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From: Darco <rquat@datasys.net>
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Subject: Re: IE4 and downloads
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 17:34:03 -0500
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Ed Federmeyer 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!???!

My only advice is to go dig through the system registry. (Just in case
you don't know how to do this, goto Start, Run, and type in 'regedit')

IE put's all sorts of stuff in the registry like what you just
described. It may take some searching though. I'll look right now real
quick to see if there's anything similar to what you are talking about
in my registry.

...

Hmm... I didn't find anything. But I didn't look that long either.... Oh
well, just a thought...

'Darco