Microsoft KB Archive/296341

= Unable to Save Embedded Video Files in Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 296341

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q296341



SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to open a Web page that contains a video file (.avi) after you save the Web page to your computer's hard disk, you are unable to view the video.



CAUSE
This behavior occurs because the Web page contains  Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tags that embed the video file into the HTML document. For example:  When Microsoft Internet Explorer saves a page with  tags, it does not save the associated source file that is specified by the SRC parameter.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, save the video file to your hard disk. To do this, follow these steps:
 * 1) In Internet Explorer, right-click the video file icon, and then click Save As.
 * 2) In the Save As dialog box, click Desktop in the left pane to save the file to the desktop (or select any folder in which you want to save the file).
 * 3) In the File name box, either keep the existing file name or type a new one.
 * 4) Click Save. Double-click the file to play the video.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbprb kbpending KB296341

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