Adobe as default reader

Is there a way to set adobe as the default viewer for PDFs?

There is not. This is enforced by the ios platform.

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Setting Adobe as Default Reader

I purchased a new computer that has Foxit PDF reader
installed (set as default reader) I cannot delete it - in order to
disable it the direcdtions state that the "other" reader must be
set as default. Where do I set Adobe as the default?
I have never had this problem before...Help!

Hi JanetEdin,
To set Adobe Reader as the default program for PDF files
please do the following :
On Windows XP
1. Go to Control Panel
2. Select Folder Options
3. Go to 'File Types' tab
4. Select 'PDF' under Extensions
5. Click 'Change...'
6. Select Adobe Reader from the list of Programs.
On Windows Vista
1. Go to Control Panel
2. Select Default Programs
3. Select 'Associate a file type pr protocol with a program'.
4. Select 'PDF' and click on /Change Program'
5. Select Adobe Reader from the list of programs

How do I make adobe my default reader?

I have a couple of pdf programmes on my PC, and my pdf writer program is set as my default, how do I make adobe X my default reader?
Cheers

HI,
Please follow the below mentioned steps
Open Adobe Reader
Click Edit> Prefrences
Go to General Category> Click " Select Default PDF Handler
~Pranav

Set adobe as default reader

Is it possible to set Adobe as the default pdf reader in a Mac (OSX Lion)? I hate 'preview'
Thanks for your help.
Kika Abby

How do I change my default reader from VU 360 to Adobe Reader?

How do I change my reader from VU360 to Adobe Acrobat? My default reader on my downloads has been changed to VU360 and I don't know how that happened. I don't want VU360. I want Adobe Acrobat. I changed it in the applications but VU360 still comes up as the default reader. Is there another place that makes VU360 the default reader?
== This happened ==
Every time Firefox opened
== VU360 got accidentally loaded and now it's taken over

I have a similar problem. I need to change my default reader from Adobe Acrobat 9 to Adobe Reader. How do I do that?

HT2506 I prefer Preview as my default reader. Somehow Adobe Reader has locked itself as the default. How do I reset back to Preview?

I prefer Preview as my default reader. Somehow Adobe Reader has locked itself as the default. How do I reset back to Preview?

First order of priority - Establish what platform is in use. In this case: MacBook Air with Trac Pad, no Mouse.
Second - Establish Operating System in use. In this case: OX 10.8.3.
Third - Establish, as best as you are able, the parameters in which you have been attempting a work-around and, to include mention of, any other secondary software program capable of becoming a default other than, in this case, Preview.
Fourth - State the problem: Adobe Reader somehow automatically has become the Default PDF viewer.
Here's my answer: When a trac pad not a mouse is in use - Select the PDF you will be opening; don't open it, Select it. At this juncture, tap COMMAND - I (Unfortunately Apple has no Drop Down Menu motion to achieve this operation that I can determine); at this point you will get this:
Click on "Open with: " If you see Adobe Reader there in lies the problem. So, simply click the "up/down" arrows on the Selection Window, and from there click on Preview. From there on Preview will be your Default program.
Thank you to everyone who helped in reply to my initial query.

Make Adobe digital my default reader

Goodday,
I have adobe digital reader which works fine. I only do no see any "preferences"
I had first a Sony E-.reader and I use the Sony software for that on my computer. This was the default. When I downloaded a e-book, it authomaticly opened in that reader and I could transfer it to my e-reader.
But now I have another e-reader ( BeBook) and this nees to be opened with adobe.
My problem now is, that when I download a book, it openes still authomaticly in my sony-ereader lybrary. ( on the computer)
When I open the download again ( manualy) in Adobe, it will show..I can read the book on my computer...but I cannot get it in my BeBook section, which does show up in the adobe digital reader.
I thought..when i can get the adobe digital reader as the default reader...my downloads will authomaticly open in Adobe Digital.
So my quoistion is..where can I do this??
Thank you
Ellen jacover

You have posted this in a forum on one of the capabilities of Adobe's server producte suite. I am 99.94% sure that your question will not be answered here. I'd suggest that you repost your question in "Adobe Digital Editions"

How can I stop getting demand to update Adobe Reader when Foxit is set as my default reader?

Windows XP, Firefox 18.
Foxit is set as my default reader, but you (Firefox) keep demanding I update Adobe reader while blocking Foxit from opening. I do not want the current Adobe reader on my machine. Why won't Firefox respect my choice of default reader?

Hello again, madperson. I spent a lot of time this afternoon trying to get back to you but just couldn't find the right place in Firefox...very frustrating. Have just now found an e-mail w/ link back here.
I am just beginning to get the idea that updated Foxit software is not the same as am updated Foxit plugin for Firefox. Firefox is telling me that I have a Foxit plugin installed, v. 2.2.3.111, but I am not sure how current that is.
I took the link you suggested here (thank you!), which does offer some
Foxit plugins for Firefox. However, the latest seems to be for Foxit 5.3, and the new Foxit software I downloaded today is 5.4. So where does that leave me?
Thank you so much for your help!

Adobe X1 my default reader

how do I make adobe X1 my default reader My op system is windows xp professional

http://mzl.la/MyRa61
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pdfjs/
Important to note that the PDFJS viewer is very limited and crashes a lot.

Making Adobe 7 the default reader

I installed Foxit and was not satisfied with the program, I would no like to have Adobe as the default reader , windows XP system, how is this done?

For further questions on Reader, check the Reader forum.

How Do I Set Reader 9 to be the Default Reader Over Old Acrobat?

Since a crash from an unrecoverable virus, I formatted my HDD and loaded Office, etc. I downloaded Reader 9 and installed it, then reloaded my old Acrobat 6. When I try to launch a pdf file from the net, I get the statement, "The Adobe Acrobat/Reader that is running can not be used to view PDF files in a web browser. Adobe Acrobat/Reader 8 or 9 is required. Please exit and try again." When I click OK, Acrobat launches, but doesn't open the file.
I then got the report that my Acrobat could be config'd to read files in a browser, and clicked OK to do it. However, the process began, then the blank Acrobat sat for a very long time, and while I assumed it would report that it had been done successfully, it never happened, so I carried on assuming it was done. Now it just opens, but doesn't say that it can be config'd.
Even though the notice refers to the Acrobat/Reader that is running, neither are running. I've checked startup, and it doesn't show either one to be launched at startup. Task Manager doesn't show any Adobe running except when they are launched.
I have Reader 9 installed? I never had the problem before with whatever old version of Reader that I had (7?)
Tried everything I can think of and looked at every option trying to find a config that makes either one the default reader so I can disable acrobat and enable reader.
Any ideas other than uninstalling both, then reloading my old Acrobat that serves me just fine, followed by Reader 7.1 that worked just fine would be appreciated. (my fear is that soemthing from reader 9 will be left behind, and 7 won't work)
Cheers,
Bill

Hi Mike:
Thanks for your response. However, it doesn't work.
On reflection, I had kept the old adobe reader software in archive and loaded it, not reader 9. Then installed acrobat 6. Both worked fine in all applications that I used, as it did previously. I can't tell you which application would view the files, but do recall that it would open the file in a separate window from the browser (fine with me). Neither application has stated it couldn't run along with the other program when loading...?
My firewall kept alerting me to adobe wanting to update to 9, but I denied it all the time until I inadvertently clicked on OK. It was after that, that all the problems began.
This is so typical of doing upgrades, and I've always refused them unless functions failed. For the most part, a bunch of extraneous crap and the need to download a lot of utils happens with upgrades - with little value for me in the "wonderful new functions" added (and I'm absolutely certain the download includes new ways to snoop in one's system).
I'll cite Netscape as an example. I used it for a very long time, and it "just simply worked" for all functions. I upgraded to ver 5, and suddenly, I had to download this player, and that whatever, and still had issues (so did my friends). Of course that was dealt with patches that were called further updates. Then came new versions with the need for more util downloads, or upgrades to them.
I had also archived version 4.7 that "just simply worked", so I cleaned all old versions out and reinstalled it. Again, it just simply worked! I used it just fine up to version 7 coming out when I went over to Outlook/Explorer. I burned the s'ware onto a CD and it went around to a bunch of friends who "went back" to the good ol' reliable as well.
I do recall having to upgrade DirectX and Windoze Media Player, but after that, it worked fine. If I clicked on a video file, it ran, no need to download another player, images opened in whatever I had - didn't need to download Quicktime or ? to view a jpeg as was the case with the newer versions, etc. It just worked!
New versions were just more crap added to make money for Netscape (and annoy the user) ie: to view a jpeg, one would have to download a utility like quicktime and netscape would get a nickel(?) for every download done through it.
I'm a firm believer in "good ol'" as opposed to new and improved - whether in software or hard goods/products. New and improved most often = lower cost, cheaper components, bigger profits for the maker, and disappointment for the user. In the case of software: sent to market full of glitches/problems that the user will likely have to find out and possibly even resolve for the maker who will then write patches on top of patches until it becomes stable - usually in time for the next flawed version to appear.
I absolutely hate having to waste time and go through this kind of frustration when something worked perfectly fine, but guess I'll have to go through it and load up the old reliable versions that will function as before. Will have to do permanent denials in the firewall for things I don't want upgraded in the future so I don't screw up.
Again, thanks for the response (and sorry for the venting)
Cheers,
Bill

Page Setup / Printing in Adobe Acrobat and Reader

Does anyone know why Adobe Acrobat and Reader don't retain page setup information from one document to the next? I constantly have to switch between two different paper sizes in page setup, because the information isn't retained by the individual documents.

I would suggest creating a second instance of the printer in Windows with tray 2 as the default tray - select that printer from Acrobat.
Control Panel > Add Printer > Create the Printer
Control Panel > Printers > Printer Properties

Disabling/Re-enabling Adobe's Acrobat Reader Plug-in

Hi there
I was forced to install Adobe's Acrobat Reader Plug-in in order to view and download my bank statements. However, I would like to use Safari's default PDF viewer plug-in when browsing other than my bank's website.
Is there any way to disable and re-enable the Adobe Acrobat Reader (Plug-in) without having to uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader?
Thanks in advance.
Message was edited by: another_steve

I had the same issue with 9.0.0 -- option to disable from Reader's "Internet" options was grayed out.
This is a side-effect (feature?) of how Adobe installs the plug-in at the System level
/HD/Library/Internet Plug-Ins
instead of at the User level
~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins
I switched to an Admin account, launched Reader, and the option was not grayed out. I deselected it then quit and switched back to my user account.
When I launched Reader in my user account and opened preferences, then selected Internet, the option was still grayed out but now the "feature" was disabled.
So, Adobe has decided that individual users don't merit control over their own plug-in preference. It's the admin's choice and that dictates for all users on the system.
Like you, there are only a few situations where I am forced to use Adobe Reader -- certain medical, insurance, or financial forms that don't render or transmit accurately when using Preview.
Drives me nuts -- those are exactly the kind of forms I want to save as PDF to disk when completed -- and Adobe explicitly prevents saving as PDF. I can transmit the completed form to the provider, or I can save a blank form, but I cannot save a PDF of the completed form. Like chewing on soap by the time I'm finished...
Anyhow, hope that sorts it out for you.

Preview as Default Reader

I have forgotten how to set the Preview App to be the default reader in place of Adobe Reader.
Any help will be greatly appreciated!
-Joe

Hi bluedaisy813, and a warm welcome to the forums!
While you may get help or a solution here, It's quite acceptable to start a new topic of your own, certainly feel free to start a new topic to attract more helpers to your particular situation, here's a link if as is often the case, it's hard to find out where to do it...
http://discussions.apple.com/post!default.jspa?forumID=752
This a pretty strang problem, I think it needs indibidual attention.

Set reader 9 as default reader

How do I set reader 9 as my default reader? I also have Acrobat 6 running & when I attempt to read a document it defaults to Acrobat 6 & I get the prompt that I need Reader 9 or later to read this document. In sum--I wish to have both reader 9 & acrobat 6 on my system, but have reader 9 used as my default reader.
Thank You.

You don't specify your platform, and this is important here. Adobe strongly advises not having both Acrobat and Reader installed in the same Windows machine, although it doesn't matter in Macs.

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