cant "save target as...."

[ant]

Im sorry to burden you all with another problem.

On a legit site im trying to download an mp3.
When i right click the link and save target as,
the target is saved as a html file.
When other people i know try it, its saved as an mp3!
Are there any settings i need to change?
Ive tried opera ie7 and firefox.

I hope that makes sense, ill post the site if necessary

[xpgeek]

Firefox can have a problem with this if the link to the file is a redirecting link.

But you say you have the same problem with IE too?

Can you share the page you are trying to download the file from so I can try it?

[ant]

here it is http://www.hardnrg.com/mixes/ed_real.php
its the (mp3) next to the "two tribes mix"
cheers xp geek

[xpgeek]

I get the same when trying it in IE, wants to save it as an html document.

It works for me in Firefox, but, notice that the downloaded file is only 1 kb in size too. So its not a full mp3, I believe it must be a file to start a streaming file, or its just uploaded incorrectly to the site.

Image of it for me in Firefox :

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/149/390123738_4fde719597_o.jpg

[ant]

the weired thing is, when some friends of mine try it, it does download as an mp3! Bl**dy annoying! Thanks for taking the time to try it though!

[xpgeek]

If using Firefox, give this extension a try, might make it work. Is a tiny little extension, but it adds a button to the downloads window titled New Download, you click it and enter the url of the file, and it does just what it says, "Allows you to initiate a direct download of a file given a url". Its a good extension, I've used it myself alot.

Iget
https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/435/

Let us know if that helps.

[ant]

still no im afraid, still the same as right click for me. Oh well!

[xpgeek]

Hmmm. Which version of Firefox? 2.0.0.1? Maybe it works for me because I'm on an about to be released 2.0.0.2.

[Neo, Knock, Knock]

I tried in IE, no go either, but I did go to Website under "Ed Real" and scrolled down to "Riot" I think and was able to "Save As Target" as a mp3. Maybe that song you want is not savable via Save as Target

[xpgeek]

Works for me tho. Just tried again too. No go on IE but working fine on Firefox (2.0.0.2) for me.

[ant]

i'll check (if i know how) my version of firefox when i get in.

[ant]

i found this in my firefox
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.8.1) Gecko/20061010 Firefox/2.0

[xpgeek]

Your Firefox needs to be updated. The current version is 2.0.0.1.

Can download it in your choice of languages here:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html