Tech question / saving pictures...

[Goldom]

Could use help if anyone knows...

Recently, say, since last month, my computer can't seem to save .jpg files off the internet. When I go to save an image (which on the page is a jpg), the only available format to save is .bmp. It used to work on here... what happened? I've been having to print screen, and crop it, and save it in a photo program to get it into jpeg... What happened to being able to save it normally?

[zbird]

1. Found this for you.

JPG's - Only Saves as a Bitmap

The option to save as jpeg is not available: Clear your Temporary Internet Files, then try again.

Go to IE/Internet Options/Delete Files. Also in Settings change the amount to 40 MB. This will help in preventing the index files from becoming overloaded.

If that doesn't help check your settings here: Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg. For Content Type, it should read "image/jpeg".
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpeg. For content Type, it should read: image/jpeg
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gif. For Content Type is should read "image/gif"

If it already set to that, go to Start, Run and type in: regsvr32 /i shdocvw.dll, regsvr32 /i shdoc401.dll,regsvr32 webvw.dll and regsvr32 thumbvw.dll (for upgrades).

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_jk.htm

Hope it helps.

[Goldom]

2. thanks!

seems to work now!

[zbird]

3. You're welcome. Glad to help.

[Bundbuster]

4. Jeez, zbird - wish I'd known your solution 4 months ago

I tried everything, including a tech chat with microshaft, and wound up doing a total wipe-and-reinstall of Internet Explorer.

[zbird]

5. I love google. I can find almost anything there.

Sure, you get a lot of garbage, but if you're persistent enough, the answer is usually out there somewhere.

[DS1]

6. I'm just gonna apend that with

Google Groups is probably what zbird means. It's a vertible gold-mine of tech problems and solutions. The DS1 Golden Rule of searching for ideas is: If you have a problem with your computer, someone else has had the same problem before you and written about it, find it.