Cannot Specify Default Download Folder in Internet Explorer

ID: Q159859

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 3.0, 3.01, 3.02, 4.0, 4.01, 4.01 Service Pack 1, 5 for Windows 95

SUMMARY

When you download a file from a Web page in Microsoft Internet Explorer and choose to save the file to your hard disk instead of opening it, Internet Explorer prompts you to select the folder in which you want to save the file. By default, the folder in which you last saved a file you downloaded with Internet Explorer is selected.

MORE INFORMATION

When you download a file from a Web page for the first time after installing Internet Explorer and you are prompted to select the folder in which you want to save the file, the Windows\Desktop folder is selected by default. Until you select a different folder, the Windows\Desktop folder is always selected by default. When you select a different folder, that folder is selected by default until you select a different folder.

Additional reference words: 3.00

Keywords          : msiew95 
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: March 23, 1999