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I cannot save video files from web pages, I can only watch them online with
windows media player. I am using IE6. I have saved avi and mpg files
previously.. Why can I not now?

Jeff

"CTB" <> wrote in news::

> I cannot save video files from web pages, I can only watch them online
> with windows media player. I am using IE6. I have saved avi and mpg
> files previously.. Why can I not now?
>

Can you be more clear as to why you can't save them now? Do you get an
error?

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"DeMoN LaG" <n@a> wrote in message
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> "CTB" <> wrote in news::
>
> > I cannot save video files from web pages, I can only watch them online
> > with windows media player. I am using IE6. I have saved avi and mpg
> > files previously.. Why can I not now?
> >
>
> Can you be more clear as to why you can't save them now? Do you get an
> error?
>
no error, the 'save target as' option is not highlighted so I cannot select
it... I guess that's how I saved them last time.. (It has been a few
months since I've tried saving a video file)

"CTB" <> wrote in message
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> I cannot save video files from web pages, I can only watch them online
with
> windows media player. I am using IE6. I have saved avi and mpg files
> previously.. Why can I not now?
>
> Jeff
>
>
Maybe you've set the WMP IE plug in to play any audio/video in it's own
column?

Some online media won't allow you to save it locally. It's probably a
streaming-only video.


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> "DeMoN LaG" <n@a> wrote in message
> news:Xns941795F35A8FWobbly@216.168.3.30...
> > "CTB" <> wrote in news::
> >
> > > I cannot save video files from web pages, I can only watch them online
> > > with windows media player. I am using IE6. I have saved avi and mpg
> > > files previously.. Why can I not now?
> > >
> >
> > Can you be more clear as to why you can't save them now? Do you get an
> > error?
> >
> no error, the 'save target as' option is not highlighted so I cannot
select
> it... I guess that's how I saved them last time.. (It has been a few
> months since I've tried saving a video file)
>
>

"Thor" <> wrote in message
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> Some online media won't allow you to save it locally. It's probably a
> streaming-only video.

Is there any way to get around this? Or is it not possible to download
them?

Thanks
Jeff.

"Isildur" <> wrote in message
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> Maybe you've set the WMP IE plug in to play any audio/video in it's own
> column?
>
If this is the case, how do I change it?

Some programs have been made to try and capture what is on-screen during the
streaming video, but in my experience the results are usually poor quality.
I wouldn't waste my time trying to get realmedia, or windows streaming
media. Quicktime will often allow you to save if you have the pro version.
But it still depends on the whims of the content author.


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"CTB" <> wrote in message
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> "Thor" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Some online media won't allow you to save it locally. It's probably a
> > streaming-only video.
>
> Is there any way to get around this? Or is it not possible to download
> them?
>
> Thanks
> Jeff.
>
>