Saturday, July 4, 2009

Changing Default Download Folder for Internet Explorer 6

How to Change the Default Download Folder for Internet Explorer 6

I just had the pleaser to use a computer that had IE6 still installed on it. I needed to change the default download directory, which ended up being a "home-made hack" I figured out on my own.

I know this information is a bit useless/out of date inasmuch ad Microsoft is about to release IE8, but there may be someone out there who needs this information.

So here is how to change the default downosd folder for IE6.

1. START/Run/Regedit
2. Navigate to this key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer
3. Right click on the right pane.
4. Choose New / String Value (REG_SZ)
5. Name the new key "Download Directory"
6. For the string value, enter the folder you want, in my case "C:\Dropzone"

Make sure to close all instances of IE that may be running for the change to take effect.

Shannon Norrell