Have IE8 save as .html by default and not .mht ?

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  1. ucm
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    Have IE8 save as .html by default and not .mht ?


    Hi guys!

    I was wondering if someone could tell me or point me to a topic somewhere about how we can change the way IE8 on Windows 7 saves webpages.

    Currently the default Save As format is set to --> Web archive,Single File *.mht

    I have been using ie6 until i finally upgraded to Windows 7 and I have saved for my work purposes in .html for the past 3 years. I need to continue saving in this format for the foreseeable future but clicking on the dropbox to choose this format on every webpage save gets old pretty quick

    I would like to specify this as the default save as --> Webpage, complete (*.htm,*.html)

    I dont have a problem editing the registry if that's the only way but any pointers in the right direction would be most appreiated :)
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  3. Lemur
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    If you save as html, it will save the html file ALONG with a folder with graphics and other files.
    If I have an mht as a single page, I'm missing information.
    MHT File Extension - Open .MHT files
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  4. ucm
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    Right, I need the folder with all the files as individual files so the .mht although a nice option is incompatable with my workflow

    Any idea how we can make *.htm or *.html ( complete page ) the default?
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  6. Echo147
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    It's the default in Firefox.

    *hides*
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  7. ucm
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    Does anyone know of a way or where we can go to find out how to change it so that *.htm is the default save as option in ie8?
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  8. ucm
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    *bump*

    Does anybody know where in the registry we could go to change this? * hopes *
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  10. ucm
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    Earlier today I thought I had found a way to fix this by editing the registry but then realized i was waaay off, local machine is not the same thing as current user

    searching the web hasn't turned up anything useful ( course that could just be me lol ) -_-
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  11. ucm
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    I just thought of a way to do it!

    What if we create our own button or even our own toolbar that when clicked will open a new Save As dialog window with "Complete webpage *.html" as the default


    Does anyone know how we can do this? :)
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  12. unityole
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    bump, plase someone/admin PLEASE help, im saving around 100 webpages/day for both "webpage only" and this is driving me nuts, dropping the freaking box down one hundred time is something WE SHOULDNT DO AFTER WE PAYED FOR VISTA/7.

    anyway, im very angry and frustrated right now, theres currently no solution. no registry changes, no 3rd party program that could fix this, and nothing from sevenforums too? :@
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  13. Dwarf
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    Do you have the following options available in Folder Options?

    Have IE8 save as .html by default and not .mht ?-capture.png

    If not, you need to enter the following code into the registry:

    Code:
    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Thickets]
"Text"="Managing pairs of Web pages and folders"
"HelpID"="TBD"
"Type"="group"
"Bitmap"="C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\\\SHELL32.DLL,4"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Thickets\AUTO]
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000000
"Type"="radio"
"ValueName"="NoFileFolderConnection"
"HelpID"="TBD"
"Text"="Show and manage the pair as a single file"
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Thickets\NOHIDE]
"ValueName"="NoFileFolderConnection"
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000
"Text"="Show both parts but manage as a single file"
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"HelpID"="TBD"
"Type"="radio"
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000002
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\Folder\Thickets\NONE]
"CheckedValue"=dword:00000001
"Type"="radio"
"HKeyRoot"=dword:80000001
"RegPath"="Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Explorer"
"HelpID"="TBD"
"ValueName"="NoFileFolderConnection"
"DefaultValue"=dword:00000000
"Text"="Show both parts and manage them individually"
    To save typing this in, the code is pre-compiled in the download below:


    Download



       Note
    This must be done from within an account with administrative privileges.
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