"LiveAndLearn" <LiveAndLearn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5F9BF88F-761B-4E30-8801-2209E0E7002B@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> There is ALWAYS some new download prob on EVERY upgrade. this time it was
> an
> upgrade to IE8.
>
> A website that I download files regularly and had given me problem after
> an
> upgrade to IE8 (I regret that decision. Why I keep up-to-date...sigh...).
>
> To download a zip file on IE7, I would click on download link, when
> finished, the Windows would prompt me to save the file. With IE8, the file
> was saved to some "Temporary Internet Files" directory and sub-directory
> "Content.IE5"...(IE5!!! What the?!), and then I have to do cut and paste
> (or
> drag and drop) to move to a desired directory, surely, there is an easier
> way???? What happened to old-fashioned promptng me when the file download
> is
> completed as it was in IE7???
>
> Thanx in advance,
>
> L&L
>
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When prompted to Save the file you click on Browse folders and pick the
folder you want to save the file into. Slightly different than previous
versions but otherwise saving downloads works just the same as every other
version of IE.