Cant open pdf from links?

When on the web if I click on a link to a pdf all I get is a 'page cant open' error.  I can left click and save the target to my desktop then open it.
I have the same issue locally, I have several pdf's in a single folder, I created an excelsheet in the same folder and then created a link from the excel to a pdf.
The link did not work, just a screen flash and nothing happened.
Using windows7, Acrobat7and latest Norton.
I am sure I jsut need to adjust a setting somewhere, perhaps in Adobe or Norton.
By simply double click on a pdf it opens with no issues, it is just just trying tp open a pdf from a link that does not work.
Any advise?

Which browser?
I sometimes get this.
Check to make sure that the server you are downloading pdf from is serving it as an application/pdf. Otherwise it may be corrupt.
Try in a different browser, if it doesn't work, best bet is that it is to do with a plugin issue. You may need to restart.
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