I can't get Adobe Reader 9.3.4 as default .pdf

When I double click .pdf it does not open with Adobe Reader (AR). It opens with 8 AR, but wouldn't print from 8. I understand it will print AR 9 and therefore to delete the record AR 8. However, now it will not associate .pdf with AR 9. I understand the simple trick of a right click 'open with... '. "and the navigation or by selecting Adobe Reader. I found the Adobe Reader .exe file and when I click it, it isn't select in default programs or in the "other programs".

I am able to open AR 9 and locate the file and open it manually.

I am running Windows 7 32-bit with Adobe Reader 9.3.4. Cannot be positively sure I actually deleted all AR 8. Thanks for the help.

--J

PS Please reduce the jargon. I'm semi-ordinateur but savvy to be sure...

Aplogies to provide a solution focused on XP instead of a Win7-centric one. As I said earlier, the program you are pointing to is not saved correctly.

You can get the same results I described earlier by following registry changes.

1. in regedit: go to Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications and find your .exe name. (something like AcroRd32.exe)

2. navigate under its name of shell > open > command. By default, change its location to the actual location of the executable file (after ensuring that there are quotation marks around the location of the executable), press OK and then try and reassociate the file type as you normally would.

In all probability, your location for the executable file contains a space between the two, and the quotes are required to properly associate the path to the EXE file.

If all goes well, it should work...

Tags: Acrobat

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