Internet Explorer - Save Target As

by nemolar Oct 4, 2006 1:07AM PDT

I am trying to save some items to my computer from links on websites and in e-mails. The instructions on the websites and e-mails say to right-click on the link and then click on Save Target As on the pop-up menu. However, when I do this, the menu which pops up does not have any Save option listed, including no Save Target As option. This is unusual, as I have always been able to do this before (the last time might have been a couple of months ago), however, now it doesn't work. What could be wrong? Thanks for any assistance you can provide.

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by John.Wilkinson Oct 4, 2006 1:25AM PDT

1.) Disable Content Advisor by going Tools->Internet Options->Content and clicking Disable.

2.) Repair Internet Explorer.

3.) Simply click on the link and then go File->Save As.

4.) Download another browser, such as Firefox, and make it the default browser.

Hope this helps,
John

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Thanks, but

by nemolar Oct 4, 2006 3:39AM PDT

changing the "Tools" setting worked on the web page but not in the e-mail. I am not interested in downloading another browser - this one should work just fine - and it used to do so. Could there be something wrong with the links in the e-mail?

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What's the client?

by John.Wilkinson Oct 4, 2006 4:36AM PDT

Which e-mail client are you using? (Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, etc.) If this is web-based mail, let us know which provider it is. (Yahoo, Hotmail, Netscape, etc.) The links in the e-mail could be invalid, but that still shouldn't affect the right-click menu. There's likely a setting in the e-mail program that needs adjusted too, but it's program-specific.

Let us know.
John

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