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Acrobat not loading in browser

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PDfs loaded in my browser for years but I had to reinstall Adobe Acrobat Pro and now it will not, when I click on a PDF link it takes me to the "Enter name of file to save to" window.

I have everything setup properly. Attached is the about:plugins and Options:Applications windows.

I have tried every suggestion on the "Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems" page https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-issues-with-plugins-fix-problems#w_re-initializing-the-plugins-database and none of them work .

Any helpful suggestions? Thanks.

PDfs loaded in my browser for years but I had to reinstall Adobe Acrobat Pro and now it will not, when I click on a PDF link it takes me to the "Enter name of file to save to" window. I have everything setup properly. Attached is the about:plugins and Options:Applications windows. I have tried every suggestion on the "Troubleshoot issues with plugins like Flash or Java to fix common Firefox problems" page https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-issues-with-plugins-fix-problems#w_re-initializing-the-plugins-database and none of them work . Any helpful suggestions? Thanks.
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profggiles said

I posted a screen shot of my Application Settings and they all ask FIrefox to open PDFs in Firefox, but it does not work. I have everything set correctly but it still does not work.

Hi, yes you posted a screenshot, but it does not show what your settings for PDF files are (Adobe Acrobat Forms Document is a different type of file, with a different extension). The Applications dialog has a search bar at the top, try entering "pdf" there and see if a row comes up, which contains the setting for PDF files. If it does, switch that setting to "Use Adobe Acrobat (in Firefox)" and see if this helps.

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guigs
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It might be that there is a saved preference that needs to be reset in the Application settings of Firefox.

profggiles
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I posted a screen shot of my Application Settings and they all ask FIrefox to open PDFs in Firefox, but it does not work. I have everything set correctly but it still does not work.

profggiles
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Anyone?

profggiles
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Still hoping for a response on this. I have everything set up according to the instructions as you can see in the attached image on the original post. Yes, I have Refreshed Firefox. How can I get Firefox to obey the Application setting or Acrobat?

Rimas Kudelis
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Suluhisho teule

profggiles said

I posted a screen shot of my Application Settings and they all ask FIrefox to open PDFs in Firefox, but it does not work. I have everything set correctly but it still does not work.

Hi, yes you posted a screenshot, but it does not show what your settings for PDF files are (Adobe Acrobat Forms Document is a different type of file, with a different extension). The Applications dialog has a search bar at the top, try entering "pdf" there and see if a row comes up, which contains the setting for PDF files. If it does, switch that setting to "Use Adobe Acrobat (in Firefox)" and see if this helps.

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Thank you, Rimas. After two weeks of being ignored it was nice to finally receive a serious response. Even better, your reply does work.