Acrobat problem

[Barry Watzman]

I have Adobe Acrobat 6 on my PC (full version, not just the reader). [I
also have the 5.0 reader only, because I've run into files that can be
opened with 5 but not 6].

I have both IE (XP Pro SP2 version) and Netscape 7.2 browsers on my system.

The system is completely stable and generally, everything works.

However, I can't open PDF files that appear on web sites from within IE.
If I try to do so, IE opens Acrobat 6 and begins to open the file, but
then IE hangs, and I end up having to shut down both Acrobat and IE with
task manager.

If I save the file to my hard drive, I can then double-click on it and
it opens just fine (with Acrobat 6.0).

Also, I can open PDF file links just fine from Netscape 7.2, without
saving the file to my local hard drive first. It works just like it should.

Clearly, the "plug-in" functionality of Acrobat within IE has become
corrupted.

Is there a way, short of reinstalling IE and/or Acrobat, to repair this?

Thanks

 

[C'mer Stay]

Right Click on any PDF file you stored on your hard
drive, go to the "open with" command, then in that
dialogue window look to select either 5.0 or 6.0 as the
default program for opening acrobat files and don't
forget to check the box "Always use this program..." or
whatever it says, close enough.

 

[Barry Watzman]

That's not the problem. The problem exists ONLY when opening a PDF file

Right Click on any PDF file you stored on your hard
drive, go to the "open with" command, then in that
dialogue window look to select either 5.0 or 6.0 as the
default program for opening acrobat files and don't
forget to check the box "Always use this program..." or
whatever it says, close enough.

-----Original Message-----
I have Adobe Acrobat 6 on my PC (full version, not just

the reader). [I

also have the 5.0 reader only, because I've run into

files that can be

opened with 5 but not 6].

I have both IE (XP Pro SP2 version) and Netscape 7.2

browsers on my system.

The system is completely stable and generally,

everything works.

However, I can't open PDF files that appear on web sites

from within IE.

If I try to do so, IE opens Acrobat 6 and begins to

open the file, but

then IE hangs, and I end up having to shut down both

Acrobat and IE with

task manager.

If I save the file to my hard drive, I can then double-

click on it and

it opens just fine (with Acrobat 6.0).

Also, I can open PDF file links just fine from Netscape

7.2, without

saving the file to my local hard drive first. It works

just like it should.

Clearly, the "plug-in" functionality of Acrobat within

IE has become

corrupted.

Is there a way, short of reinstalling IE and/or Acrobat,

to repair this?

Thanks
.