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April 1, 2014
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Disabling open pdf in browser in adobe PRO XI not reader

  • April 1, 2014
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I have deployed adobe pro out to our user base and i understand in adobe PRO X there was a check box that would disable open pdf in a browser but that has gone away. I have gone under the preferences and on the internet section in PRO XI there is a link that takes you

here: http://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/display-pdf-browser-acrobat-xi.html I have created a GPO that disables the active X control in both IE 8 and IE 10 as you can see from this screen shot the adobe pdf reader is disabled so according to the instructions on the web all pdf files should open in PRO XI. This is not the case. The pdf will still open in the browser. I have checked the new customizations wizzard for adobe PRO XI and there is nothing to disable disply pdf in the browser to uncheck that i am aware of. I have read about the bdisablewebintegration but this have not worked either under the FeatureLockDown. In adobe reader you can go under the accessibilty options and disable open within a browser there but I have been unable to find that option in PRO XI. Had anyone found a fix for this issue to where it can be deployed out?

Please let me know

Thanks

pjhernan

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EnterpriseHelp
Inspiring
April 1, 2014

From the screenshot it looks like you have both Acrobat and Reader on the machine and only Reader is disabled.

Check again. If you think the doc is incorrect, post back.

--- more info ---

All browser integration prefs were deprecated with 11.x because browser companies are releasing new versions every 6 weeks or more. It was simply not possible to keep pace without requiring admins to update every few weeks. Moreover, most browsers are gradually phasing out such plugins or at least disable them by default (e.g. Chrome). Many companies provide a browser-specific PDF viewer. Acrobat and Reader share the same config and there's nothing different between the two.

Ben

April 1, 2014

The machine only has Adobe PRO XI installed on it in the customization wizzard i elected to have all version of pro and reader removed so that PRO would be the default to open pdf files