip file, select open with. make sure 'always open file type' is checked and then select winzip.
If 'open with' doesn't show up when you right click the file, hold left shift when right clicking it and it'll show up.
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