Viewing PDF in web browser in Acrobat 6.0

I still have Acrobat 6.0, and PDFs won't open in my browser (Internet Explorer). When I go into Edit then Preferences then Internet, the box for "Display PDF in browser" is checked but it's gray rather than black, so I can't uncheck it. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!

It may be the installation of the Reader caused the problem. Acrobat and Reader and not recommended for installation on the same machine because of some strange interactions. You might try a repair of AA6.

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