How to deploy disabled Firefox as the default PDF viewer via GPO

I am trying to change the settings of 204 Windows 7 PCs. They all use Firefox and with have Adobe Acrobat XI. I would like to know how to use the Mozilla Administrative Template or how to create a GPO to change the default pdf viewer in Firefox to Acrobat XI.

I'm having this problem too, except I'm trying to push it out to 400 PC's with 2-10 users per PC. i need a way to be able to configure it so when a user logs into the PC via our domain login Firefox will be automatically configured to open PDF's from Firefox in an Adobe Reader window, otherwise we have to manually configure it like FredMcD said, and that gets very frustrating after the 2nd PC

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    For the basic PDF viewing I do, Adobe Reader is just slow and annoying. I love using Firefox, but unfortunately I cannot set it as the default program to open PDF files. Even when I select Firefox after right clicking and select open with, Windows does not comply. Is there a config option I can change that will allow me to set Firefox as the default PDF reader.
    Thank you for your help.

    You can not make Firefox the default for viewing PDF files for the entire Windows Operating System, only the default viewer from within Firefox. Like when PDF files that are downloaded from websites and displayed in Firefox; you can try using '''File > Open File''' from within Firefox to view PDF file that are already saved on that PC, but I'm not sure that will work - I haven't tried doing that.

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  • The default PDF viewer does not work

    I understand Firefox has a default PDF viewer, but it is not working on my Mac OS 10.6.8. When I click on a pdf document, nothing happens.

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    My answer is "No," but my preference in this matter is not retained.  I get the question every single time I launch Acrobat Pro.  Where is the button labeled "And don't ask me again!"  ?
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    The above reply does not take into account that I am trying to use GROUP POLICY EDITOR to make it the default browser.

  • How to enable the default pdf viewer of firefox after installing acrobat 11?

    I installed acrobat 11, and i dont like its pdf viewer add-on, so i want to switch back to firefox's default pdf viewe, but i cant change the action in the application option to preview in firefox. i also tried disabling the acrobat plugin.
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  • How do I UNSET Firefox as the default browser?

    When asked I set Firefox as the default browser. I would like to UNset this setting, but that option does not seem to be in the preferences. Where is that option hiding?

    You do that by setting another browser as the default browser and make sure that Firefox doesn't ask.
    *[http://kb.mozillazine.org/Menu_differences Firefox > Preferences] > Advanced > General
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  • How to make Preview the default pdf viewer in Safari

    I installed Adobe Reader and now Safari uses Adobe as the pdf viewer. How do I revert to the superior product of Preview as Safari's default pdf viewer. Finder still defaults to Preview.

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  • Changing default picture viewer via GPO without changing image type and icon (Windows 7)

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    Hello,
    thank you very much for your answers.
    For the rollback, I will reimport the original/default keys for all the image types, this should be ok.
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    Last question : by default an image file is opened and previewed with Windows Photo viewer and edited with Paint. I would like just to open images with Office 2010 but keep Windows Photo viewer for preview and Paint for edit ... Is it possible ??
    Thank you in advance for any help and support !!

  • How do I disable Numbers as the default spreadsheet application?

    A couple of days ago I was opening a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet, as usual. Unexpectedly, the Numbers application launched without prompting, presented an introductory page (Welcome to Numbers etc.) then asked a question (which I unfortunately don't recall). I clicked on the button that seemed to lead me out of the program, but it did not. Instead, Numbers made itself the default spreadsheet application. I cannot find a way to "undefault" it. I know how to use "Open with" in the menu and can select xlsx of course, but when I try to download new spreadsheets they automatically download as Numbers spreadsheets. I don't want to disable the Numbers application completely, but I also don't want to learn a brand new application with all its ins and outs right now. I just want to get my work done in EXCEL!!!

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  • How do I disable Adobe Reader as the default PDF viewer?

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    I have Preview as my default viewer for files I download.  But Acrobat thinks it can make itself the default for pdf links I click on the web.  I hate Acrobat on the Mac, and I only need it once a year for filing my state taxes online.  How do I eliminate Adobe's "entitlement mentality?" 

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