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From: macsuppor@a1.nl (DEnnis Brinkhuis)
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Subject: Re: IE4 and downloads
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 10:25:52 +0100
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Ed Federmeyer <fedeedw@charlie.cns.iit.edu> wrote:

> On Windows98, and Internet Explorer 4, I used to get a file-selection dialog
> box whenever I would download files from the Internet, and one time I
> un-checked the "show this dialog" box.  (Thinking I'd see if I like that
> better, and I could always change it back.)
> 
> Now, as soon as a file is downloaded (say a .ZIP file), the winzip program
> runs and tries to unzip it, or if it's already an .EXE, it'll run it.  I
> don't really like this, as I'd much rather have the .ZIP file on my system
> (without trying to find it in the internet-file-cache!), and unzip it later!
> I'd much rather not auto-run .EXE files either!
> 
> I can't seem to find where that option was saved!
> 
> Does anyone know how to make Internet Explorer 4 go back to prompting me for
> where a downloaded file gets saved to, instead of auto-unzipping or running
> it!???!
> 
> EdF

I can tell you where that option is in Netscape's Communicator.