PC Help - Saving Images - VGF

Codiekitty · 09-10-2005, 02:10 PM

I've got a problem I'm hoping somebody can tell me how to fix.

Every time I right click-Save As an image, my computer wants to save it as "untitled.bmp". It wants to save EVERYTHING as this. Gifs, pngs, jpgs, everything. This is especially frustrating for gifs I want to save. I have to go File-Save As, and save the entire page to get a .gif I want.

Yet on my mother's computer, images that my computer wants to save as "untitled.bmp" save as the properly named .gif.

Anyone know how to fix this?

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Parrakarry · 09-11-2005, 07:49 PM

Not sure what would be causing this problem -- do you get a dialog box that asks what you want to save it as? It may default to "untitled", but you should be able to change it.

Link2000 · 09-11-2005, 08:33 PM

This happened to me for a while too. Once I installed Photoshop and made that the primary picture viewer for .gif, .jpg etc files the problem cleared up. I"m guessing it has soemthing to do with Window's built-in picture viewer.

Codiekitty · 09-12-2005, 09:24 AM

It has a "Save As" drop down menu, but the only thing in it is "bitmap".

Hm, setting Paint Shop Pro (I don't have Photoshop) as the primary viewer for that stuff didn't do anything.

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***Ace Mercury*** · 09-12-2005, 06:59 PM

(I assume you're using Internet Explorer 6 and Windows XP. If you're using WinME or earlier, I suggest that you... don't.)

A trip to the Microsoft Knowledge Base came up with this and this.

The gist of it is:
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Empty Temporary Internet files OR</font>
Make sure you can save from HTTPS sites properly by checking your Advanced settings OR</font>
Some crazy ActiveX/Java/whatever damaged program file is bad and needs deletion (follow steps on this)</font>

Hope that solves yer problem. If all else fails, I suggest you move onto Firefox. I consider it a step up from IE anyways.

Codiekitty · 09-12-2005, 07:40 PM

Huh. I came back from my Japanese class, and now the images are all saving properly. I did empty my Temporary Internet Files folder some hours ago (before reading Ace's post). Maybe that's what fixed it.

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GRENTLEMEN · 09-13-2005, 06:44 AM

I was just gonna say deleting temp files should work.

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09-10-2005, 02:10 PM	#1
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09-11-2005, 07:49 PM	#2
Parrakarry Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 10,683 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Points: 8,787.81 Bank: 597.55 Total Points: 9,385.36 Donate	Not sure what would be causing this problem -- do you get a dialog box that asks what you want to save it as? It may default to "untitled", but you should be able to change it.

09-11-2005, 08:33 PM	#3
Link2000 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Posts: 8,052 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 15,800.15 Bank: 804.22 Total Points: 16,604.37 Donate	This happened to me for a while too. Once I installed Photoshop and made that the primary picture viewer for .gif, .jpg etc files the problem cleared up. I"m guessing it has soemthing to do with Window's built-in picture viewer.

09-12-2005, 09:24 AM	#4
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 173 Times in 119 Posts Points: 43,520.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,064,971.46 Donate	It has a "Save As" drop down menu, but the only thing in it is "bitmap". Hm, setting Paint Shop Pro (I don't have Photoshop) as the primary viewer for that stuff didn't do anything. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

09-12-2005, 07:40 PM	#6
Codiekitty Just Another Face in Red Jumpsuit Join Date: May 2001 Location: Lemmingland Gender: Posts: 19,143 Thanks: 121 Thanked 173 Times in 119 Posts Points: 43,520.72 Bank: 3,021,450.74 Total Points: 3,064,971.46 Donate	Huh. I came back from my Japanese class, and now the images are all saving properly. I did empty my Temporary Internet Files folder some hours ago (before reading Ace's post). Maybe that's what fixed it. Where are these lemmings going? The Super Nintendo Super Shire! Hop in line and follow them there!

09-13-2005, 06:44 AM	#7
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