IE6 and PDF Files

[DaveD]

my IE6 will no longer open any pdf file (all I get is the
little box with the re X in it) when I try to open on line
PDF's

Can open local file no problem. Reinstalled as much as
possible on the ADobe side but still no luck.

Seems to be a browser problem.
Anyone with ideas? would be much appreciated.

Regards,
Dave

 

[Jerry]

Is the .PDF association correct?

 

[Guest]

Yes it appears to be.
I can down load online PDFs and open them locally no
problem.

However, one of my services uses the forms online and it
is still just a problem in my browser.

A appreciate any advice you may have.
Dave

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

I had to fiddle with the Acrobat Reader Preferences (Ctrl-k).
(Internet Options, toggling them off and on) to get AR6.0 to
calm down after installing XPsp2RTM. Installing AR6.01
after that has so far been uneventful. YMMV.

 

[Guest]

So what are your settings? Share please!

I had to fiddle with the Acrobat Reader Preferences (Ctrl-k).
(Internet Options, toggling them off and on) to get AR6.0 to
calm down after installing XPsp2RTM. Installing AR6.01
after that has so far been uneventful. YMMV.

 

[Robert Aldwinckle]

So what are your settings? Share please!

My current settings are irrelevant. I can now use any combination
of settings from that dialog.

The point is that after installing XPsp2RTM my then settings weren't
working. I can't remember exactly what they were but I will guess that
all those boxes were checked. What I'm saying is that there was a
specific symptom associated with that condition. By toggling them
all off (e.g.) I got a new symptom (also as I recall unexpected).
Eventually by toggling some back on again I got...

Oops. I just remembered what really happened after that.
Toggling those options *was* changing the symptom but it still wasn't
working quite right so I decided to uninstall it via Control Panel's
Add/Remove Programs. That's where I discovered that AR6.0
has a Repair feature (via the Change button). That Repair I think
was actually the ultimate resolution to my problem symtoms.


Sorry for the confusion. It has been a while since I did that and
unfortunately I no longer keep a personal log of everything I do
on this machine as I once did.


HTH

Robert
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