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File Ext. on save, IE5.5/Win98

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by pipi6

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How can I set my associations to save a jpg as a jpg. When I try to save a jpg(checked through properties)I only have the option to save as bitmap though the file is a jpg. I've gone in to my settings, folder options, file types and jpg is listed there. I've deleted and re-added and still cannot recognize this type of file. What else should I do?

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by wpatrey

Goto Explorer/View/Options abd select the file types tab and add a new type -- Jpeg

Description - JPEG Image
Content type (MIME) - image/jpeg
default extension - .jpg
action - open

by natecasp

Yes, I have experienced the same problem. I believe it has something to do with IE 5.5 and certain websites. I am able to save some JPG images but others only as BMP files. All I can think of is that IE 5.5 decodes the HTML language differently and causes the problem on some site. Are you able to save images as JPG on some sites? What version of IE are you using?

by natecasp

OK, well I found out what it is. You need to clear your temporary Internet files. To do this right click on Internet Explorer and go to the properties. Click the delete files button. Chances are it will take up to 15 minutes to finish. After finished you may want to adjust your settings so your temp Inet files only take up 50-100MB. Let me know if it works. It did for me. The problem is that when you load a web page it will check the temporary Internet files directory to see if a cached versionof the image exists before it downloads the image from the site. Before it has completed the comparison the image is only available as a screenshot (BMP) after it does not find the image in the folder it downloads the image and then is able to be saved as a (JPG). By clearing all your temporary Internet files out the search is very quick and it downloads the image from the site immediately.

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