Whenever I save .MP3s, they are saved as ".mpga"!! Why?

[Ryan]

Title says it all!

 

[lucidguy]

It would be helpful if you told us which OS you are running, and on what kind of CPU.

 

[Ryan]

Windows 95 for now. my dual boot isn't working. I don't see why cpu is relevant, but it's a pii-266.

 

[lucidguy]

Which program do you use to play mp3's?

 

[le3tplaya]

when you mean SAVE them, do you mean like after you download them they turn into mpga, or are you encoding wav's into mp3's- but they are not saving as .mp3 rather .mpga?

 

[Ryan]

I have a website where I download mp3s. Well, I went to save them (in .mp3 format) and my computer automatically sames them to .mpga instead of mp3.

 

[lucidguy]

It seems like the mime type definitions of your browser are whacked out for some reason. Which browser are you using?

 

[Ryan]

IE5.5

 

[lucidguy]

I don't know if IE will let you directly modify mime types. Netscape and Mozilla do.

Go into File Types through Windows Explorer and try to find a definition for mp3 files, and delete it. Next time you download an mp3, the filename should be correctly entered.

 

[Ryan]

How do I do that?

 

[lucidguy]

If I remember correctly, it's View / Folder Options / File Types.

If you can't figure it out after that, you probably should not be allowed to operate a computer.

 

[Pretty Cool]

Does the .mpga file have a real audio icon? If so, rename all the files to mp3 and choose another program to associate with mp3's.