Help With Pics

Cap · 01-02-2005, 09:32 PM

All of a sudden when I right-click on a pic in Ebay and click save as, I get the save as window, but it wants to save the file as a bitmap and nothing else. This happened before and when I got rid of Quicktime it seemed to work normally again.

Is this a virus?

CONN CHRIS · 01-02-2005, 09:47 PM

I'm no stinkin' genius but....

My work around to that has been:

1) save as a bmp file
2) open as a bmp file
3) make a minor change (such as enlarge by 1%)
4) save as a jpg file

Then I seem to be able to open as a jpg, crop, resize, et cetera. I have no idea why that works or is needed at times, but no other combination of hokus-pokus seems to work.

But again, I ain't no stinkin' genius Cap.

CONN

LeeSkye · 01-02-2005, 11:46 PM

Cap

If you are using Outlook Express try to empty your browser cache through tools>internet options>general and clear your temp internet files.

Mark42661 · 01-03-2005, 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeeSkye

Cap

If you are using Outlook Express try to empty your browser cache through tools>internet options>general and clear your temp internet files.

This is exactly what I did when I experienced this problem myself and it did the trick.

CONN CHRIS · 01-03-2005, 06:28 AM

Now I feel realy dumb.

My way worked too, but I sure wish I had asked you two about it first.

Cap · 01-03-2005, 09:34 AM

Thanks, guys. This worked great. I spent an hour trying to figure this one out and turned the air blue in the process.

01-02-2005, 09:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 4,004	Help With Pics All of a sudden when I right-click on a pic in Ebay and click save as, I get the save as window, but it wants to save the file as a bitmap and nothing else. This happened before and when I got rid of Quicktime it seemed to work normally again. Is this a virus? __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

01-02-2005, 09:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 21,322	I'm no stinkin' genius but.... My work around to that has been: 1) save as a bmp file 2) open as a bmp file 3) make a minor change (such as enlarge by 1%) 4) save as a jpg file Then I seem to be able to open as a jpg, crop, resize, et cetera. I have no idea why that works or is needed at times, but no other combination of hokus-pokus seems to work. But again, I ain't no stinkin' genius Cap. CONN __________________ REC World Prizefighter Rankings

01-02-2005, 11:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
LeeSkye All Star Starter Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Igloo Posts: 1,274	Cap If you are using Outlook Express try to empty your browser cache through tools>internet options>general and clear your temp internet files. __________________ What If Championship Boxing

01-03-2005, 06:28 AM	#5 (permalink)
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 21,322	Now I feel realy dumb. My way worked too, but I sure wish I had asked you two about it first. __________________ REC World Prizefighter Rankings

01-03-2005, 09:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
Cap Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Large Province in God's Country Posts: 4,004	Thanks, guys. This worked great. I spent an hour trying to figure this one out and turned the air blue in the process. __________________ "...There were Giants in Those Days.."

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