"The Pied Piper" ...
>I was wondering how come the checkbox to always remember my choice as to
> what action is performed when downloading a file from the internet is
> *greyed out* when a default action is set, such as when downloading
> archives.

What url and what are you doing that gets the undesired dialog choices.

Even though the checkbox looks grayed out, did you try checking the
box you wanted anyway.

Did you install any extension that includes the word download or something
similar in the name.

--
HTH,
David McRitchie,
Firefox Custom: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/firefox.htm

"The Pied Piper" wrote in message
news:Lv6dneP1LKr481bbnZ2dnUVZ_jKdnZ2d@mozilla.org. ..
> David McRitchie wrote:
>>
>> "The Pied Piper" ...
>>> I was wondering how come the checkbox to always remember my choice as to
>>> what action is performed when downloading a file from the internet is
>>> *greyed out* when a default action is set, such as when downloading
>>> archives.
>>
>> What url and what are you doing that gets the undesired dialog choices.
>>
>> Even though the checkbox looks grayed out, did you try checking the
>> box you wanted anyway.
>>
>> Did you install any extension that includes the word download or
>> something
>> similar in the name.
>
> It happens when I have archival programs in use which are set to default
> applications for particular file types.

You already said that, I don't know what you mean by archival programs and
you
did not give a url.

"The Pied Piper" wrote in message
news:BfidnWWeXJbkU1bbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@mozilla.org. ..
> David McRitchie wrote:
>> "The Pied Piper" wrote in message
>> news:Lv6dneP1LKr481bbnZ2dnUVZ_jKdnZ2d@mozilla.org. ..
>>> David McRitchie wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "The Pied Piper" ...
>>>>> I was wondering how come the checkbox to always remember my choice as
>>>>> to what action is performed when downloading a file from the internet
>>>>> is *greyed out* when a default action is set, such as when downloading
>>>>> archives.
>>>>
>>>> What url and what are you doing that gets the undesired dialog choices.
>>>>
>>>> Even though the checkbox looks grayed out, did you try checking the
>>>> box you wanted anyway.
>>>>
>>>> Did you install any extension that includes the word download or
>>>> something
>>>> similar in the name.
>>>
>>> It happens when I have archival programs in use which are set to default
>>> applications for particular file types.
>>
>> You already said that, I don't know what you mean by archival programs
>> and you
>> did not give a url.
>
> Sorry,
>
> Whenever I have winrar installed and I try to download an archive I only
> get the option to open the file and not save, unless I uninstall the
> program so I don't understand why the greyed out option is not there
> regardless.

I had to do a Google search to find out what WinRar was and the

WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files
WinRAR Vista Ultimate theme by AmEagle. Download: version with 48x48 toolbar
icons · version with 64x64 toolbar icons · version with 80x80 toolbar icons
....
www.rarlab.com/themes.htm

Looks like the current version is 3.70 which you must be at at least that
version to be compatible with Vista. Announcement May 30, 2007
http://www.win-rar.com/481.html

It would seem you are on Vista and you should make sure that you are on the
latest
version, then I'd try checking their site, newsgroups, and forums
pertaining to that
software, where you are more likely to get an answer to your question.
I see it is shareware.

You might check out UltimateZip which is now shareware to companies, but is
still
Freeware for private (home) use. http://www.ultimatezip.com/download.htm
I've not installed it on Vista yet (just a few days on Vista) as Vista will
do extractions
and decompressions.

--
HTH,
David McRitchie,
Firefox Custom: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/firefox.htm

"The Pied Piper" wrote in message
news:BfidnWWeXJbkU1bbnZ2dnUVZ_jednZ2d@mozilla.org. ..
> David McRitchie wrote:
>> "The Pied Piper" wrote in message
>> news:Lv6dneP1LKr481bbnZ2dnUVZ_jKdnZ2d@mozilla.org. ..
>>> David McRitchie wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "The Pied Piper" ...
>>>>> I was wondering how come the checkbox to always remember my choice as
>>>>> to what action is performed when downloading a file from the internet
>>>>> is *grayed out* when a default action is set, such as when downloading
>>>>> archives.
>>>>
>>>> What url and what are you doing that gets the undesired dialog choices.
>>>>
>>>> Even though the checkbox looks grayed out, did you try checking the
>>>> box you wanted anyway.
>>>>
>>>> Did you install any extension that includes the word download or
>>>> something
>>>> similar in the name.
>>>
>>> It happens when I have archival programs in use which are set to default
>>> applications for particular file types.
>>
>> You already said that, I don't know what you mean by archival programs
>> and you
>> did not give a url.
>
> Sorry,
>
> Whenever I have winrar installed and I try to download an archive I only
> get the option to open the file and not save, unless I uninstall the
> program so I don't understand why the grayed out option is not there
> regardless.

I had to do a Google search to find out what WinRar was and the

WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files
WinRAR Vista Ultimate theme by AmEagle. Download: version with 48x48 toolbar
icons · version with 64x64 toolbar icons · version with 80x80 toolbar icons
www.rarlab.com/themes.htm

Looks like the current version is 3.70 which you must be at at least that
version to be compatible with Vista. Announcement May 30, 2007
http://www.win-rar.com/481.html

It would seem you are on Vista and you should make sure that you are on the
latest version, then I'd try checking their site, newsgroups, and forums
pertaining to that software, where you are more likely to get an answer to
your
question -- even if Firefox is somehow involved. I see it is shareware.

You might check out UltimateZip which is now shareware to companies, but is
still Freeware for private (home) use.
http://www.ultimatezip.com/download.htm
I've not installed it on Vista yet (just a few days on Vista) as Vista will
do extractions to a folder.
and decompressions.

--
HTH,
David McRitchie,
Firefox Custom: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/firefox.htm

David McRitchie wrote:
>
> "The Pied Piper" ...
>> I was wondering how come the checkbox to always remember my choice as
>> to what action is performed when downloading a file from the internet
>> is *greyed out* when a default action is set, such as when downloading
>> archives.
>
> What url and what are you doing that gets the undesired dialog choices.
>
> Even though the checkbox looks grayed out, did you try checking the
> box you wanted anyway.
>
> Did you install any extension that includes the word download or something
> similar in the name.
> --
> HTH,
> David McRitchie,
> Firefox Custom: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/firefox.htm
>

Hello,

It happens when I have archival programs in use which are set to default
applications for particular file types.

Thanks

David McRitchie wrote:
> "The Pied Piper" wrote in message
> news:Lv6dneP1LKr481bbnZ2dnUVZ_jKdnZ2d@mozilla.org. ..
>> David McRitchie wrote:
>>>
>>> "The Pied Piper" ...
>>>> I was wondering how come the checkbox to always remember my choice
>>>> as to what action is performed when downloading a file from the
>>>> internet is *greyed out* when a default action is set, such as when
>>>> downloading archives.
>>>
>>> What url and what are you doing that gets the undesired dialog choices.
>>>
>>> Even though the checkbox looks grayed out, did you try checking the
>>> box you wanted anyway.
>>>
>>> Did you install any extension that includes the word download or
>>> something
>>> similar in the name.
>>
>> It happens when I have archival programs in use which are set to
>> default applications for particular file types.
>
> You already said that, I don't know what you mean by archival programs
> and you
> did not give a url.

Sorry,

Whenever I have winrar installed and I try to download an archive I only
get the option to open the file and not save, unless I uninstall the
program so I don't understand why the greyed out option is not there
regardless.

>>>>>> I was wondering how come the checkbox to always remember my choice as
>>>>>> to what action is performed when downloading a file from the internet
>>>>>> is *grayed out* when a default action is set, such as when
>>>>>> downloading
>>>>>> archives.
>>>>>
>>>>> What url and what are you doing that gets the undesired dialog
>>>>> choices.
>>>>>
>>>>> Even though the checkbox looks grayed out, did you try checking the
>>>>> box you wanted anyway.
>>>>>
>>>>> Did you install any extension that includes the word download or
>>>>> something
>>>>> similar in the name.
>>>>
>>>> It happens when I have archival programs in use which are set to
>>>> default
>>>> applications for particular file types.
>>>
>>> You already said that, I don't know what you mean by archival programs
>>> and you
>>> did not give a url.
>>
>> Sorry,
>>
>> Whenever I have winrar installed and I try to download an archive I only
>> get the option to open the file and not save, unless I uninstall the
>> program so I don't understand why the grayed out option is not there
>> regardless.
>
> I had to do a Google search to find out what WinRar was and the
>
> WinRAR archiver, a powerful tool to process RAR and ZIP files
> WinRAR Vista Ultimate theme by AmEagle. Download: version with 48x48
> toolbar
> icons · version with 64x64 toolbar icons · version with 80x80 toolbar icons
> www.rarlab.com/themes.htm
>
> Looks like the current version is 3.70 which you must be at at least that
> version to be compatible with Vista. Announcement May 30, 2007
> http://www.win-rar.com/481.html
>
> It would seem you are on Vista and you should make sure that you are on the
> latest version, then I'd try checking their site, newsgroups, and forums
> pertaining to that software, where you are more likely to get an answer
> to your
> question -- even if Firefox is somehow involved. I see it is shareware.
>
> You might check out UltimateZip which is now shareware to companies, but is
> still Freeware for private (home) use.
> http://www.ultimatezip.com/download.htm
> I've not installed it on Vista yet (just a few days on Vista) as Vista will
> do extractions to a folder.
> and decompressions.
>
> --
> HTH,
> David McRitchie,
> Firefox Custom: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/firefox/firefox.htm

I had a look at ultimatezip and it appears good but mainly only for zip
files and in this case I need RAR support. I also tried 7-zip which I
think is very good but it doesn't associate itself with files in the
same way that WinRar does so of course I am wondering why FF can't just
fix itself.