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Can't download from hotmail using IE
Name: mahmud Date: January 19, 2001 at 22:59:01 Pacific
Comment:
Hi there. Whenever I try to download any attachment from hotmail it downloaded an html page (getmsg.html) instead of desired file. This is happened only when I use IE 5.5. But there is no problem with Netscape 4.7. It can download without any problem. I'm wondering what's the wrong with IE. Anyone knows?
Name: howdy Date: January 19, 2001 at 23:14:09 Pacific
Reply:
right click the link to download the attachment and choose open instead of just saving it. repeat if needed, and then your attachment should come up to be saved directly.
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Response Number 2
Name: Mahmud Date: January 19, 2001 at 23:24:35 Pacific
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Thanks. Still same result!! Any more ideas?
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Response Number 3
Name: Andy Date: January 19, 2001 at 23:48:31 Pacific
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I have the same problem, so i'd be glad of the same help, at present I forward my mail to another email address which is a pain ( hotmail take note )
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Response Number 4
Name: dan chan Date: January 20, 2001 at 01:14:16 Pacific
Reply:
Go to internet setup and setup hotmail as your default mail server. It is generally default to your ISP mail server. It happen often with cable or DSL user.
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Response Number 5
Name: mahmud Date: January 20, 2001 at 08:34:40 Pacific
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Hotmail is my default e-mail and I'm using 56k dial-up connection. No one could give right ans. till now.
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Response Number 6
Name: Matt Date: March 17, 2001 at 00:57:18 Pacific
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I'm having the same problem. I'm using a cable modem, and Hotmail is my default mail program. I can't find anything on this issue in the MS Knowledge base. I'm thinking of uninstalling/reinstalling IE 5.5. Any other idease before I take that drastic step?
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Response Number 7
Name: Fernando Date: March 20, 2001 at 07:24:50 Pacific
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I have the same problem. Microsoft have not mentioned this problem. IE 5.5 has good features, but this error (getmsg.html) is not pretty.
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Response Number 8
Name: carlo Date: March 29, 2001 at 20:09:42 Pacific
Reply:
To work around this bug, instead of choosing to "Save the File to Disk", choose to "Open the File From its Current Location." A second dialog box of the same type will open. You may then choose to "Save the File to Disk" and the file will saved normally.
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Response Number 9
Name: glen Date: March 31, 2001 at 09:19:55 Pacific
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Thank God I finally found someone who knew how to get around this screw-up. It works for all email that I have. An IE problem rather than email problem I see.
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Response Number 10
Name: Matt Date: April 3, 2001 at 16:06:54 Pacific
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