Changing how XP handles dl'd files

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Running XP home. How do I get the OS to ask me whether I want a file

dl'd from a web site to be opened by a certain program or saved? I

accidentally told it to save a file of this type so I could email it to

my brother, and forgot to uncheck "do this automatically", now I can't

get that dialog to reappear so I can change it back to "open" from

"save". The box no longer appears, it just saves, and I would prefer it

to open the file. I have tried ALL the options in folder options/file

types/advanced, etc. Have tried deleting the file type from that list

several times and reentering it, still just saves w/o asking. Have

tried changing the edit file type/actions settings, no difference.

Driving me nuts. Ideas?



TIA



Dan
 
On 01 Apr 2010, Dan wrote in

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:



> Running XP home. How do I get the OS to ask me whether I want a

> file dl'd from a web site to be opened by a certain program or

> saved?



The OS doesn't ask you that, the web browser does.



The answer depends on what browser you use.
 
Nil wrote:

> On 01 Apr 2010, Dan wrote in

> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

>

>> Running XP home. How do I get the OS to ask me whether I want a

>> file dl'd from a web site to be opened by a certain program or

>> saved?

>

> The OS doesn't ask you that, the web browser does.

>

> The answer depends on what browser you use.



Right you are. Found the setting in FF, thanks!



Dan
 
On Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:15:49 -0700, Dan wrote:



>Running XP home. How do I get the OS to ask me whether I want a file

>dl'd from a web site to be opened by a certain program or saved? I

>accidentally told it to save a file of this type so I could email it to

>my brother, and forgot to uncheck "do this automatically", now I can't

>get that dialog to reappear so I can change it back to "open" from

>"save". The box no longer appears, it just saves, and I would prefer it

>to open the file. I have tried ALL the options in folder options/file

>types/advanced, etc. Have tried deleting the file type from that list

>several times and reentering it, still just saves w/o asking. Have

>tried changing the edit file type/actions settings, no difference.

>Driving me nuts. Ideas?

>

>TIA

>

>Dan



Browser preferences ?
 
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