He's cache is too large. There are two limits. Number of files (hard coded) and amount of space.The cache cleanup (removing oldest entries to allow new entries) only runs when the size of files exceeds the space limit.
Either reduce the size of the cache, clear it manually when full, or download bigger, on average, files. 1 & 2 are the most sensible.
In simple terms the index.dat is full. MS has, at last, decided to fix sometime in the future. The reason that it can save as a bmp is because that's what windows uses internally (everything you see on a screen is a bmp - it can't find the file in the cache but can use the bitmap it made of the jpeg/gif/png to show you the picture. )

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> If you have 2481 MB set for temp files, I don't understand why you are
> running out of space.This is twice what I would suggest. Let us know what
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Mark20011 - 28 Nov 2004 22:13 GMT
I tried the cache at 1.0 GB and 2.0 GB and I the issue remains. In addition,
after manually clearing the cache, I can save as .jpg for a time, then it
reverts to the .bmp default without much consistency but definitely before 1
GB of browsing.
I don't know if this has a bearing or not, but at the same time this issue
occurred, something else happened: the back button will reload the page -
every time. I have changed the "check for newer versions of stored pages"
options to every setting (don't know if that matters) but without a fix. It
is currently "every time I start Win Exp". I dont know if they are related.
> He's cache is too large. There are two limits. Number of files (hard coded) and amount of space.The cache cleanup (removing oldest entries to allow new entries) only runs when the size of files exceeds the space limit.
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David Candy - 28 Nov 2004 22:47 GMT
Once the index.dat is full no new pages are cached. 1gig is far too big. Try 20 MEG

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>I tried the cache at 1.0 GB and 2.0 GB and I the issue remains. In addition,
> after manually clearing the cache, I can save as .jpg for a time, then it
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Mark20011 - 30 Nov 2004 01:21 GMT
David,
You are a gentleman and a scholar. I changed the settings to 20 MB and the
problem is cured. This may be the issue with some other users as when XP was
installed, the default cache setting was over 2GB.
Thanks a million!
Mark
> Once the index.dat is full no new pages are cached. 1gig is far too big. Try 20 MEG
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David Candy - 30 Nov 2004 01:42 GMT
It was designed to work on 500 meg hard disks. Hardware change is accelerating.

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David Candy - 30 Nov 2004 01:44 GMT
Try upping the size in 20 meg increments. You want the cache to be at least the size of the biggest file you download so if the download fails it can restart the download from the cache. Or just up the cache those times you download a big file (like a service pack).

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> David,
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Mark20011 - 30 Nov 2004 21:47 GMT
I will do that until I hit my limit and I revert back. Yhanks again!
mark
> Try upping the size in 20 meg increments. You want the cache to be at least the size of the biggest file you download so if the download fails it can restart the download from the cache. Or just up the cache those times you download a big file (like a service pack).
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