Adobe Acrobat prints automatically...

[Pia]

If i download a pdf file it automatically opens Adobe, except instead of showing me the file, it just prints it, and the only way to see it is to go to File> click on recent document....

I can't seem to find any settings at all about this or in the help guide, why is it doing that? I just want it to open the file then print it if i tell it to, have i broke it

Thanks x

[Cobbydaler]

In your My Documents folder, go to Tools > Folder Options > File Types

Choose the pdf entry & select Advanced.

Check that the Option is Open, if not delete the action & add Open.

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Originally Posted by Pia

If i download a pdf file it automatically opens Adobe, except instead of showing me the file, it just prints it, and the only way to see it is to go to File> click on recent document....

I can't seem to find any settings at all about this or in the help guide, why is it doing that? I just want it to open the file then print it if i tell it to, have i broke it

Thanks x

Check the default action for file types.

Go to my computer/tools/folder options/file types then scroll down to PDF and highlight it and then select advanced. And see what the default action is, it may be set to print, if so, highlight open with acrobat. Then click, set default, and ok your wat out. See if that works.

EDIT: bugger ! Cobby just beat me to it, lol.

[Pia]

Thanks Cobby

But...... Look at the screenie, this is the only entry related to Adobe- FDF, something's gone wrong somewhere methinks..

[Cobbydaler]

Add a new one, click add button, pdf as extension, type Adobe Acrobat Doc from the dropdown...

See attached...

[Pia]

It's doesn't give me the same as you, it only gives me the Adobe Acrobat Forms Document, is that the one i should select?

[Cobbydaler]

Hmmm.... Sounds like Reader may be corrupt?

Can you still see Acrobat Reader in Add/Remove Programs? If so remove it, redownload & install it. That should automatically fix the file associations....

[Pia]

Just uninstalled it, i was on version 4.0


Will let you know if the new version works proper, thanks Cobby

you could just blow out adobe reader and use foxit http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

[Pia]

Woo it worked Cobby, now it just opens and doesn't print, thanks for your help
Will have a look at that Zingy thanks