MP3 files save as Mpeg's

[dustino71]

So here's my latest noggin scratcher...

I work in an radio production studio, and I download files from various FTP's and websites as part of my daily chores. I've got a couple websites that have daily mp3 files posted for me to download, everytime I do, they end up saving as mpeg files and not mp3. So now you're probably saying "it's the websites you're downloading from", not true, when I go to the other studio's across the hall from me, they download these same files as the proper mp3's. I've shown it to my IT guy, and even he was bewildered by it (i think all he said was "wtf!?")

Anyway, has this happened to anyone? any ideas or fixes? I'm running XP with internet explorer 7 (I don't get admin rights at work to upgrade anything, you know how it is in the big corporate office...), and I'm not allowed to use Firefox unfortunately :(

thanks all!

[Farstrider]

What happens if you take the file and rename the file extention to .mp3? Can you do that with the restrictions on your PC? Just a thought!

[dustino71]

What happens if you take the file and rename the file extention to .mp3? Can you do that with the restrictions on your PC? Just a thought!

Ya I can rename them to *.mp3. It's kinda frustrating to do that everytime tho being that I process and use several dozen files downloaded from websites every day, so that basically slows me down productively speaking

[D!ABOL!C]

I did a quick search and found an article which I think you are looking for, check this link here.

[Farstrider]

So have you solved your latest noggin scratcher...??? :unsure:

[dustino71]

So have you solved your latest noggin scratcher...??? :unsure:

grr, sorry for the no reply, im waiting on my IT guy to fiddle around with the registry stuff, but to me, this seems like it might be the fix, ill let you know for sure as soon as i find out! *fingers crossed*