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Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 01/13/07 18:54
Graham Stow wrote:
> This seems to be a browser problem. I was using IE 6.0 when I reported this
> problem. In Opera v9.01 the dialog box opens every time. Anyone aware of a
> fix for IE?
> File
>
Okay, we'll try this again. The problem is *you* made a choice somewhere
along the line to open the file type in question (you have supplied
that bit of info) to open in the browser window instead of download and
your cleared the open to prompt to not ask again. So to fix this, do this.
For sake of demonstration, lets say that you have accidentally set IE to
open rather than download MS Word documents.
Open "My Computer" with Windows Explorer, yep remember IE is *really*
the file management tool Windows Explorer.
From the menu go to "Tools|Folder Options...|File Types"
Scroll and select "DOC Microsoft Word Document"
Click the "Advanced" button
Select options:
Confirm open after download
Always show extension (* I recommend this see rant below)
and clear option
Browse in same window
*
<rant>
You should *always* show file extensions on Windows machines! Especially
where Windows uses the extension decide how to handle a file (and where
it is an executable!) Never understood be Mr Bill felt that the last 3
letters after the period would be *way too confusing* for the public to
handle where that are so important to his OS and that an picture (icon)
would be better?! So he sets "Hide file extensions for known types"
enabled by default!
Where is the harm you say?
Okay take two files, "Readme.txt" "TrashYourSystem.exe". Now when your
make "TrashYourSystem.exe" give the executable the icon of a Notepad
document. Now rename "TrashYourSystem.exe" to "Readme.exe"!
Guess what "Readme.txt" and "Readme.exe" look like when "Hide file
extensions for known types" is enabled?
Windows security starts with good practices and I feel MS hasn't got a
clue at times!
</rant>
Whew...
Sorry just had to clear off another friend's infected computer recently...
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Take care,
Jonathan
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