[John24689]

When I try to "Save As" a picture from the Internet, my only choice is "bmp".
How can I add jpeg or jpg? The drop down box in Save As only gives me the bmp choice. Thank you. John

[kiwiguy]

The most common cause of this is that you have too many files in the "temporary internet files" folder.

In IE - Tools - Internet Options - General - Delete Files.

The files are just used as a "cache" and any required will be refreshed when you next visit the site. They should be cleaned out regularly.

[xgerryx]

Once you have saved it, reopen in a photo edit program and resave. Irfanview is a small photo edit program with a lot of handy features. http://www.irfanview.com/

If you have Xp you can open it in "windows picture and fax viewer" and save as a few different file types as well.

[buck52]

Are you an AOL user...

have a peek at this...http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;324761

buck

[John24689]

I have already cleared my temporay files. I do no use AOL. I used to have the default to download pictures as jpg. Now it will only let me download as bmp. Is there a setting, which I can't find, inside XP Professional I can change so the computer will default back to jpg? I do not want to recopy the pictures. I just want to download them as jpg from the start and now mess with anything else. Thanks and Happy Easter.
John

[buck52]

Are the pictures you wish to download jpg to begin with?

you could try the jpg fix from this site...

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/file_assoc.htm

buck

[thermel31]

I am having the same problem John is having when I try to download pictures the only choice I have is bmp and right now I am downloading a GIF. I did try the jpg fix from dougnox but this didn't work either. My temperaliy internet files have been cleared and I do so regulary. Any suggestions?

[lister]

try this
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;260650
Basically uncheck "Do not save encrypted pages to disk" in Tools, Internet Options, Advanced Tab

[thermel31]

I unchecked do not save encrypted pages box, rebooted my computer and it still is having the same issue. Man am I stumped

[thermel31]

oops I mean checked the box on unchecked , this has happened to me before but the last time I just had to reboot my computer and everything worked its not the case this time.

[slipe]

You didn't answer buck52's question. Download this image and make sure you don't have a jpg option: http://4mrpeanut.com/biplane.jpg

Try this as well - the first is a jpg and this is a jpeg. Sometimes there is a difference: http://owen2.otago.ac.nz/Owen/XuAir2004/More2004d.jpeg

[thermel31]

Slipe and buck52 i currently trying to save a gif. but it doesn't work with jpg either or jpeg, the only option I get when right clicking and go to save picture as, is a bmp file.

sorry missed the question, hope this makes my problem more clear

thanks,
thermel31

[buck52]

Are you an AOL user?

John was aparently not?

What OS are you using?

buck

[thermel31]

os xp service pack 2
don't use AOL

I use Avant as my primary internet browser but the pics won't download in IE either

[buck52]

Did you have the same problem before SP2?

If you can't tell... ... I don't have an answer for you so I'm asking as many question that come to mind so if anyone else look at the thread they won't have to ask them...

buck