on ie, whenever i click a link to download something (exe, zip, etc) it just starts downloading it into cache and when done, opens it. this annoys the fuck out of me. how do i set it so that it'll prompt me with the "save as" dialog so i can tell it where i want to save the file and what not. thanks.

Internet options > Security > Internet > Custom Level... > a few options maybe?

Try resetting settings.

well that was about as helpful as my mothers prostate exam.

Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > File Types > ZIP > Advanced > "Confirm open after download"

If that's unchecked, IE will download and open the file without giving you the Save option.

thanks chug.

I knew it was something like that, but I couldn't remember it, so nice work Chug.

Hey, we forgot to tell fret what he should do first: reformat. That does the trick as well