When I try to download pictures it gives me only 2 types of options to SAVE them as, art or bitmap. Then when I try to open them it will say, unable to open try using internet explorer to open. I want to save them as j-pegs but it won't give me that choice. Any ideas?Alright.... First, save as either, and save them to your desktop. Next, go to paint (in the accessories menu). Open the image that you saved..... Next, click file -> save AS -> on the bottom of the save window that pops-up, click the arrow, and scroll until you see JPEG. Click on JPEG, and hit save. This SHOULD solve your problem...

[glb]Flame[/glb]It won't LET me open the picture at all.vancoors.......What O/S are you using ? Has this just started ? Have you tried deleting your temp internet files ?
What happens if you right click on one of your pictures and choose open with ...........and then select ....say paint . will the pic not open ?

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dl65  I use Windows XP. I always run DISK clean up to get rid of temp. internet files. I think this started after I had to reinstall Windows but I can't be POSITIVE. My question is why does it only give me the options of saving a picture as art or a bitmap and j-peg is not in there? It won't even let me go to save target as area when I right click on a picture.  Your problem MIGHT be with IE rather than windows. IE has some security problems with certain image types and MS skirted the issue instead of fixing it. Try using a different browser to download the images.