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Crazy_Izzy
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May 6, 2012
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How do I change the default program to open PDFs?

  • May 6, 2012
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I would like Adobe Acrobat 9 to open my PDFs as a default program. When I followed the Adobe prompt to update (pop up), it changed the default to Adobe Reader 10.

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    Correct answer Nikhil.Gupta

    Hi,

    In Adobe Reader x, go to edit-preferences->General. Click "Select default  PDF handler" and select Acrobat 9 from there.

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    Nikhil.GuptaCorrect answer
    Adobe Employee
    May 7, 2012

    Hi,

    In Adobe Reader x, go to edit-preferences->General. Click "Select default  PDF handler" and select Acrobat 9 from there.

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    Crazy_IzzyAuthor
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    May 10, 2012

    That worked fine, thank you.

    pwillener
    pwillener
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    May 7, 2012

    Most likely the update to Reader 10 uninstalled Reader 9.  You cannot normally have multiple Reader versions installed on the same system.

    try67
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    try67Community Expert
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    May 7, 2012

    He's talking about Acrobat 9, not Reader.

    Those two versions can co-exist, but it's not a recommended situation. Only Acrobat X and Reader X can officially co-exist without issues.

    With any other combination, you might run into problems, like the one described above.

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