Legacy standalone thread
Cannot See Exported Sitemap in Vista or IE7
Legacy sitemap thread about exported files not displaying correctly in Vista or Internet Explorer 7. Preserved with archive context.
- Original title
- Cannot see exported sitemap in Vista/IE7
- Category
- Webmaster Tool - Sitemap Generator
- Approved comments
- 3
Original Problem
This legacy sitemap thread preserves a very specific old workflow problem: users could generate or save a sitemap but then could not see or access the exported file in Vista or Internet Explorer.
The page stands on its own because the issue is mostly about local browser and operating-system behavior around saved files, extensions, and protected-mode handling rather than about sitemap strategy.
Selected Useful Comments
- One reply suggests the file may be hidden by Vista file-view settings and specifically mentions hidden known-file extensions.
- Another user confirms the same symptom on a separate setup.
- A later comment suggests disabling IE Protected Mode before generating the file, which is important archive context but should be handled carefully today.
Editor Context
This thread is tightly tied to Vista and IE-era local file behavior, so its main value is historical symptom matching rather than current browser troubleshooting.
If the file opens but the export itself looks wrong or garbled, the closer curated comparison is XML Sitemap Strange Characters in HTML Sitemap.
Related Pages
Parent hub
XML Sitemap Generator HelpLegacy support hub for the AuditMyPC XML Sitemap Generator, including crawl limits, Java errors, odd exports, and duplicate URL problems.