How to change the default download directory for Internet Explorer
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If you would like to change the default download target for Internet Explorer from ‘Desktop’ to some other location on your system, the following quick registry change will do it.
Click on Start—>Run type regedit click ok
Navigate the following key from left pane
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
Now you should see Download Directory key from right pane
Edit the ‘download directory’ value to the full path of the directory you wish to use click ok
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Hmm? I looked at the location specified by the registry and it didn’t have what I had just, supposedly downloaded. The registry did have an entry which I thought more likely corresponded to “MRU” data.
I’ll look elsewhere for a solution to my problem.
Thanks - Art