Robohelp 8 won't display PDFs in Windows 7

Hi,
I am having trouble with a .chm project that was created for Windows XP use that now needs to work with Windows7. I have tested the functionality of the project and everything but the PDFs works properly. It gives me a blank screen with an x in the corner. When the URL is copied into a new window, it works fine. Is there anything I can do to resolve this?

The only solution I have seen is to set the links in Rh to open the PDF in a new window.
See www.grainge.org for RoboHelp and Authoring tips
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