Recently, for no apparent reason, IE has started forcing me to save any image I find on the 'net as a bitmap, rather than saving it as whatever file type it’s suppose to be. So I right-click on a jpg, try to save it, and I have no choice but to save it as a bmp. I’ve looked all over, and can find no option that would do this. Can anybody tell me what’s going on, and how to fix it?
Jeff
your cache is full.
Make it bigger or clean it out.
<tools> --> <internet options> --> <delete files> (under the “general” tab and the “temporary internet files” section)
Ah, wonderful. Much better. May I ask, though, why having a full cache would cause IE to force me to save images as a much larger file type? What’s the connection between the cache and saving files to my HD, anyway?
Jeff
It’s just a bug they seem to have no intention of fixing, since it’s been around for several versions.
Ah. Shoulda known. 
Thanks!
Jeff
This is what’s known as a “feature.” 
My God! Thanks! I had this show up at the same time the IT guy upgraded a bunch of software on my system. I thought I was just going to have to live with it … .
bows down