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The "portable document format" icon is a Word 2010 icon, so selecting Adobe Reader as action does not work to display the PDF.

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In the Applications tab -- Content Type -- the "portable document format" icon is a Word 2010 icon (not Adobe), so selecting Adobe Reader or preview in Firefox as action does not work to display the PDF. I can see this Applications difference because my other Firefox laptop has the Adobe icon, and I can view PDFs. Essentially, a PDF is coming in as a Word document -- and the computer tries to open it up as a Word file.

How do I get the correct PDF icon in the Applications list -- the same way it displays (and works) on my other laptop.

In the Applications tab -- Content Type -- the "portable document format" icon is a Word 2010 icon (not Adobe), so selecting Adobe Reader or preview in Firefox as action does not work to display the PDF. I can see this Applications difference because my other Firefox laptop has the Adobe icon, and I can view PDFs. Essentially, a PDF is coming in as a Word document -- and the computer tries to open it up as a Word file. How do I get the correct PDF icon in the Applications list -- the same way it displays (and works) on my other laptop.

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Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape 10.1.7 ?

I think you need to add this to the list of applications and the action to take on the type of content. This can also be managed in the about:permissions page. Permissions Manager - Give certain websites the ability to store passwords, set cookies and more