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packen
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[XPPro] download question

It used to be, when I went to download a file, I would click the link and a window would come up asking me where I wanted to save the file. Now, I no longer have that choice. When I click the link, a window pops up with the option to save but it doesn't let me choose where to save. Everything goes to the desktop. How can I make it give me the option?

auggy
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Re: [XPPro] download question

Try here:

»Microsoft Application Tips and Tweaks »I'm not prompted to specify a download location?
packen
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That just gives me the option to save the file but will not let me specify the location to store it. Everything I download goes directly to my desktop. If I want it to go to a separate folder I have to move it after the download is done.
This just recently started happening. I used to be able to tell it where to put the file.

La Luna
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What browser are you using?

Ken Peterson
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Maybe this will help (if you're using MSIE)

»support.microsoft.com/kb/177976

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I would ask the same question that La Luna did, what browser are you using. I use IE8, Firefox and Chrome and all have an ability under Options to designate what folder you want downloads to save to. I too like to designate one Download folder then I install, move or what ever once it is done.

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packen
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Re: [XPPro] download question

I am using Mozilla. I found the place to change where to download to. It was set to download to desktop. I don't know how that happened, but I changed it back to let me specify the location.
Thanks to all that replied.

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Re: [XPPro] download question

said by packen See Profile :

I am using Mozilla. I found the place to change where to download to. It was set to download to desktop. I don't know how that happened, but I changed it back to let me specify the location.
Thanks to all that replied.
Yep, that's where I was headed with my question. Glad you found where to fix it.
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