Word doc hyperlinked PDFs open as text in Safari

When I try to open a hyperlink to a pdf file by clicking on it in Word, with Mac Word 12.2.6, Safari displays the pdf code instead of the rendered pdf file. It seems likes Safari thinks it's a text file, instead of a pdf.
Any ideas?
(I got it to open in Firefox by changing my default browser in Safari prefs, but I'd like to know if Word or Safari is somehow messed up and how I can fix it. I've already nuked the prefs for both Word and Safari a couple of times, no fix. I'd like to keep Safari as my default browser if at all possible.)
This is also from an archived topic from 12/09 that was never answered, but b/c it's archived I can't add to it. Thx for looking.
Message was edited by: DocFinance

Ok, here is some more info:
From the pull down menu under safari, choose reset. Choose the items you wish cleared. Depending on if you have passwords and such saved, I would reset everything.
I remember reading in the past about Adober Reader causing issues with Safari browser and pdfs. There is a preference in Adobe Reader that you set to either let Safari or Adobe Reader read pdf's when clicked on in Safari. Try toggling it both ways, resetting Safari each time before you try. Also, make sure you adobe reader is up to date.
You also might try posting on the Microsoft Mac forums
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/
It's also possible you accidently configured files of a type to open with a particular app.
Be sure that all pdf's are opening with what you want and text files are opening with want you want (from a normal file on your desktop).
Message was edited by: powerbook1701

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