http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: default setting for certain extension in Iexplore en Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:54:03 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore/page/2#post-35038 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:33:55 +0000 jd2066 35038@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Actully that is an IE specific dialog for downloading files. Firefox/Opera have their own download dialogs with there own checkboxes and settings.<br /> Firefox 2.0 - Options -&gt; Content -&gt; Manage Button Under File Types<br /> Firefox 3.0 - Options -&gt; Applications<br /> Opera 9.5 - Options -&gt; Advanced Tab -&gt; Downloads<br /> Internet Explorer under Windows XP - Control Panel -&gt; Folder Options -&gt; File Types tab<br /> Internet Explorer under Windows Vista - I don't see any way to deal with it at the moment. All I can think of is the program FileTypesMan but SarahJames said that didn't work. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore/page/2#post-35033 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:22:13 +0000 whs 35033@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Thanks for the update jd. Looks like I never ran across the filetypes in question. But how can one undo this checkmark? I am pretty certain that this is not an IE specific problem because she could have just as well used Opera or Firefox with probably the same result. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore/page/2#post-35030 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:16:04 +0000 jd2066 35030@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@whs: That option only appears for certain file types. The option doesn't appear for exes like your screen shot shows as that would lead to all exes just running automaticly, which is a bad idea. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore/page/2#post-35029 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:10:11 +0000 whs 35029@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I have never seen this option (checkbox) to supress this pop-up. But this is not an IE problem because this window will appear in any browser. This is a system function. But I don't know how to make it reappear. Have to think.... </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore/page/2#post-35024 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:49:05 +0000 SarahJames 35024@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p><a href="http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc103/RareSarah/?action=view&#38;current=2008-07-1600-47-28.png"><img src="http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc103/RareSarah/2008-07-1600-47-28.png"></a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore/page/2#post-35022 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:46:54 +0000 SarahJames 35022@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Yes - that was the one!<br /> Except in mine there was the option not to ask anymore in the future. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore/page/2#post-35018 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:35:53 +0000 whs 35018@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I am still not quite sure which pop up window you are now missing. Is it this one?</p> <p><img src='http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii36/whs37/HTG8/dl.png' /> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore/page/2#post-35017 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:29:39 +0000 SarahJames 35017@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@ whs - When I did the restore a window poppup up saying my files wouldn't be affected.<br /> Well, I have Shadow Explorer, but I didn't need it. All files were there on my external drive.<br /> And I've always been a backup freak - just system restore wasn't a big favorite of mine (I have several other ways of keeping backups), but this time it made rolling back easy (... or rather, easier - I have to reïnstall my pdf printer and copy back my files to My Docs).</p> <p>@ Lighthouse - thanks for the concern, but yes, all is good:)<br /> Btw - somewhere it said 'documenten' instead of 'documents' so maybe the folder got renamed and is still there somewhere. Haven't found it yet, but we'll see.</p> <p>Oh and if someone knows how to undo a setting like this in IE, please post it - I'd still like to know how to handle IE the proper way! LOL </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-35003 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:04:20 +0000 whs 35003@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Sarah, You really have learned your lesson regarding back-ups. I remember when you came on the Forum and we had to ease you into this. But you seem to be one of those that likes to putter with the system - so back-ups are essential. But I don't know from where you have this saga concerning the files. The restore points (shadows) contain the system AND user files. What you can do is force a restore point (let's call it X) just before you do the actual restore from Y. And after you did the restore from Y, get your current files back from X - or at least those that were modified during the time between Y and X. The file recovery is easy with <a href="http://www.shadowexplorer.com/">Shadow Explorer</a> - and you can use the tutorial I once made as <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/recover-files-with-shadow-copies-on-any-version-of-windows-vista/#comment-38960">Guideline</a> -- But down the road you might want to look into Norton Ghost <a href='http://diddledog.com/newsletter/?p=71'>http://diddledog.com/newsletter/?p=71</a> - that is the Ultimate. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-35002 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:01:33 +0000 Lighthouse 35002@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>The system restore doesn't actually delete your personal files. But in this (bizarre) instance, it may have deleted the access to them. A file recovery program may very well work (ie Recuva). If you have to install a file recovery program, it may overwrite some of your lost files. But it's worth a try.<br /> <a href='http://www.recuva.com/'>http://www.recuva.com/</a><br /> Ah, just reread your last bit. so all is good. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-34999 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:37:31 +0000 SarahJames 34999@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Ok- I hadn't made any major changes and I had recently made a systemrestore point, so I thought I'll give that a try. And yes, it's back to normal.<br /> But when you run systemrestore it says it doesn't affect your files.<br /> Well, my *** !!!!!<br /> I had all files from a week ago back in My Documents and what I had put there today (an enormeous lot!) is all gone !!!!!<br /> Thank god I'm a backup freak and I have a backup of all files on my external harddrive (I think that's all of them anyway ... LOL) so I'm safe, but I think this is typical Microsoft - never ever trust Microsoft to be really really true to it's word ... </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-34993 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:11:54 +0000 SarahJames 34993@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@ jd2066 - doesn't help at all :( </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-34926 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:21:23 +0000 jd2066 34926@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Try this:<br /> 1. Download and run <a href='http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/file_types_manager.html'>FileTypesMan</a>.<br /> 2. Double click on the file type in the list.<br /> 3. Uncheck "Open this file type immediately after download, without confirmation".<br /> 4. Click Ok.<br /> 5. Close FileTypesMan. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-34878 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:00:25 +0000 Lighthouse 34878@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>A regular IE geek maybe knows how to reset those download options. Lets hope :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-34872 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:52:39 +0000 SarahJames 34872@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Ok - I have some other things to do too. I'll try some more later on.<br /> See ya in a couple of hours! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-34869 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:50:46 +0000 Lighthouse 34869@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Unfortunately, I have to go out. But will be back in a few hours :( </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-34867 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:45:10 +0000 SarahJames 34867@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Don't go round calling me brilliant that soon - see my edit ... LOL </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-34866 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:41:25 +0000 Lighthouse 34866@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Brilliant, I was trying some stuff with IE7 (I hate it). FF does what I tell it to do!<br /> ps. I forgot you knew how to work the registry. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-34864 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:27:48 +0000 SarahJames 34864@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I searched the registry for psptube and found this:<br /> [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComDlg32\OpenSavePidlMRU\psptube]</p> <p>Deleted it and now (weird enough) psptubes get downloaded directly by my downloadmanager.<br /> Which is fine by me (very fine actually LOL).</p> <p>Edit - he is very slow about it though - I'll see what I can do about that ...</p> <p>Second edit: I restarted and now they get opened by IE again. What is that in Vista???<br /> I change something, it works and after a restart it is back again.<br /> And then you do it three more times and all of a sudden it does take on ...</p> <p>Oh well, lets just hope it does take on after three more tries. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/default-setting-for-certain-extension-in-iexplore#post-34863 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:26:16 +0000 SarahJames 34863@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Ohhh, wait - you don't have to - I found it </p>