small problem

Hi i have been reading this site and using the advice and techniques to great effect so far,so ive never needed to post here for help...

tonight i was downloading a few things of the site and i accidentally clicked a box when the download options came up...

now when i click on a download link it goes straight into download and doesnt let me choose what folder i want to save to etc...

ive looked everywhere through option trying to find it and i know its a really insignificant thing but id appreciate any help/advice as its quite annoying...

oh allmost forgot i use the os
windows 2000 nt pro

thanks in advance

 

Do you mean the button that says "Close this dialog box when download completes" ?

controlmind

 

Do you use somesofts for tune up your internet. If you remember the filename, you can sarch them in your HDD

 

it depends on what browser you are using
if you have IE you may have to reset your internet settings. and I'm not even sure if that would help.
the only other option is to add a value to your registry setting a specific location for downloaded files.

(HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
Download Directory REG_SZ "C:\My Files"< or wherever you want them to go)
however if you have never edited your registry, I don't advise this. and ALWAYS back up your registry before making any changes.

if you use firefox there is a place in tools,options,downloads to change it.

 

"Do you mean the button that says "Close this dialog box when download completes" "

-No,it said something like "allways ask before downloading files from the internet"

as a result of checking this box i cannot choose which file to download too and whether i open file or save to disk.

i am using IE Version 6.0.2800.1106
sorry i didnt give u full details i should have thought...

 

sorry forgot to add

never heard of "somesofts"

and as to editing my registry i have never attempted this before,i am not bad on computers but i have no idea how to do this and im aware that i could easily mess up my computer so id rather not

 

have just tried resetting to default options in IE and no luck...

i looked through all the options and cant find any that refer to where you download files too?

 

bump

 

you can get CCleaner in the downloads section from what I found there is an option to reset the download directory so this may help. as far as IE itself, there is no such option so you'll pretty much have to use a third party app.

 

I have been using ccleaner (which i found on this site) for about 6 months now? and its been brilliant,made a big difference to my computer and i love it !

unfortunately it doesnt seem to have this feature,maybe because im on win-2000 and its a different version?

oh well,i appreciate the help is there anything else i can try?

 

just had a thought maybe i should try reinstalling ie ?

ill go do that now see if it makes a diff

 

actually before you do that you may just be able to repair Ie
there is an option in add remove programs if you click on internet explorer there will be an option to either repair or remove it..(or at least there used to be)
see if you have that. doesnt hurt to try.

 

Well i wanted to try removing IE completely and reinstalling but IE does not show up in "start-settings-control panel-add/remove programs",i also tried using the "uninstall programs" feature in ccleaner to no avail...

Im pretty sure i installed IE through windows update so maybe its integrated ?
its such an annoying problem im sorry for the hassle if u cant help me anymore i understand and i guess ill just have to live with it till i can find a way of uninstalling ie

 

"How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP"

i am using win 2000 nt pro does this matter?

 

I read alot of the stuff at the link u gave me and found out how to uninstall the service pack i recently installed,i then went back and got the pack again through windows update and voila working

thanks so much for your help and time with this problem of mine.... i really appreciate it..

i also include a pic of the box which i accidentally ticked before,for some reason this box is now uncheckable? is this anything to worry about

 

It's nothing to worry about, that just means anytime you try to download an executable it'll ask if you really want to.
which is not a bad thing at least you won't unintentionally install something

 

im not that stupid

i was inquiring about the fact that the box (circled in red) is not tickable as it was before.