Solve : Change IE file preferences?

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Answer» See if anyone can help me on this one. Trying to determine if it's even possible to change how Internet Explorer opens external files (such as a .PDF, .DOC, ETC.). In Firefox, Opera, and other browsers it's pretty simple to change it so a .PDF opens a save prompt instead of opening the actual PDF in the browser. But for the life of me I can't seem to find a method of doing the same thing in Internet Explorer. If anyone happens to know of a method please let me know. Are you saying, you want to have pop-up window (open/save) showing?Quote from: Broni on March 03, 2009, 12:46:17 PM Are you saying, you want to have pop-up window (open/save) showing? Correct. Without right-clicking and choosing save as or save. For example, in Firefox this can be adjusted through Tools / Options / Applications. This should explain: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/reset-opensave-choice-for-internet-explorer-downloads-in-vista/Not sure if this is exactly what I'd need SINCE Adobe Acrobat PDF files I believe are handled through a plug-in / BHO and not Windows Explorer. In addition this doesn't apply for Windows XP. I've done a lot of searching and can't seem to come up with anything maybe it's not possible in IE like other browsers. Windows Explorer>Tools>Folder Options>File Types>PDF>Advanced>Confirm open after download.Hey Fed, that's what I thought was going to do it as well but on this test machine it didn't work. My only assumption if this really does work is maybe that the computer needs to be restarted, which is the only thing I haven't tried since I'm not yet able to restart. Another POSSIBILITY is to UNREGISTER the ActiveX component IE is trying to use to view the PDF. My guess is it would be a DLL in the adobe folder... I don't GET into the habit of memorizing CLSIDs though I'm using W2K/IE6 with Foxit to view PDF files. Changing the Windows Explorer setting toggles the 'save prompt' for me. Perhaps a temporary run with Foxit?

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See if anyone can help me on this one.

Trying to determine if it's even possible to change how Internet Explorer opens external files (such as a .PDF, .DOC, ETC.). In Firefox, Opera, and other browsers it's pretty simple to change it so a .PDF opens a save prompt instead of opening the actual PDF in the browser. But for the life of me I can't seem to find a method of doing the same thing in Internet Explorer.

If anyone happens to know of a method please let me know.

Are you saying, you want to have pop-up window (open/save) showing?Quote from: Broni on March 03, 2009, 12:46:17 PM

Are you saying, you want to have pop-up window (open/save) showing?

Correct. Without right-clicking and choosing save as or save. For example, in Firefox this can be adjusted through Tools / Options / Applications.

This should explain: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/reset-opensave-choice-for-internet-explorer-downloads-in-vista/Not sure if this is exactly what I'd need SINCE Adobe Acrobat PDF files *I believe* are handled through a plug-in / BHO and not Windows Explorer. In addition this doesn't apply for Windows XP.

I've done a lot of searching and can't seem to come up with anything maybe it's not possible in IE like other browsers.

Windows Explorer>Tools>Folder Options>File Types>PDF>Advanced>Confirm open after download.Hey Fed, that's what I thought was going to do it as well but on this test machine it didn't work. My only assumption if this really does work is maybe that the computer needs to be restarted, which is the only thing I haven't tried since I'm not yet able to restart. Another POSSIBILITY is to UNREGISTER the ActiveX component IE is trying to use to view the PDF. My guess is it would be a DLL in the adobe folder... I don't GET into the habit of memorizing CLSIDs though I'm using W2K/IE6 with Foxit to view PDF files.
Changing the Windows Explorer setting toggles the 'save prompt' for me.
Perhaps a temporary run with Foxit?

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