For some reason, when ever I try to save a picture now, no matter what format it is, it only let’s me save it as Bitmap.
Even if it’s an animation, I can only save it as a Bitmap.
Can someone help me me?
In MS Paint? Or all your image programs?
No, on websites. I have the same problem.
Yeah, websites.
Had the same problem. It’s an IE thing. I fixed it when I formatted.
Had that problem, too. Try clearing your History folder - that’s what worked for me.
Ah, thank you so much.
I cleared my history, and now I can save images in non-Bitmap format. 
I cleared my history, and I still can’t. Odd.
IT’s weird.
Some pics still only let me save as Bitmap, but other let me save it as the format that it is.
Why do you guys even use IE? A different browser like slimbrowser or Firefox would never have this issue.
Because I’m to lazy to find a better browser.
Ditto. And I’m an AOL user.
(I WOULD get something better, but my dad likes it. And he pays the bills. That’s the end of THAT discussion…)
You can still use AOL and another browser. AOL just gives you the connection and browsers use that connection.
Actually, Slimbrowser uses the IE engine, so it would have the same issue (hell, it did, I use Slimbrowser <_<).
SYMPTOMS
When you click the Save Picture As button for a graphics file in Microsoft Internet Explorer, you may be able to save the file only as a .bmp file even if the file is in another format (such as GIF or JPEG). The file name may also appear as “Untitled.”
CAUSE
This issue may occur if either of the following conditions is true:
This issue may occur if your Temporary Internet pages cache is full.
This issue can occur if you have “Do not save encrypted pages to disk” selected in Tools, Options, Advanced Tab and are loading the page over a secure connection (https).
For additional information about another cause for this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
250747 Right-clicking, selecting “Save picture as” does not save image with correct extensionWORKAROUND
Depending on the specific cause for your issue, use one of the following methods to work around this issue.
Method 1
Delete the temporary Internet files. To do so, click Tools, click Options, click the General tab, and then click the Delete Files button.Note To locate the Temporary Internet Files folder, click Options on the Tools menu, click the General tab, and then click Settings. The current location appears in the Settings dialog box.
Method 2
To work around the problem, click Tools, click Options, click the Advanced tab, clear the Do not save encrypted pages to disk check box, click View, and then click the Refresh button.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the “Applies to” section of this article.
The second method’s the only other thing I can see it being. And I use IE because it came with XP. As long as I can browse the web on it, I’m way too lazy to go find a better browser 
I use IE to spite the whoring idiots who preach Firefox. That, and IE actually is a really great browser that does all I need it to, and if it aint broken, don’t fix it.
Whats wrong with IE?
It’s outdated, and therefore lacks a whole lot of features and functions that are common in todays browsers.
But it’s fast, and speed is what I like. shuns Netscape
Besides, those features are added on with Slimbrowser.
Say, I have a problem with my firewall (Zona Alarm) no matter how many times I tell it to remember the programs I gave net access to, every time I restart my PC, it won’t let them out and I must give permission manually to each one. I’ve looked all around for a menu option to fix it, and I KNOW it exists because I’ve seen ZA do that in my friends’ PCs. Anybody know?