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Gee Wye
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Gee Wye asked in Computers & InternetSoftware · 1 decade ago

How do I get Adobe Reader to automatically open when I...

click on a .pdf file in an e-mail or a .pdf link in someone's website? I downloaded a free version of Adobe 8 from the Adobe.com website and installed it on my laptop, but it doesn't open automatically. When I click on a .pdf file or link, my computer tries to open it in Wordpad and all I get is a bunch of unreadable gobbldeygook! Very frustrating! Thanks in advance for your help!

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  • X
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Click on your START button (assuming you have Windows) and go to "Explore". Find the menu at the top and click on "Tools" and then go into "Folder Options". Go to the "File Types" tab and scroll down until you find the one for PDF. Once you find it, you'll see where it says "Opens with:" and next to it find the program associated with PDF files. Click on the "Change" button and an "Open With" box should come up. If you don't see Adobe Reader listed in there, you'll have to click on "Browse" and go to C:\Program Files\Adobe and associate it with the .exe file in there. If you don't have that, you'll need to go back to the Adobe website and re-install the free reader.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Adobe Reader Doesn T Open

    Source(s): https://shorte.im/a0gri
  • Steve R
    1 decade ago

    Right click on a pdf file and select open with secect adobe from the list or find it on your computer and make sure you tick the box that states " Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" then click ok

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Hey,

    You can download Adobe Reader here http://bit.ly/1zK8uNs

    It's a very good program and easy to use.

    Regards

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  • REDMAN
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    If I were you I would get rid of adobe its a system hog.Foxit reader just as good.you can download it here.

    http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Click run when the program opens

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