How do I disable autostart of plugin and save web page pdf ,WMV,... content instead?

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Arnold Peters

Sometimes HTML web pages contain wmv movies or pdf files (or other stuff). When I click on such a link or
enter it in the URL entry field a built-in plug-in to interpret this file is started and the content is shown
INSIDE IE. How do I disable this internal interpretation and force IE to popup the file dialog window in order to
save the content on the hard disc instead?

Arnold
 
Hi,

Go to Windows Explorer. Tools, Folder Options, File Types. For each of the
extensions you want to modify: browse to it, click on it, click on Advanced,
make sure you check [x] Confirm open after download.

Kind regards

Hans Le Roy
MS MVP Windows/IE-OE

Arnold Peters said:
Sometimes HTML web pages contain wmv movies or pdf files (or other stuff). When I click on such a link or
enter it in the URL entry field a built-in plug-in to interpret this file
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is started and the content is shown
INSIDE IE. How do I disable this internal interpretation and force IE to
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popup the file dialog window in order to
 
In Arnold Peters <[email protected]> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:
Sometimes HTML web pages contain wmv movies or pdf files (or other
stuff). When I click on such a link or
enter it in the URL entry field a built-in plug-in to interpret this
file is started and the content is shown INSIDE IE. How do I disable
this internal interpretation and force IE to popup the file dialog
window in order to save the content on the hard disc instead?

Arnold
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With PDF (and most others) you can use the programs options to disable
support for showing them in your browser. However it's just as easy to right
click a link and save target as.

Galen
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"But there are always some lunatics about. It would be a dull world
without them."

Sherlock Holmes
 
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