SillyDog701

[Fulvio]

Works like that here as well, using the Adobe Reader 7.0 program's 's Edit > Preferences > Internet "Display PDF In Browser" option.

For whatever reason, that preference didn't always work in earlier versions, and you had to manually rename the nppdf32.dll file to disable the plugin, as I had to with Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.05.

I will keep in mind the next time, if this happens again. As I said before, i never went to the program. The preference worked with all previous versions, and it worked when 7.0 was first installed.

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[Alice]

Fulvio,

Please bear with me, I'm just trying to work this through so that it will help me understand the problem you had with a blank browser window after installing Acrobat Reader 7.0 and opening a .PDF link within Netscape or Mozilla.... and maybe help someone else with the same symptoms. No need to reply

You said before,

I have a copy of nppdf32.dll in all my browsers, i.e. NS7.2, Moz1.7.5 and FF1.0. And, it was not working. Then I did the Repair, and it worked. So, the .dll file must have not been communicating with Acrobat Reader.

According to the (C:/Program Files/Adobe/Acrobat 7.0/Reader/) ReadMe.htm file:

In Windows, Detect And Repair repairs or replaces corrupt or missing installation components.

Deselecting the "Display PDF In Browser" preference within the Adobe Reader 7.0 program will remove installed copies of the browser plugin file nppdf32.dll (except for the compressed copy in C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\Setup Files\RdrMin\ENU\Data1.cab). RE-selecting "Display PDF In Browser" will then create fresh copies and place them in the appropriate folder locations.

The Adobe document I mentioned earlier,
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/328233.html
PDF pages don't appear in web browser window (Acrobat 7.0, Adobe Reader 7.0)
...is a good one to bookmark since it mentions both, as possible fixes for the "blank PDF in browser" problem:
8. Repair Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
9. Deselect and then reselect the Display PDF In Browser preference.

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[Fulvio]

Alice,
I never bothered to check the settings, thoroughly enough even after going through the repair. I was turned off by the Internet|Advanced Settings which has the IE design. It is possible that my problem surfaced when I dropped AOL, although my cable settings had never been AOL's.
Also, I had rare occasions of getting to .pdf files, and if there is a link it would open in Firefox, which is my default browser.
But, things are fine in the other browser, and the box is checked in the Reader7.0.

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[Alice]

I always go through any new program's options and preference settings and turn off any automatic updates, "phone home" options, autostart settings, etc. The "Display PDF In Browser" preference was already set when I installed Adobe Reader 7.0 - there was no need for me to select it.

The Adobe 7.0 Edit > Preferences > Internet > "Internet Settings" is just a link to "Internet Options" in Control panel. "Internet Options" is also accessible from Internet Explorer > Tools, if that's what you mean.

By the way....
The Adobe Reader 7.0 "Speed Launch" feature (similar to Quick Launch?) can only be disabled by dragging the shortcut out of the All Users' Programs > Startup folder, from what I could find (you can do that easily by right-clicking the Start button and selecting either Open All Users or Explore All Users).

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