SECRETS FOR FILE DOWNLOADS
Have
you ever run into a file that your browser just won't
download? You click on the file, but instead of your
browser saving it, a plug-in fires up, or an error
message like 'unable to launch external viewer' appears.
This is common with sound and movie clips. Here are
tricks for handling it.
Netscape
Communicator.
If you can't download the file without running the plug-in,
look for it in the cache:
1. Bypass the plug-in. Press the <Shift>
key while clicking on the file link. Even if your browser
is set up to run a plug-in when it encounters this type
of file, it will download the file without loading the
plug-in.
Internet
Explorer.
Instead of automatically running a plug-in when
you click on a file of a certain type, IE gives you the
option of saving it. It also stores the file in a
temporary folder.
1. Instruct Explorer to save files to
disk. Position the cursor over a file name on a web page
and left-click it. A dialog box will ask if you'd like to
save the file to disk.
Hi, I'm Gary. I started working with
computers in 1971. I have always been interested in and
fascinated by the technology. I can remember working with
a room full of computers whose capacity and speed is now
housed in a lap top. Oh, how recent it seems.
