Disable "Do you want to open or save file"

[OREALLY]

How do we disable this "Do you want to open or save file" that pops up on
the bottom of IE9 in Windows 7, when clicking on, say, a PDF file? It seems
unnecessary and is annoying.

Thanks,

Oreally

 

[Rob]

Not a good idea to change that as you may get a file that wants to open
that you didn't ask to be opened.

Agreed. Infected PDFs do exist:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/the-real-dangers-of-pdf-executable-trickery/6055

so a redirect etc on a webpage could infect the OPs PC without any user
interaction.

 

[VanguardLH]

How do we disable this "Do you want to open or save file" that pops up on
the bottom of IE9 in Windows 7, when clicking on, say, a PDF file? It seems
unnecessary and is annoying.

You could try removing any .pdf handler (program) you installed on your
host. Then there won't be a media type handler for that filetype that
can open the .pdf file so the only option would be to save the file.

 

[OREALLY]

So Windows 7 has not really given us a choice here?




"VanguardLH" wrote in message

How do we disable this "Do you want to open or save file" that pops up on
the bottom of IE9 in Windows 7, when clicking on, say, a PDF file? It
seems
unnecessary and is annoying.

You could try removing any .pdf handler (program) you installed on your
host. Then there won't be a media type handler for that filetype that
can open the .pdf file so the only option would be to save the file.

 

[choro]

You could try removing any .pdf handler (program) you installed on your
host. Then there won't be a media type handler for that filetype that
can open the .pdf file so the only option would be to save the file.

And can you, sir, please tell me what is the point of saving a file when
you have no program to open it with?

 

[VanguardLH]

VanguardLH wrote ...


You could try removing any .pdf handler (program) you installed on
your host. Then there won't be a media type handler for that
filetype that can open the .pdf file so the only option would be to
save the file.

So Windows 7 has not really given us a choice here?

Seems more like an IE thing. A web browser could always assume that a
direct link to a file means it gets downloaded or it gets opened (using
some defined filetype handler), or it could always assume the file link
gets loaded using the handler, or it could ask you. I don't have IE9 to
know if an option was added that lets you change from not assuming an
action to assuming one (which would be to either open using handler or
save as a file).

In IE8, and earlier, you don't get a choice. Under Internet Options ->
Advanced tab under the Downloads section, there is the option "Automatic
prompting for file downloads". If disabled, you get the yellow infobar
that appears where you have to right-click to get at the options to take
an action. If enabled, you get a popup window asking you what action to
take. In either case, you have to make a choice. IE isn't designed to
automatically shove files on your host without your permission just
because some site wants you to have their fluff or malware. It leaves
the choice and the responsibility up to you.

 

[Nil]

So Windows 7 has not really given us a choice here?

Windows 7 has nothing to do with it. It's your web browser that gives
you the option or not.

 

[VanguardLH]

And can you, sir, please tell me what is the point of saving a file
when you have no program to open it with?

It was a test to see if having a filetype/media handler registered in
the registry is what caused the web browser (not the OS) to issue a
prompt to make a decision. Without a handler, there would be, as you
say, nothing to open/load the file so the web browser would only have
the other choice of saving the file. After all, just because you save a
file doesn't mean you'll be loading it with software on that host,
emailing it elsewhere, or that you might not be using a portable app on
a USB thumb drive.

Alternatively, just destroy the filetype association to see if not
having a handler defined in the registry for use by the web browser
would eliminate a prompt to make a choice. Could be the web browser is
hardcoded to ask for a choice and if you selected Open then you'd get an
error that no handler was defined for that filetype.

Diagnostics doesn't attempt to test every conceivable solution at once.
And what was *your* suggestion to the OP? Uh huh.

 

[OREALLY]

Apparently...according Microsoft Tech Support...there is no option to
disable this annoyance in IE9. Perhaps going back to IE8 would work.



"VanguardLH" wrote in message

And can you, sir, please tell me what is the point of saving a file
when you have no program to open it with?

It was a test to see if having a filetype/media handler registered in
the registry is what caused the web browser (not the OS) to issue a
prompt to make a decision. Without a handler, there would be, as you
say, nothing to open/load the file so the web browser would only have
the other choice of saving the file. After all, just because you save a
file doesn't mean you'll be loading it with software on that host,
emailing it elsewhere, or that you might not be using a portable app on
a USB thumb drive.

Alternatively, just destroy the filetype association to see if not
having a handler defined in the registry for use by the web browser
would eliminate a prompt to make a choice. Could be the web browser is
hardcoded to ask for a choice and if you selected Open then you'd get an
error that no handler was defined for that filetype.

Diagnostics doesn't attempt to test every conceivable solution at once.
And what was *your* suggestion to the OP? Uh huh.

 

[VanguardLH]

Apparently...according Microsoft Tech Support...there is no option to
disable this annoyance in IE9. Perhaps going back to IE8 would work.

No, as already mentioned, the option is to enable or disable the prompt.
Disable means you get the yellow infobar which means you STILL have to
make a decision to save or open. Enable means you get a popup where you
make a decision to save or open. Microsoft doesn't leave the decision
to the web browser. They leave the decision with the responsibile party
regarding the security in opening or saving files on their host.

Whether you select to open or save the directly linked file, you are
STILL downloading that file. The handler still needs a file to load, so
the web browser puts it in its temp file cache and then passes that file
to the handler. You are still downloading no matter which choice you
make. Only if the content is streamed does it mean it gets passed only
to the handler and you don't see a save to file prompt; however, you
asked about a directly linked file, not a streaming server source.

I believe some other web browsers let you configure how to handle file
downloads, like using a download manager or always saving to file.
Hopefully that is not the default action as that means any site with any
file could make any hypertext link making you think that you are
navigating to another page or frame also download files to your host.
You would be reducing security by electing to set the configurable
option to automatically download or to open (the downloaded) the files.

Have you looked through IE9's options to see if they added another
download option that lets YOU configure away from a default value
regarding the download of files (and whether to open them)?

 

[OREALLY]

Have you looked through IE9's options to see if they added another
download option that lets YOU configure away from a default value
regarding the download of files (and whether to open them)?

Yes..there is none. Unlike Chrome, Firefox and Safari which allows you to
immediately open the file. I think this is overzealous security on the part
of Microsoft. Never had a problem with XP immediately opening files such as
PDF. But XP used IE8

Oreally

"VanguardLH" wrote in message

Apparently...according Microsoft Tech Support...there is no option to
disable this annoyance in IE9. Perhaps going back to IE8 would work.

No, as already mentioned, the option is to enable or disable the prompt.
Disable means you get the yellow infobar which means you STILL have to
make a decision to save or open. Enable means you get a popup where you
make a decision to save or open. Microsoft doesn't leave the decision
to the web browser. They leave the decision with the responsibile party
regarding the security in opening or saving files on their host.

Whether you select to open or save the directly linked file, you are
STILL downloading that file. The handler still needs a file to load, so
the web browser puts it in its temp file cache and then passes that file
to the handler. You are still downloading no matter which choice you
make. Only if the content is streamed does it mean it gets passed only
to the handler and you don't see a save to file prompt; however, you
asked about a directly linked file, not a streaming server source.

I believe some other web browsers let you configure how to handle file
downloads, like using a download manager or always saving to file.
Hopefully that is not the default action as that means any site with any
file could make any hypertext link making you think that you are
navigating to another page or frame also download files to your host.
You would be reducing security by electing to set the configurable
option to automatically download or to open (the downloaded) the files.

Have you looked through IE9's options to see if they added another
download option that lets YOU configure away from a default value
regarding the download of files (and whether to open them)?

 

[VanguardLH]

Yes..there is none. Unlike Chrome, Firefox and Safari which allows you to
immediately open the file. I think this is overzealous security on the part
of Microsoft. Never had a problem with XP immediately opening files such as
PDF. But XP used IE8

I use PDF-Xchange Viewer as the add-on to IE8 on Windows XP. It is an
option in PDF-Xchange on how its handler manages the file download. You
can set it to open within the web browser window (although sometimes it
still opens a separate PDF-Xchange window) or not (which would always
open a PDF-Xchange window to open the .pdf file).

Which PDF handler do you have installed? Now that you mention it,
perhaps the handler, as a plug-in, can override the default behavior of
the web browser. If I enable the "Display PDF in Browser" option in
PDF-Xchange, I won't get the "Open or Save to file" prompt. The plug-in
sees the handler's config and tries to open the directly linked file
(after downloading it to the temp file cache - you'll notice the network
traffic with a wait for the download for a big .pdf file).

It's been years since I had Adobe Reader installed so you'll have to see
if its equivalent "Display PDF in Browser" option is enabled. See:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Reader/...WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7f9f.html

Yet it mentions that if this option is disabled then the handler should
open a new window for Adobe Reader and download and then display the
..pdf file there. If that's the case, have you check the filetype
association for .pdf to make sure a handler is specified for it (i.e.,
..pdf is associated to acroread.exe)? If you select Open in the prompt
when clicking on a direct .pdf file link, does it work? If you save the
..pdf file to your drive, does double-clicking on it open the PDF file in
a viewer?

When reviewing the plug-ins installed for IE9, is the Acrobat Reader AX
control listed? Is it enabled?

Do you even have a PDF viewer installed?

 

[OREALLY]

It doesn't seem to matter how I set up Acrobat Reader to open in the browser
or not. I think this is just a Windows 7-IE9 configuration....

I'll try pdf Xchange

Thanks,

Oreally



"VanguardLH" wrote in message

Yes..there is none. Unlike Chrome, Firefox and Safari which allows you to
immediately open the file. I think this is overzealous security on the
part
of Microsoft. Never had a problem with XP immediately opening files such
as
PDF. But XP used IE8

I use PDF-Xchange Viewer as the add-on to IE8 on Windows XP. It is an
option in PDF-Xchange on how its handler manages the file download. You
can set it to open within the web browser window (although sometimes it
still opens a separate PDF-Xchange window) or not (which would always
open a PDF-Xchange window to open the .pdf file).

Which PDF handler do you have installed? Now that you mention it,
perhaps the handler, as a plug-in, can override the default behavior of
the web browser. If I enable the "Display PDF in Browser" option in
PDF-Xchange, I won't get the "Open or Save to file" prompt. The plug-in
sees the handler's config and tries to open the directly linked file
(after downloading it to the temp file cache - you'll notice the network
traffic with a wait for the download for a big .pdf file).

It's been years since I had Adobe Reader installed so you'll have to see
if its equivalent "Display PDF in Browser" option is enabled. See:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Reader/...WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7f9f.html

Yet it mentions that if this option is disabled then the handler should
open a new window for Adobe Reader and download and then display the
..pdf file there. If that's the case, have you check the filetype
association for .pdf to make sure a handler is specified for it (i.e.,
..pdf is associated to acroread.exe)? If you select Open in the prompt
when clicking on a direct .pdf file link, does it work? If you save the
..pdf file to your drive, does double-clicking on it open the PDF file in
a viewer?

When reviewing the plug-ins installed for IE9, is the Acrobat Reader AX
control listed? Is it enabled?

Do you even have a PDF viewer installed?

 

[Gene E. Bloch]

Out of curiosity I opened IE9, which I usually don't use, and navigated
to a support site where I clicked on the link to a PDF manual.

On the bottom of the screen appeared a box with the question "Do you
want to open or save xxx.pdf from zzz.com?". There were three buttons
in that box, Open, Save (drop-down button), & Cancel.

This is a new installation of Win 7 Pro from an OEM disk onto a
home-built computer, and AFAIK, I have added *no* plugins to IE9.

Just sayin'.

It doesn't seem to matter how I set up Acrobat Reader to open in the browser
or not. I think this is just a Windows 7-IE9 configuration....

I'll try pdf Xchange




"VanguardLH" wrote in message news:[email protected]...

OREALLY wrote:

I use PDF-Xchange Viewer as the add-on to IE8 on Windows XP. It is an
option in PDF-Xchange on how its handler manages the file download. You
can set it to open within the web browser window (although sometimes it
still opens a separate PDF-Xchange window) or not (which would always
open a PDF-Xchange window to open the .pdf file).

Which PDF handler do you have installed? Now that you mention it,
perhaps the handler, as a plug-in, can override the default behavior of
the web browser. If I enable the "Display PDF in Browser" option in
PDF-Xchange, I won't get the "Open or Save to file" prompt. The plug-in
sees the handler's config and tries to open the directly linked file
(after downloading it to the temp file cache - you'll notice the network
traffic with a wait for the download for a big .pdf file).

It's been years since I had Adobe Reader installed so you'll have to see
if its equivalent "Display PDF in Browser" option is enabled. See:

Yet it mentions that if this option is disabled then the handler should
open a new window for Adobe Reader and download and then display the
.pdf file there. If that's the case, have you check the filetype
association for .pdf to make sure a handler is specified for it (i.e.,
.pdf is associated to acroread.exe)? If you select Open in the prompt
when clicking on a direct .pdf file link, does it work? If you save the
.pdf file to your drive, does double-clicking on it open the PDF file in
a viewer?

 

[OREALLY]

I can set PDF Xchange to open PDF in Browser (as you suggested) and no
notification appears!

Thanks

"VanguardLH" wrote in message

Yes..there is none. Unlike Chrome, Firefox and Safari which allows you to
immediately open the file. I think this is overzealous security on the
part
of Microsoft. Never had a problem with XP immediately opening files such
as
PDF. But XP used IE8

I use PDF-Xchange Viewer as the add-on to IE8 on Windows XP. It is an
option in PDF-Xchange on how its handler manages the file download. You
can set it to open within the web browser window (although sometimes it
still opens a separate PDF-Xchange window) or not (which would always
open a PDF-Xchange window to open the .pdf file).

Which PDF handler do you have installed? Now that you mention it,
perhaps the handler, as a plug-in, can override the default behavior of
the web browser. If I enable the "Display PDF in Browser" option in
PDF-Xchange, I won't get the "Open or Save to file" prompt. The plug-in
sees the handler's config and tries to open the directly linked file
(after downloading it to the temp file cache - you'll notice the network
traffic with a wait for the download for a big .pdf file).

It's been years since I had Adobe Reader installed so you'll have to see
if its equivalent "Display PDF in Browser" option is enabled. See:

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Reader/...WS58a04a822e3e50102bd615109794195ff-7f9f.html

Yet it mentions that if this option is disabled then the handler should
open a new window for Adobe Reader and download and then display the
..pdf file there. If that's the case, have you check the filetype
association for .pdf to make sure a handler is specified for it (i.e.,
..pdf is associated to acroread.exe)? If you select Open in the prompt
when clicking on a direct .pdf file link, does it work? If you save the
..pdf file to your drive, does double-clicking on it open the PDF file in
a viewer?

When reviewing the plug-ins installed for IE9, is the Acrobat Reader AX
control listed? Is it enabled?

Do you even have a PDF viewer installed?

 

[ByteBowser]

How do we disable this "Do you want to open or save file" that pops up on
the bottom of IE9 in Windows 7, when clicking on, say, a PDF file? It seems
unnecessary and is annoying.

Thanks,

Oreally

I just had this same problem when I upgraded to Adobe Reader X. If you go to edit/preferences/security in AR X and uncheck "Verify signatures when the document is opened" it may solve the problem.

BB

 

[Sultans Of Sing]

Simple Solution

Oreally Asked

How do we disable this "Do you want to open or save file" that pops up on
the bottom of IE9 in Windows 7, when clicking on, say, a PDFfile? It seems
unnecessary and is annoying.

---------------------------------------

Simple Solution:

In IE9 Tools:
1. Go To Internet Options
2. Click Advanced Tab
3. Deselect "Enable Integrated Windows Authentication*"
4. Restart your web browser

The yellow popup saying ""Do you want to open or save file" will be gone. You may get the traditional (IE7 and before) style box, but the bottom popup shouldn't come up any more. I had to do this to be able to work with SharePoint at our office.

Good Luck!

 

[Sultans Of Sing]

I just had this same problem when I upgraded to Adobe Reader X. If you go to edit/preferences/security in AR X and uncheck "Verify signatures when the document is opened" it may solve the problem.

BB

The problem is with IE9, not Adobe...

---------------------------------------

Simple Solution:

In IE9 Tools:
1. Go To Internet Options
2. Click Advanced Tab
3. Deselect "Enable Integrated Windows Authentication*"
4. Restart your web browser

The yellow popup saying ""Do you want to open or save file" will be gone. You may get the traditional (IE7 and before) style box, but the bottom popup shouldn't come up any more. I had to do this to be able to work with SharePoint at our office.

Good Luck!

 

[ByteBowser]

The problem is with IE9, not Adobe...

Nevertheless, the above adjustment to AR X does solve the problem.

BB

 

[AmCiAn]

Well, don't know if the problem I have has been discussed in this part of the forum, but it is also related to the popup window at the bottom.
What's more, it pops up when I want to send a file through an uploader from Mediafire and other hosts.
When I drag a file to the uploader it's there and the only options are Save, Save as, Save and open.
No way I can send the file than doing it with Mozilla's Firefox, but then I can not handle my files on Mediafire and have to return to IE to do it there.
LOL, this is weird!

Anyone else has/had this problem, and what to do to solve it?

TY for reading and TIA for a reply.