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Re: Force PDFs to open Reader [not Acrobat] in Web Browsers

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From: Stefan_Aschenberger
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:08
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To force PDFs to be opened in reader, edit the following registry key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Software\Adobe\Acrobat\Exe

Set the default value to the adobe reader executable, e.g. "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe", including the double quotes!

That will do the trick!
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Subject: Re: Force PDFs to open Reader [not Acrobat] in Web Browsers
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