Help with Downloads

PrincessJen09 · 05-24-2006, 03:41 PM

Hi! I am new here, so I am not sure what I am going wrong. When I go to download something all I get in notepad is a bunch of random letters and numbers that look like a code. Why is it doing this and how do I fix it?

dolbyman · 05-25-2006, 08:09 AM

try a rightclick and "save as" .. this should produce a file .. instead of streaming the data into a textfile

PrincessJen09 · 05-25-2006, 04:14 PM

I tried that and it didnt work.

It would only let me save it as a PDF.

trickster · 05-25-2006, 04:20 PM

Firstly - A warm welcome to the boards!!

Are you trying to put something into your signature??...

trickster · 05-25-2006, 04:24 PM

If so, you need to make sure that you are in 'standard editor' mode.

1) go to your user cp
2) select edit options
3) scroll down to near the bottom to miscellaneous options and change it to standard editor
4) save this

You should now be able to upload the text into your signature as you please.
When you have finished , you can re-set your options to Enhanced Interface.

... Good Luck!!

PrincessJen09 · 05-25-2006, 06:43 PM

Not yet. I am trying to open the crossword puzzles and other fun things from the Download page.

It is really upsetting me.

**Lou Mongello** · 05-25-2006, 07:45 PM

Sounds like you are trying to open a PDF file, but don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader! You can download it for free at www.adobe.com. That shoudl do it for ya!

05-24-2006, 03:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
PrincessJen09 A-Ticket holder Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9	Help with Downloads Hi! I am new here, so I am not sure what I am going wrong. When I go to download something all I get in notepad is a bunch of random letters and numbers that look like a code. Why is it doing this and how do I fix it?

05-25-2006, 04:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
trickster Hakuna Matata!!... It means no worries!! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lancaster - NW England Posts: 38,063	Firstly - A warm welcome to the boards!! Are you trying to put something into your signature??... __________________ "Most of my life I have done what I wanted to do. I have had fun on the job. I have never been able to confine that fun to office hours." ~Walt Disney

05-25-2006, 04:24 PM	#5 (permalink)
trickster Hakuna Matata!!... It means no worries!! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lancaster - NW England Posts: 38,063	If so, you need to make sure that you are in 'standard editor' mode. 1) go to your user cp 2) select edit options 3) scroll down to near the bottom to miscellaneous options and change it to standard editor 4) save this You should now be able to upload the text into your signature as you please. When you have finished , you can re-set your options to Enhanced Interface. ... Good Luck!! __________________ "Most of my life I have done what I wanted to do. I have had fun on the job. I have never been able to confine that fun to office hours." ~Walt Disney

05-25-2006, 07:45 PM	#7 (permalink)
Lou Mongello Lou Mongello (AKQJ10) - WDW Trivia Book Author and Site Owner/Admin Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Scotch Plains, NJ Posts: 7,739	Sounds like you are trying to open a PDF file, but don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader! You can download it for free at www.adobe.com. That shoudl do it for ya! __________________ Lou Mongello WDW Trivia Books Author & Site Owner AKQJ10 >: 4 8 15 16 23 42 Listen to The WDW Radio Show Disney podcast Your Walt Disney World Information "Station"

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05-25-2006, 08:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
dolbyman D-Ticket Holder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 206	try a rightclick and "save as" .. this should produce a file .. instead of streaming the data into a textfile

05-25-2006, 04:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
PrincessJen09 A-Ticket holder Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9	I tried that and it didnt work. It would only let me save it as a PDF.

05-25-2006, 06:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
PrincessJen09 A-Ticket holder Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9	Not yet. I am trying to open the crossword puzzles and other fun things from the Download page. It is really upsetting me.