Can't Save Powerpoint Presentation with Internet Explorer

[Ken Applequist]

At my school, when I use IE running under Windows XP to open a Web Link
containing a PowerPoint presentation, I'm given the option to either open
the page, or save it to disk.

At home, when I use IE running under Windows XP to open the same
presentation, I'm not given the option to save it to disk, it just opens the
PP presentation in the existing window. Then when I try to save the file to
disk, it saves a file with a "pl" extension which doesn't open for me when I
try to open it after saving.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Is there some kind of an option that
I can set somewhere that will allow me the option of saving to disk when I
open the Web page?
Thanks,
Ken

 

[Bill]

Try this:

On the page you click on to open the PowerPoint presentation (go to the web
page to view the show), instead of left-clicking on it to go to that page,
right-click on the link, select "Save target as", and see if it is shown as
a PPT or PPS file. If so, save it where you want.

Bill Foley
www.pttinc.com

 

[Ken Applequist]

Bill,

No, when I try the Right-Click, the Save As, shows it as an HTML file and
doesn't give me any options. Also the default filename that gets filled in
ends in .PL.

Ken

 

[Bill]

Sorry, I'm not sure of IE settings that can force IE to ask whether or not
to open or save. I know it exists, but I haven't messed with it. maybe
someone else will pipe in.

Bill Foley
www.pttinc.com