Vista - Downloading

**climberman** · 01-31-2009

I have been trying to download a zip file from a web site but it only downloads in a internet explorer folder how can I change that?

I have vista premium 64bit

Thanks

**lordbob75** · 01-31-2009

Hello climberman, welcome.

To change the download location in IE, you have to get into the registry.
To do this, enter regedit, and follow this path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

Right click on the white region of Regedit's right hand pane, click New, and then click String Value
Enter Download Directory for the name of the new DWORD Value and press Enter. The new value should now appear in Regedit's right-hand column.
Right click the new value and choose Modify.
Click Modify and set the Value Data field to be the path to the directory you want IE to send downloads, then click OK.

~Lordbob

**climberman** · 01-31-2009

First I am not sure this is what I need to do but also I don't know how to enter regredit

**lordbob75** · 01-31-2009

Well this will change the download path of IE. I don't know another way to do it.

To get into regedit, search for regedit, and click on it on the task bar.

~Lordbob

01-31-2009	#1 (permalink)
climberman Vista Home Premium 64bit 24 posts	Downloading I have been trying to download a zip file from a web site but it only downloads in a internet explorer folder how can I change that? I have vista premium 64bit Thanks
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01-31-2009	#2 (permalink)
lordbob75 Windows 7 x64 build 7100 & Ubuntu 9.04 1,672 posts	Re: Downloading Hello climberman, welcome. To change the download location in IE, you have to get into the registry. To do this, enter regedit, and follow this path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer Right click on the white region of Regedit's right hand pane, click New, and then click String Value Enter Download Directory for the name of the new DWORD Value and press Enter. The new value should now appear in Regedit's right-hand column. Right click the new value and choose Modify. Click Modify and set the Value Data field to be the path to the directory you want IE to send downloads, then click OK. ~Lordbob
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01-31-2009	#3 (permalink)
climberman Vista Home Premium 64bit 24 posts	Re: Downloading First I am not sure this is what I need to do but also I don't know how to enter regredit
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01-31-2009	#4 (permalink)
lordbob75 Windows 7 x64 build 7100 & Ubuntu 9.04 1,672 posts	Re: Downloading Well this will change the download path of IE. I don't know another way to do it. To get into regedit, search for regedit, and click on it on the task bar. ~Lordbob
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