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Have a friend who has a problem with reading PDF files on the web. If the file is on her machine, no problem, reads fine. But when on the web and trying to open a PDF file, just a blank page appears.

I found an old thread from EASTO with the same problem, his answer was:
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Never Mind: I found it. The association for PDF files seemed to dissappear somehow. I've got it fixed.
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So my question is - What do I change in IE to establish this "associaton for PDF files". I just can not locate the exact spot.

She is using windows 98 se

Any help would be appreciated.

TIA.

Try reading "Associatefile types with programs" in WinHelp.

My Computer>View>Folder Options>File Types.

just a thought.

I have had no hassles with .pdf files from the web.

Croc.

In the Content type line you should have.. application/pdf
and in the Default extension it should have ....... .pdf

I had the same problem a couple months ago with a client machine. pdf's were still associated correctly with Acrobat reader, but web pdf's would not load, no matter what. Tore my haid out for a while, then just gave up and uninstalled, then re-installed reader again. All was well.

It is a freebie download, so it can't hurt to to reinstall it.

Roger that! Uninstall the old, then head on over to Adobe.com and download the latest. (think it's 5.5 now)

And realize one thing....depending on your connection, and how large the PDF is that you're trying to read through IE...it may actually take a while to download and open up in the browser. Online PDF's are usually going to be larger files, such as lengthy documentations, and manuals. So it may be 2, 3, or 5 megs or so. Plop your curser up on the title bar of IE...you may see that hourglass still going, and activity lights on your modem/router....meaning it's still trying to download the entire file.

Thanks for the help, greatly appreciated.