CANT READ pdf attachments

[elzurdo]

Every time I open an email pdf attachment it cant be readed and it gives me
the following message:this file does not have a program associated with it
for performing this action. Create an association in the set association
control pannel.
Whow can I resolve this?

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, elzurdo.

To read a pdf (Portable Document Format) attachment you'll need Adobe's
Adobe Reader. The good news is that Adobe offers it free. To download it,
go to:
http://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/

If you already have Adobe Reader, then go to Control Panel | Default
Programs and associate .pdf with Adobe Reader.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
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Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8064.0206) in Win7 Ultimate x64

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Assuming you have a PDF reader installed, see
http://www.winhelponline.com/articles/236/1/Unable-to-open-PDF-attachments-from-Windows-Mail.html

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Rather than going thru the trouble of creating an association, I
suggest you download and install Foxit ( 'Foxit Software - Foxit
Reader 3.0 for Windows' (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/) ).
This is a much nicer PDF reader than the usual Adobe and will give
you a lot less trouble.

I take the liberty to disagree.
The Foxit is no equivalent for the Adobe Reader.

Rainald

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I take the liberty to disagree.
The Foxit is no equivalent for the Adobe Reader.

Agreed. It failed to work properly for me with a website where I do my
income tax return online.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Gary VanderMolen wrote:

Agreed. It failed to work properly for me with a website where I do my
income tax return online.

If IE8 had been installed...

<QP>
At this time, Internet Explorer 8 is not fully supported by Intuit for use
with the TurboTax Online program.
</QP>
Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/dd441788.aspx (19 Mar-09)

 

[Sam Hobbs]

Foxit was more problems for me, not less. It was buggy for me and it (the
free version at least) was missing features that are important to me.

I would be happy to suggest software such as Foxit, since the original
Reader (whatever it was called) was buggy and required a lot of resources.
They finally got things working well enough but I would be happy to switch
to something else if there was a good reason to. Foxit is worth trying but
it I gave up on it myself.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Gary VanderMolen wrote:


If IE8 had been installed...

<QP>
At this time, Internet Explorer 8 is not fully supported by Intuit for use
with the TurboTax Online program.
</QP>
Source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/dd441788.aspx (19 Mar-09)

No, this happened before I installed IE8. Same thing also happened
one year earlier.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

No, this happened before I installed IE8. Same thing also happened
one year earlier.

For several years, TurboTax Online *required* Adobe Reader to be able to
read or save a copy of a return. I believe it was only in early 2008 that I
was able to use Foxit Reader and not get a prompt to install Adobe Reader.
YMMV.

 

[Rainald Taesler]

I never had any problems with Foxit.

I did not have "problems" either.
But to me it just seems a mediocre "mee-too" product.

But I hear what you say. I have Adobe on one system and Foxit
on 3 others. The main difference (in my observations) is that
Foxit has a smaller footprint

In how far?
HD-space?
RAM-usage?
I seriously doubt that the differences would really matter with today's
hardware.

and that it requires a lot less updates than Adobe.

Come on ..
For Adobe Reader 9 there were just 3 updates since the initial release.

Rainald

 

[Rainald Taesler]

Foxit was more problems for me, not less. It was buggy for me and it
(the free version at least) was missing features that are important
to me.

Yes, Adobe Reader 9 offers quite some additional features.

I would be happy to suggest software such as Foxit, since the original
Reader (whatever it was called) was buggy and required a lot of
resources. They finally got things working well enough

Yes, the Reader v. 9 has gained a lot.

but I would be
happy to switch to something else if there was a good reason to.
Foxit is worth trying but it I gave up on it myself.

Me too.

Rainald