Can't view PDF documents

Question

I downloaded Acrobat 9. When I open PDF documents from my email the content looks like an unrecognized language, gibrish. However the same file can be opened and viewed if I open it as "open as a web page'. What is the solution?
yoram. 

Answer 1

Dear Bill,
Thank you. I wiill try to describe the problem in details.
I am writing this email from my laptop (DELL XPS M1300 with Window Vista) that I have for 3 years has Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 that works without problems for several years.
I attached an article to this email, in PDF, as an example.
When I double click on the attachment in an email I received the "file download" appear with options for open, save, and cancel, and above it under Type: Adobe Acrobat Reader 378KB . The same thing occur when I right click on it and then press open. when I press open the article is downloaded and openned as PDF file.
In the new computer (HP Touchsmart 600 with Window 7) I downloaded Adobe Acrobat Reader 9. When I left doubleclick on "open" for the same attachment I received from the same email a window internet explorer box appear that says "unable to download attachment .ashx from owa.med.wayne.edu unable to open this internet site The requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found. When I right click on the attachment and then left click open the "file download" appear with options for open, save, and cancel, and above it under Type: PDF-auto-file,378KB (not Adobe Acrobat Reader 378KB) . When I click open the attachment is downloaded and openned. The content is giberich, not understood. When I left doubleclick on the portion "open as web page" of the attachment the article is downloaded and openned, but not in PDF format.
I do not believe that the problem is related to the internet provider or the email provider.
What do you suggest?
yoram.