When I have saved pictures off the Internet they were automatically saved as JPEG . There was a dropdown box that covered other types of pictures .
Yesterday and today I note that ALL the pictures that I want to save are in the Bitmap mode and the dropdown box lists bitmap only . Obviously this is useless , as I can only save a very few pictures on a disk . I have no reason as to why this has suddenly changed .
How do I change this so that pictures will be automatically saved in Jpeg as they were formerly ? Thank you. ************************************************************* 11-01-04, 08:48 PM bedstor Hi Nanman I'm not a graphics expert , this sounds like a file association problem. Which Operating system are you using? Windows XP, Windows 98, or something else? Ps Can you still save them to floppy disk as Jpeg or JPG? Roll Eyes ************************************************************* 11-01-04, 09:36 PM nanman Bedstor , thank you for replying . I am using Windows XP . No , they will only save to disks as Bitmap . Nanman ************************************************************* 11-01-04, 11:34 PM bedstor Unlikely you are on Aol then you have only ART files plus bitmap Have you got Microsoft Paint? we were converting Avatars to run on this site along time ago ,Something says to me that you can convert an Bitmap to a Jpeg and all the bitmap pics are converted over when they are saved in that program that was about 2 years ago and I was on Win98 Wait until Dwight or Byter replies save you making a mistake Frown ************************************************************* 11-02-04, 07:16 PM nanman No , I don't have Paint . Not being a computer expert , I have no idea how to fix this . Any help appreciated . ************************************************************* 11-02-04, 09:27 PM bedstor I have put your question on a UK Internet site www.webuser.co.uk where I am active on those Boards when It's slack here. Save this link to your bookmarks Poster is Me. Should have an answer within a day? ************************************************************* 11-02-04, 09:33 PM emkayess "Paint" is part of XP - so you have it. Open the Paint program and do file open and navigate to where your picture is. When it is open you click File >> Save as >> made sure Jpg is selected and click save. But that is only a temporary fix. To change the file association right-click a bitmap, on the pop-up there is "Properties" at the bottom. When that opens you will find "Open with" and a button that says change. Choose a program - I'm using IE. Another choice is the Windows picture and fax viewer. Hope this helps. MKS ************************************************************* 11-02-04, 09:46 PM emkayess Well, maybe not. I checked my files and came up with this one: "Web heads have figured out that browsers get stripped of the ability to download anything but Windows .bmp images when programs using the ActiveX and Java programming procedures get damaged somehow.
The fix requires deleting all of the programs you have downloaded over past years or months from Web sites that use these small bits of code to handle display features. When you do this, it will require you to put up with reloading a lot of those downloaded programs when your return to their sites. But it's worth the bother because of how badly this glitch can cripple Web use.
The easiest way to find the Downloaded Program File folder is to use that name as a search term by clicking on Start and then Search and Find Files and Folders. When the Downloaded Program File folder comes up in the Search window, open it and delete everything inside.
To make sure the problem isn't restored without warning, you also should delete all temporary Internet files. To do that, click on Tools and Internet Options in Microsoft Internet Explorer and look on the menu that pops up for the General tab. There you will find a listing for Temporary Internet files and a Delete Files button.
Do this and your browser will resume correctly assigning file types to those files when you give them a right-click.
This is probable something I saved after reading it on AP - unfortunately I didn't save who. The download manager is easy to find. I have XP Home. It will pop-up if you download one more picture from the net. I hope this one helps. ************************************************************* 11-03-04, 10:55 AM nanman A special thank you to Bedstor ( and others ) who referred this enquiry to Webuser . " Ourstanley " , there , suggested cleaning out my temporary files . That appears to have solved the problem . ************************************************************* 11-03-04, 11:25 AM bedstor You're Welcome Wink ************************************************************* 11-03-04, 12:33 PM bedstor I got this "Fix" link in a follow up reply which you can refer to if it goes wrong in future. It is off the Microsoft Support Pages
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