Hyperlink to a non-pdf file

I have a number of pdf files as pages in an ASP.NET website. I want to include hyperlinks to other pages that are not pdf files. I get the message "Could not open the file <file name>" which means that acrobat tries to open the file and not to transfer the control. Is there a means to make Acrobat 9 pro Extended to return the control to the website? Thanks, Dinu

Thanks for the suggestion. Indeed AA9Ext offers Edit | Preferences | Trust Manager where I ticked "Allow opening of non-PDF file attachments with external applications". It doesn't work, apparently my problem is not related to "file attachments". I get "Security Block - Acrobat does not allow connection to: <url>"

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