Unable to open PDF files with Adobe Reader, Mac trying to open files with Quicktime instead, but not succeeding. HELP!

Unable to open PDF files with Adobe Reader, Mac trying to open files with QuickTime instead, but not succeeding. HELP!

Hi BDAqua,
Thanks for the info, I dragged a PDF to desktop ctrl-, get info. change all to open with adobe.
Problem solved, many thanks for a quick response.
Barry69

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