I am hoping that someone can help me with a long-standing issue concerning downloading videos from the web. I have Windows Vista Home Premium installed on the computer.
When I try to download a video from a web page by right clicking the mouse and selecting "Save Target As," there are times when the "Save As Type" that appears below the file name is "Video Clip" and there are times when the "Save As Type" that appears below the file name is "HTML Document" and "All Other Files." When the computer recognizes the video that I am trying to download as a "Video Clip," I am successfull when I try to download said video. However, when the computer does not, for some unknown reason(s), recognize that I am trying to download a video and "HTML Document" and "All Other Files" appears as the "Save As Type," I am unable to download said video.
Can someone please explain to me in layman's terms why this happens and what, if anything, can I do to try to rectify this situation by having the computer recognize when I am trying to download a web-based video such that "Video Clip" always appears as the "Save As Type" and therefore, allowing me to successfully download those web-based videos that I choose?
Thank you.