Adobe Reader .pdf files won't open with IE 9

[mike2rc]

I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium and IE 9. The last 2 months I haven't been able to open Adobe Reader .pdf files. I just updated Adobe Reader which I’ve done numerous times with no luck. When I try to download a file, the file isn’t a .pdf file.

With Mozilla I am able to open or download Adobe .pdf files.

I’ve Googled this which usually leads to the Adobe download site.

Is this a common glitch with IE 9? I was thinking of going to IE 10 but I don’t think you can go back to IE 9 which is running fine except for this issue.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Mike

[Midknyte]

Is it 32 or 64bit Win7? What version of Acrobat Reader?

When I try to download a file, the file isn’t a .pdf file.

So you're saying that when you click on a link to a pdf, it downloads something else? What does it download as?

Did you look if the acrobat add-on was enabled for IE?

IE10 is only in the "preview" stage for Win7. I.E. It's a beta. I don't think it will help the situation.

[mike2rc]

I've intalled Abobe Reader version 11.0.01. I am running 64bit Win7.

Yes, it's enabled in add-ons. When I went to download a file I did see a .dll file so I knew something is wrong.

I could try uninstalling it, reboot and install again. All Win updates are installed.

Mike

[Midknyte]

If you're going to uninstall, try the Acrobat Cleaner tool.
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/acrobatcleaner.html

If the add-on is enabled, it should try to open the pdf from within the browser. If you disable it, it should try to just download the pdf as a regular file.

[Midknyte]

You can also try the offline installer.
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader...1001_en_US.exe

[mike2rc]

Thanks! I'll give a try and see what happens.

[Midknyte]

Good luck.

If you get fed up with Acrobat like many of us have, you can try PDF-Xchange or Foxit as an alternative.
http://www.tracker-software.com/prod...xchange-viewer
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/Secure_PDF_Reader/

[Welshjim]

mike2rc--Or change the settings on Adobe Reader
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/i...c-68b599b31bf5