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Calling all PC experts - Saving image problem...

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Calling all PC experts - Saving image problem...

January 19, 2004 9:56 PM from

Ok...I've searched the net and every where else I can think of, so this is a last resort.

Here's the problem...I go to save a animated .gif image...sometimes it (My PC) allows me to save it as it is...a animated .gif...but then other times it will only allow me to save it as a .bmp...which stops the animation of the image.

Is there a setting somewhere I need to change or set that will give me the choice of image types?

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Reply #51 January 20, 2004 12:04 AM from

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Yrag..Travis...It doesn't give me the option of "Save target as", I can see the save target as option but it isn't active.

Reply #52 January 20, 2004 12:04 AM from

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webgizmos....clear your temp cache in your browser....that will often cause images to default to bmp...

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Reply #53 January 20, 2004 12:05 AM from

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Er...rather...a 'full' cache will....emptying it will fix things...

Reply #54 January 20, 2004 12:05 AM from

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Travis...nothing in those as of yet...those are just empty spaces till I get everything on the page...I have about 200 of the little suckers to put on there yet.

Reply #55 January 20, 2004 12:06 AM from

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Err...another Cooper there Jafo?

Reply #56 January 20, 2004 12:07 AM from

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Thanks Jafo..I will try that! And your referring to my temporary files cache?

Reply #57 January 20, 2004 12:08 AM from

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Yep...that's the one...

Reply #58 January 20, 2004 12:09 AM from

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yrag...no...sun's not over the yardarm yet....another hour or two...

Reply #59 January 20, 2004 12:10 AM from

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OK..thanks again Jafo...hopefully that will fix the problem.

Reply #60 January 20, 2004 12:12 AM from

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well shit! I did my copy/paste/resize/save (On my WXP ftp) for nothing

I can say shit, can't I?

Reply #61 January 20, 2004 12:17 AM from

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Well ChinaCat...the juries still out if cleaning the temps files will fix it. I just shut down...cleaned everything out and I'm going to try it and see what happens.

Reply #62 January 20, 2004 12:22 AM from

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Jafo...ok...cleaned out temp files and it still won't allow me to "save target as" only "save picture as"... is there a setting somewhere that I can change to correct this or is it as Travis said where certain browsers won't let you "save target as"?

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Reply #63 January 20, 2004 12:27 AM from

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Look in Internet options/ advanced and see if 'enable 3rd party browser extenions' is checked.

Reply #64 January 20, 2004 12:28 AM from

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Is MSN browser any different than IE?

Reply #65 January 20, 2004 12:29 AM from

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will do Yrag!

Reply #66 January 20, 2004 12:31 AM from

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#64 by China♥Cat - 1/20/2004 12:28:58 AM Is MSN browser any different than IE?

Two different browsers, but they both operate off the same Internet Options

Reply #67 January 20, 2004 12:34 AM from

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Yrag..ok..just checked and yes...third party browser extensions are checked.

Reply #68 January 20, 2004 12:35 AM from

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Do you have IE installed?

Reply #69 January 20, 2004 12:38 AM from

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To be perfectly honest with you Yrag I "think" I'm using the MSN explorer. I'm sorry to say still pretty green when it comes to some of this PC stuff.

Reply #70 January 20, 2004 12:41 AM from

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OK...take one more look in advanced settings and see if 'install on demand (other) is checked. I think this might be an MSN problem...I'll open mine and see what happens.

Reply #71 January 20, 2004 12:46 AM from

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Yes Yrag...install on demand (other) is checked...install on demand (internet Explorer) isn't.

Reply #72 January 20, 2004 12:49 AM from

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That's correct...

MSN works the same...for some reason you're not getting the right click options you should be getting. Unless you have a 'Tweak' proggie to change the right click menu, you would need to make changes in the Registry...I do not suggest you go there.

Reply #73 January 20, 2004 12:49 AM from

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And I "think" I have Internet Explorer enabled now...but I'm still clueless as to why it makes a difference if I'm copying an image to a folder on the same PC. Does using Internet Explorer enable different functions when it's opened?

Reply #74 January 20, 2004 12:52 AM from

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And there isn't any other way to change the right click menu? I'm sure that at one time or another I was able to save images as .gifs but now it seems that everything is a .bmp for some reason.

Reply #75 January 20, 2004 12:53 AM from

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Does using Internet Explorer enable different functions when it's opened?

The short answer is yes...but this shouldn't be one of them.

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