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Re: PDFs are not assosiated with AR8 after deployment

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From: Peter_Podlesnyy
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:50
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We found a temp solution to apply a reg patch to the XP machines ((USE AT YOUR OWN RISK):

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Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.pdf]
"Content Type"="application/pdf"
@="AcroExch.Document"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.pdf\OpenWithList]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.pdf\OpenWithList\AcroRd32.exe]
@=""

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\.pdf\PersistentHandler]
@="{F6594A6D-D57F-4EFD-B2C3-DCD9779E382E}"

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroExch.Document]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroExch.Document\Shell]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroExch.Document\Shell\Open]

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\AcroExch.Document\Shell\Open\Command]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Adobe\\Reader 8.0\\Reader\\AcroRd32.exe\" \"%1\""
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But this is just a temp fix, it also does not fix the opening PDF right inside of browser, i.e. no IE plugins are there. Any ideas?

TIA.
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