win2k issues

[concern]

I am having this problem with a user. when she logs in
with her account she cannot access pdf files. Anytime she
clicks on a web site that has pdf Internet explorer ask
her to save the file:

file name 45.pdf
file type: Adobe Acrobat Control for ActiveX
from: countywide.com

This type of file could harm your computer if it contains
malicious code.

When given the choice to save or open I get internet
explorer error message.

The strange thing is that I can log onto this machine
with my user account and I have no problems access pdf
via IE. I think there is something wrong with the file
association for adobe activex but I do not know where to
find the file association for activex for adobe.

My next step will be to restore all her file types to
default. Is there a way in win2k to do that. Is there a
wat to clean her profile?

 

[Jeremy Winston]

I am having this problem with a user. when she logs in
with her account she cannot access pdf files.

Log in under an account that can view .pdfs.
At a command prompt, enter:

assoc .pdf

You should get

.pdf=AcroExch.Document

or similar. Then enter the following, with the result of the
previous command (e.g., AcroExch.Document):

ftype AcroExch.Document

It should be something like

AcroExch.Document="C:\PROGRA~1\Adobe\ACROBA~1.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" "%1"

Whatever the results, copy 'em down, and then log out & log back
in as your problem user. Enter

assoc .pdf=(whatever the results were for the previous assoc)

and

ftype AcroExch.Document=(whatever the results were for the prev ftype)

(where AcroExch.Document is substituted by whatever your assoc reported).

HTH,
-Jeremy