I have tried everything I can think of to get Acrobat Reader to open PDF's
outside the browser. I tried the most obvious thing first with the
preferences setting in Acrobat. Then uninstalled Acrobat and reinstalled.
No change. No matter what I do it still opens inside the browser. How can
I change this? thx.

ref:
Installed Acrobat: Version 6.0.3.2004113000
OS Name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version: 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
Default Browser: Internet Explorer Version 6.00.2900.2180
(xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)

On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 20:59:06 -0600, Bob Horvath wrote:

Did you try Edit, Preferences, Internet, and uncheck "display pdf in
browser"


>Acrobat Reader to open PDF's
>outside the browse

Yes, that was the part I mentioned about setting the preference in Acrobat
to not display in the browser. Did that. Makes no difference checked or
unchecked.

"Bob Horvath" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 20:59:06 -0600, Bob Horvath wrote:
>
> Did you try Edit, Preferences, Internet, and uncheck "display pdf in
> browser"
>
>
>>Acrobat Reader to open PDF's
>>outside the browse
>

Bob informed me offline that his IE does the same thing and then he directed
me to this bit of information,
http://www.ecophotoexplorers.com/acrobat.asp#s1
which seems to indicates that it might be an inherent problem with the way
IE uses the ActiveX control. Oddly enough I have the same problem with
Netscape 7.2 which the article would indicate should not have this same
problem. So basically I'm totally at a lose on this. I did try to find a
solution a while back on an Adobe.com forum and they were totally clueless.


"Ken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Yes, that was the part I mentioned about setting the preference in Acrobat
> to not display in the browser. Did that. Makes no difference checked or
> unchecked.
>
> "Bob Horvath" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 20:59:06 -0600, Bob Horvath wrote:
>>
>> Did you try Edit, Preferences, Internet, and uncheck "display pdf in
>> browser"
>>
>>
>>>Acrobat Reader to open PDF's
>>>outside the browse
>>
>
>

It may matter, or not, but the Reader is up to version 7.

"Ken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have tried everything I can think of to get Acrobat Reader to open PDF's
>outside the browser. I tried the most obvious thing first with the
>preferences setting in Acrobat. Then uninstalled Acrobat and reinstalled.
>No change. No matter what I do it still opens inside the browser. How can
>I change this? thx.
>
> ref:
> Installed Acrobat: Version 6.0.3.2004113000
> OS Name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version: 5.1.2600 Service Pack
> 2
> Default Browser: Internet Explorer Version 6.00.2900.2180
> (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
>

You're absolutely right. I have been doing the update command from the Help
pulldown inside Reader and it was saying no update available. I have now
downloaded 7.0 and will install tomorrow and report back. Thanks.


"Jerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> It may matter, or not, but the Reader is up to version 7.
>
> "Ken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I have tried everything I can think of to get Acrobat Reader to open PDF's
>>outside the browser. I tried the most obvious thing first with the
>>preferences setting in Acrobat. Then uninstalled Acrobat and reinstalled.
>>No change. No matter what I do it still opens inside the browser. How
>>can I change this? thx.
>>
>> ref:
>> Installed Acrobat: Version 6.0.3.2004113000
>> OS Name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version: 5.1.2600 Service
>> Pack 2
>> Default Browser: Internet Explorer Version 6.00.2900.2180
>> (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
>>
>
>

I installed Acrobat Reader 7.0 and I can get *some* PDF's to open outside
the browser. I would have the say the previously mentioned article is
correct in saying people that make webpages need to be aware they need to
add a tag for letting the PDF's open in a new "blank" browser. Netscape
seems to work fine now. Why IE does this I don't know for sure. It can be
a little irritating when it happens but I will just deal with it.


"Ken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> You're absolutely right. I have been doing the update command from the
> Help pulldown inside Reader and it was saying no update available. I have
> now downloaded 7.0 and will install tomorrow and report back. Thanks.
>
>
> "Jerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> It may matter, or not, but the Reader is up to version 7.
>>
>> "Ken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I have tried everything I can think of to get Acrobat Reader to open
>>>PDF's outside the browser. I tried the most obvious thing first with the
>>>preferences setting in Acrobat. Then uninstalled Acrobat and
>>>reinstalled. No change. No matter what I do it still opens inside the
>>>browser. How can I change this? thx.
>>>
>>> ref:
>>> Installed Acrobat: Version 6.0.3.2004113000
>>> OS Name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version: 5.1.2600 Service
>>> Pack 2
>>> Default Browser: Internet Explorer Version 6.00.2900.2180
>>> (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

There is an update to 7.01

"Ken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I installed Acrobat Reader 7.0 and I can get *some* PDF's to open outside
> the browser. I would have the say the previously mentioned article is
> correct in saying people that make webpages need to be aware they need to
> add a tag for letting the PDF's open in a new "blank" browser. Netscape
> seems to work fine now. Why IE does this I don't know for sure. It can
be
> a little irritating when it happens but I will just deal with it.
>
>
> "Ken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > You're absolutely right. I have been doing the update command from the
> > Help pulldown inside Reader and it was saying no update available. I
have
> > now downloaded 7.0 and will install tomorrow and report back. Thanks.
> >
> >
> > "Jerry" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> It may matter, or not, but the Reader is up to version 7.
> >>
> >> "Ken" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>I have tried everything I can think of to get Acrobat Reader to open
> >>>PDF's outside the browser. I tried the most obvious thing first with
the
> >>>preferences setting in Acrobat. Then uninstalled Acrobat and
> >>>reinstalled. No change. No matter what I do it still opens inside the
> >>>browser. How can I change this? thx.
> >>>
> >>> ref:
> >>> Installed Acrobat: Version 6.0.3.2004113000
> >>> OS Name: Microsoft Windows XP Professional Version: 5.1.2600 Service
> >>> Pack 2
> >>> Default Browser: Internet Explorer Version 6.00.2900.2180
> >>> (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>