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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stealth on July 03, 2004, 01:14:14 am

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: Stealth on July 03, 2004, 01:14:14 am

look at this picture for instance:

(http://www.digitalend.com/pics/who-cares.jpg)

SOMETIMES when i right click on the above picture, and click 'save picture'... it automatically names it "untitled" and a .bmp file... and i can't just click the down arrow and click to save it as a JPG.  funny thing is, the picture really is a JPG.  only some pictures are like this, others when i right click and 'save picture' it brings it up to save in the format and with the same name as the original picture.  i'm new to XP, so i assume it's some XP thing or IE 6 that i don't know about?  how do i fix this...  it happens now and then, sometimes i'll click it and it will pop up with the regular file name and extension, but other times it won't...

thanks

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: Fury on July 03, 2004, 01:52:47 am

It probably fixes itself when you go and change your towel to the blue one. Its these kinds of problems...

- Try system restore.
- Try method 2 here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=318378
- Try if repair installation fixes the problem.
- Don't use IE to anything else but WindowsUpdate. (This is what I'd do.)

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: karajorma on July 03, 2004, 02:35:29 am

I simply changed to Firefox and haven't seen the problem since :D

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: Ulala on July 03, 2004, 02:40:25 am

It's a weird bug, I just try again a few minutes later and it seems to fix itself. :doubt: :confused:

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: wolfdog on July 03, 2004, 05:10:49 am

Maybe this sounds weird.. but I think it's something with your internet cache.. (temporary internet files) try deleting them all, and checj your browser cache settings..

*edit* i was partly right... http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810978

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: Stealth on July 03, 2004, 07:06:04 am

Yes Ulala, as weird as it may sound, i'm not making this stuff up you know...

Thanks for the help guys, i'll try all your ideas as soon as i get home

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: aldo_14 on July 03, 2004, 07:22:08 am

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Originally posted by karajorma
I simply changed to Firefox and haven't seen the problem since :D

firefox does, indeed, kick arse.  I wouldn't be surprised if the next version of IE introduced a 'revolutionary tabbing system' (badly implemented, of course).....:nervous:

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: Fury on July 03, 2004, 07:31:13 am

Strangely enough I prefer seperate windows instead of tabs. :p

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: Setekh on July 03, 2004, 08:31:08 am

Yeah, just to let you know Stealth, I get this problem often too. I often use Firefox these days instead.

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: Ghostavo on July 03, 2004, 08:36:04 am

Never got that... wierd...

Wierder than that is the product in the picture :eek2: :confused:
Where can I get one?

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: kasperl on July 03, 2004, 08:42:41 am

Never got it, as far as I can remember, but I switched to Mozilla (full version, not firefox) a long, long time ago.

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: Kosh on July 03, 2004, 09:49:39 am

Have XP Pro, IE 6 and never had this problem.

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: an0n on July 03, 2004, 10:00:13 am

It is a problem that has pissed me off no-end.

Never bothered finding a way around it. I just save it as a BMP and go change the extension.

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: Hippo on July 03, 2004, 10:27:23 am

I get that, but IE saves it as a .art file named with a .bmp extension, so i have to open it up in IE, and then go file>save as something.bmp, then open it in Irfanview to make it a jpg... Its annoying...

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: Ulala on July 03, 2004, 01:26:32 pm

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Originally posted by Stealth
Yes Ulala, as weird as it may sound, i'm not making this stuff up you know...

Thanks for the help guys, i'll try all your ideas as soon as i get home

I know you're not making it up, it happens to me too, hence the:

Quote

Originally posted by Ulala
I just try again a few minutes later and it seems to fix itself.

'Tis a rather annoying bug at times, especially when I want to download lots of pictures at once. :nervous:

Title: XP Problem? --~ right clicking pictures online and 'save picture'
Post by: jdjtcagle on July 03, 2004, 01:53:32 pm

:lol: I want that machine!!!