Microsoft KB Archive/329714

= Internet Explorer 6 may change a file name extension from .eps or .ai to .ps =

Article ID: 329714

Article Last Modified on 11/16/2005

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows XP Professional

 Microsoft Windows 2000 Standard Edition

 Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

 Microsoft Windows NT 4.0</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition</li></ul>

 Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li></ul>

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This article was previously published under Q329714

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Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

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SYMPTOMS
When you use Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 to visit a Web site that contains a link to an Encapsulated PostScript (.eps) file or to an Adobe Illustrator (.ai) file, and then you click that link to download the file, Internet Explorer may change the file name extension to .ps.

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CAUSE
This problem occurs because the MIME type for PostScript is set to PS. EPS files use this MIME type.

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RESOLUTION
Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To resolve this problem, follow these steps to modify the registry: <ol> Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.</li> Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

</li> In the right pane, click Extension.</li> On the Edit menu, click Modify.</li> Type .eps, and then press ENTER.

Note If you use an .ai file, type .ai instead of .eps .</li> Quit Registry Editor.</li></ol>

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