LiveCycle 8 - Preview PDF

I have just installed Adobe Professional version 8 and found that even though Acrobat reader (the pro version) is loading fine with documents either locally or through a browser, LiveCycle 8 will not allow the use of the Preview PDF in the view settings. It is greyed out.
I have checked and the "file system browser" is checked in the tools, option, document handling, file management section of LiveCycle.
I also checked on the edit preferences section of adobe acrobat profession 8 (reader) to see if the browser option was selected there as well. It was.
I am at a loss to identify why I cannot use the Preview PDF in LiveCycle.
I have removed all free reader versions of adobe and have uninstalled and reinstalled as well as repaired the adobe pro installation with no positive results.
Please explain.

I had the same issue - drove me nuts!
Ended up solving it by:
opening Adobe Acrobat Professional, go into Edit menu, Preferences, Internet and the box that has Display PDF in browser may/may not be ticked.
If it isn't, tick it and save then go back into Adobe LiveCycle and should be ok. if it already is ticked, un-tick it and save, then go back in and tick again and save - don't know why this works, but it did for me.

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