Windows 7: Internet Explorer - Change Default Download Location

Hi
Mine did the same just did a system restore to the day before and back in business. Dont know what the problem was though.

Danny

I've uninstalled IE 9 and IE 8 seems to be OK. A couple of things happened after I did the reset in IE 9. I got prompted to enable two plugins, one was Research and the other one I can't remember, both were Microsoft. Then when my home page Google loaded I got a script error and there were two extra windows on the screen. One down the left side and one across the bottom. What was in them didn't make any sense to me and I closed them. I closed IE 9 32 bit and opened it again and Google loaded OK. I tried the view downloads again and it crashed like the first time only after that IE crashed every time I tried to open it. IE 9 x64 was OK though. I've uninstalled the Adobe flash beta too. I'm guessing if I had done a clean install of windows and then installed IE 9 beta with no third party add-ins that wouldn't happen. In a month or two I plan on buying a new SATA hard drive for this rig and will be doing a clean install. I'll likely try again then but for now I think I'll stay with IE 8.

Hey Brink,

Just logged in to say thanks. It wasn't that easy to find. I was setting up my wife's newly formatted laptop and thought I'd organize her laptop nicely.

Thanks for the tip man.

You're most welcome Oreo.

Thanks for the info Brink

You're welcome Lee.

This procedure did not work for me. What did work is:
1. Use Windows Explorer to go to the current location of the download folder. The default location is C:\Users\<user_name>\Downloads.
2. right-click the downloads folder and choose properties.
3. Select the Location Tab and then select move.
4. Browse to the new location.
5. Click Select Folder.
6. Click OK.

Hello Erik, and welcome to Seven Forums.

What part of the tutorial didn't work for you on changing where IE9 saves to by default?

What you described is completely different. That is for moving the default location of your Downloads user folder and not for changing the default "Save to" location that IE9 uses.

User Folders - Change Default Location

This is the procedure I tried (Option 1). I was changing the location of the IE9 default download folder. I completed all the steps but the change was not saved.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials...-location.html

Now, I am confused. Your reply gave me a link to a different procedure. This procedure tells how to move User Profile Folders.
.User Folders - Change Default Location

Erik

Erik,

The link I gave was just for what you described you did in your post above to move that "Download" user folder. That's all.

It may not have worked before using the tutorial on the first page of this thread if the Download folder was not correct.