Solved Trying to save to my documents folder rather than the temp internet files folder

DJC2962 · Oct 19, 2009

I've just started using my new desktop pc which I bought specifically to download stuff from the internet and to my horror it wants to save everything in my temp internet files folder. Does anyone know how to change this please? I've tried messing about with the security settings but that didn't solve it. I've seen a few threads on here but have yet to find an answer.

Now wishing I'd stuck with my old pc on XP!!!

Thanks

lil domii · Oct 19, 2009

what internet browser do you have?
you should be able to change the configuration from the internet browser, and to make it save to the desktop.

Dom

Brink · Oct 19, 2009

Hello DJC, and welcome to Vista Forums.

Are you clicking on SAVE instead of RUN when downloading the file?

What browser (IE or Firefox) are you using?

lil domii · Oct 19, 2009

wooops!
we must have posted at the same time.
brink, you explained that better than me :D

yes, choose save as instead of run, if you are doing so.

Dom

DJC2962 · Oct 19, 2009

The problem I have is that I use a website to research my family tree and I used to just click on their Save icon (to save a specific image) which would bring up the windows Save As dialogue box. I am now using Vista instead of XP so everything is different anyway but after locating the destination folder through the dialogue box and naming the file i get this message -

"For your computer's security, this file was saved to the Temporary Internet Folder. Do you want to open this folder?"

I thought it was something to do with the security settings so tried to make it a trusted site but then it won't accept the address as it doesn't start with https (only http!)

I'm on Internet Explorer 7, which is also different to what I was using.

Brink · Oct 19, 2009

DJC,

You should be able to right click on the image on the webpage and click on Save Picture As instead. This will bring up the Save dialog box to select where to save the image at.

DJC2962 · Oct 20, 2009

Brink

Thanks for persisting with this, but unfortunately right clicking doesn't solve it as the normal menu that appears isn't there, just Properties.

The image I'm tring to save isn't a normal picture, but a digital image on Ancestry.co.uk.

Thank you

Brink · Oct 20, 2009

It may be a setting that website uses to prevent it. Do you have this problem at other websites?

Do you have any security type toolbars installed with Internet Explorer?

DJC2962 · Oct 21, 2009

Thanks very much for your help but I think it's been sorted. It was because I had my User Account Control on. Since turning it off it's been ok........phew!!!!!

Brink · Oct 21, 2009

I'm happy to hear that you got it sorted.

lil domii · Oct 22, 2009

I'm happy to hear you got it sorted.

yes, me too!
yes uac would block it from saving do a destination, as your thread post said it was because of security purposes.

Dom

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