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Hi,

i have a problem with saving images, when i try to save any image it only allows me to save it in bitmap, so any animated images stop moving once i saved them, how do i fix this? i tried converting them into jpg, gif once they're saved but that doesnt help ofcourse... before i had no problem with this, i was able to choose from what to save in image as but now the only option is bitmap

help please :sad:

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Brief expert addendum (builds on and ):

This is usually a browser/save-and-cache issue rather than a Paint problem. When the right‑click "Save Picture As" dialog only offers Bitmap (*.bmp) the browser is often saving a rendered copy (a single-frame bitmap) instead of the original file stream — so converting that BMP back to GIF will not restore animation. This behavior has several well-known causes and fixes. (itprotoday.com)

Practical checks and order of operations (concise):

  • Verify the real image URL first: open the image in its own window/tab (or copy the image address) and save from that direct URL — if the server returns a real .gif/.jpg file the Save dialog will show the correct type. (itprotoday.com)
  • If clearing the browser cache already failed (as noted by ), examine the Downloaded Program Files / ActiveX objects and remove any entries shown as Unknown or Damaged (IE → Internet Options → Temporary Internet Files → Settings → View Objects). Corrupt downloaded objects commonly force Save to fall back to BMP. (tech-recipes.com)
  • Check Advanced IE settings: if "Do not save encrypted pages to disk" is enabled and the page is HTTPS, the browser may not retain the original file — disabling that option and refreshing can restore the correct Save behavior. (itprotoday.com)
  • Try a different browser (Firefox/Chrome) or save the attachment directly from mail client; if other browsers save the original GIF/JPG then the problem is IE-specific.

Animation note (clarifying ): standard Paint and many single‑image editors only handle single‑frame GIFs — once an animated GIF is saved as a bitmap the frames are lost. To preserve animation the original multi‑frame GIF must be downloaded; to edit animated GIFs use a GIF‑aware tool (for example GIMP or IrfanView) that preserves/export animation. (en.wikipedia.org)

If these steps still leave only BMP as an option, copying the original file out of the Temporary Internet Files folder or using a download manager to fetch the raw image stream will usually reveal the true file and restore the animated GIF. (tech-recipes.com)

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Hi

Delete all the temp files and cookies and then try again.

Sam.

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thank you for responding... i already tried that many times but it doesn't solve the problem, any other suggestions?

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Hi,

Hope the info on this page resolves your issue.

Sam.

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MS Paint will save the images only of Still Formats not the moving formats
for that u should have image editing tools like Photoshop-CS etc.

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