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_CJune_Wilson_
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July 10, 2008
Question

FIx for Problems opening PDF files

  • July 10, 2008
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Forget about downloading a new version of Adobe Reader. If you are having problems opening a PDF file all you have to do is right click on the file and Save As (someplace you can go back to such as Desktop)Then go to the desk top (Windows Key + D) and open the file. I hope this helps a lot of people.
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      Hayley_11
      Participant
      December 18, 2012

      im having the same problem and i tried to right click and was going to click open with but adobe isnt there only word or note pad  i have a lot of documents on my computer and i cannot open them

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      abpaley
      Participant
      December 15, 2011

      The workaround the person posted (right clicking/"open with" dropdown menu/select Adobe Reader).  THANKS!

      Weird that this has been happening.  Used to be able to double click and the pdf would open.  Anyway - the workaround works!

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      Anonymous
      October 21, 2010

      I am also having similar problems with version 9.0.4 - Some

      of the pdf files I get within a web page don't open. Those I get

      via e-mail don't seem to give any proble.

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      MamaMille
      Participant
      April 28, 2009

      One of my clients is having a similar problem. He cannot open ANY pdf files I send to him anymore. No one else has problems opening my pdf files, and he can open pdf files from other people. I am using Acrobat 9 Pro, he is using Acrobat reader 9.

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      MamaMille
      Participant
      April 28, 2009

      p.s. he tried your suggestion of right clicking and saving with new name....no luck.

      ~graffiti
      ~graffiti
      Legend
      April 28, 2009

      Hi Mamamille.

      This is a pretty old thread but maybe we can help but, could you give us some more information?

      How are you sending the PDF files to the Reader user (email, CD...etc?). How are they trying to open it (double clicking in the email if applicable, using File>Open...etc)? What exactly happens when they try and open it (nothing, an error message...etc)?

      The more details we can get, the better.

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      _CJune_Wilson_Author
      Participant
      July 11, 2008
      People are having problems with Adobe Reader up to version 9. When they try to open a PDF file received over the internet Adobe promts with download information. However the download does not work and they are stuck again. First they cannot delete or remove Adobe Reader to download the new version and second they still cannot open the PDF file by clicking on it as usual.

      The Fix as I stated before, that works for me, is to save the file with a right click onto the desktop. Go to the Desktop and right click the saved file and select Open With. To the right, select Adobe Reader. I sure hope this works for most people.
      ~graffiti
      ~graffiti
      Legend
      July 11, 2008
      You talking about any particular problem? You could mean just about anything.

      PDF files open just fine for most people.
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