Firefox - Downloading Dilemma - HELP ?

[Replicator]

Whenever I attempt to download a file the download dialog defaults to the open tick box and the "do this for al files" tick box is grayed out . . .

Can anyone help me solve this problem ?

I want the defaults to be reverse of the current, but can't find where to make these changes in any options area.

HELP ! ! ! . . . and Thank You.

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

what type of file are you trying to download?? i've found firefox won't let "do for all files" on certain extensions....

 

[Replicator]

Happens with any and all file types !

 

[dbenec]

rep -

go to firefox prefs.

click on application tab

select filetype

change pulldown menu to the right to 'save file'

 

[Replicator]

I appreciate the suggestion dbenec, but I have already changed all the preferences in that sub-menu set and it still asks for all files . . .

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

This applies to all versions of Firefox and Mozilla Suite/SeaMonkey

If problems arise or if you want to restore the default set of file download actions, do the following [2]:

1. Type about:config into the address bar.
2. Find the preference browser.download.pluginOverrideTypes and, if it is present, right-click on it and select reset.
3. Find the preference plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types and, if it is present, right-click on it and select reset.
4. Exit the browser, then open the profile folder (the profile folder is hidden by default in Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Linux; read this if you need help finding it).
5. Delete (or rename) the file mimeTypes.rdf. Caution: There is also a mimeTypes.rdf file in the program folder. Do not delete it by mistake.

from here

 

[Replicator]

Thanks fenris242 . . . Unfortunely, neither one of those choices are in the preferences page at about:config.

Back to square one.

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

any chance it could be a recently added add-on screwing with the downloading?? also, just found this on firefox's website....maybe it'll help..

 

[Replicator]

It could be a download manager add-on, although none are installed now and the problem still exists.

The mime-type article did not help either, I will continue to search for a solution . . .

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

you're not making this easy....lol

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

what version of firefox are you running currently? and with XP SP3? or vista?

 

[Replicator]

Firefox 3.51 newest updated version on XP-Pro

I wish I could. Seriously considering deleting the program and all registry entries and reinstalling, but what a PITA . . . !

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

from what i've been reading, it seems a lot of people are having that issue with 3.5....did it just start happening when you upgraded to 3.5? or was it doing it before? any chance you can back firefox up to your previous version??

there's a MIME edit add-on (which from what i'm understanding allows more control over these settings), but it doesn't work in 3.5 yet

 

[Replicator]

I don't know when it started because I've been using a download manager until recently.

Now that I am letting firefox handle the downloads it isn't giving me the correct options, but I don't honestly know how long it's been going on.

 

[WhiskeyDreamer]

do you have this add-on installed?? it might get rid of the issue...

 

[Replicator]

I'm trying to stay away from download managers from now on due to security risks . . .

 

[Replicator]

I did notice that all the MIME edit add-ons are for older version of FF

 

[functionpdx]

Would reinstalling Firefox take you longer than 4 hours? I'm guessing about 15 minutes should do it. Export your bookmarks, delete, reinstall and only use the add ons you actually need.