by Prasanna Vignesh
18. June 2007 03:17
Reset Open/Save Choice for Internet Explorer Downloads in Vista
If you've removed the checkbox from the "Always ask before opening this
type of file" on the downloads window and now you no longer get the
dialog that says "Do you want to open or save this file?" then you are
in luck, because I've got the answer for you.
There is a registry setting that controls the list of which files
you've chosen to automatically open, which means if you uncheck this
box the default will be to always open the file, which is why you don't
get the option to save the files anymore.
Manual Registry Hack
To manually make this change, we need to open up regedit.exe through
the start menu search box, and then browse down to the following search
key:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell \
AttachmentExecute\{0002DF01-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}
Once there, you'll notice keys in the right-hand pane for each file
type. To reset the setting for each, just delete that particular one
from the list. The changes will be immediate.
Downloadable Reset All Download Choices Hack
If you want to just reset all of the choices, I've provided a registry
hack file that will reset all of the choices for all file types. If you
want more granular control you should use the manual method outlined
above.
Note: Using this registry hack will delete information from your
registry that isn't easily recoverable. You should consider doing a
registry backup before doing this. Of course, if you are in the
registry doing a backup, you may as well use the manual method.
ResetAllDownloadChoices.zip (334.00 bytes)
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