Sorry I couldn't give you a definitive answer, but hopefully some hope and ideas. As you can see, this stuff can get rather tortous in its tracing out.
REMOVE ADOBE ACROBAT XI PRO FROM REGISTRY PDF
If that doesn't work, right click, save the PDF to the desktop (or some other temp local store) and open them from there. Personally, I would really try the remove Reader and reinstall avenue first. Registry changes are immediate with no 'undo'. Adobe AcroMonitor The Acrobat Process Monitor collects environment details, process information, and log data that helps you troubleshoot product issues for versions 10.x, 11.x, and DC (both tracks). Keep digging from there.Īnd yes, there are direct entries for the PDFPrevHndlrShim and PDFPreviewHandler, with CLSID's that point back to their respective entries.īe careful - you can very easily turn your fine running workstation into a rather expensive brick through one errant keystroke. Adobe AcroCleaner Use the AcroCleaner to cleanup failed or partial uninstalls of Acrobat and Adobe Reader 10.x and later. PDF Preview Handler Shim? Shoulds promising. "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\pdfprevhndlrshim.exe" Mine traversed to a registry entry that caughed up: This is the desitination pointer you want to traverse.Ĭopy the string into your clipboard then do a search on it.
Under there, dig out the HKey_Classes_Root\.pdf\ShellEx entry - you will find a long hex string in, grab the DATA element out of the (Default) entry for the aforementioned string. If you want to hack the registry, HKey_Classes_Root\.pdf is it's entry. There you should be able to change the application pointer to the desired installation. The critical thing to keep in mind that in a browser it's not the file extension that drives the app launch but the MIME type.Īs I am not an FF user (not by choice, corporate policy) I cannot provide you with specific details, but within FF, under the settings/options/preferences area you should be able to find a list of all the various MIME types (you want 'application/pdf'). It should pop up asking you what you would like for your default app. The first line of attack would be to remove Reader, reboot, then reinstall. Is the link that points to where the default exe is located for the application. Complete this process for each registry entry associated with Adobe Acrobat. Type the name of the first registry entry into the search box and click 'FInd.' Right-click on the entry and choose 'Delete' to remove the entry.
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Adobe\Acrobat\Exe Click on the 'Edit' button on the menu bar and choose 'Find' from the drop-down menu to open the Find tool. will think you have mange or something like that. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Elements HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat PDFMaker HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Designer\8.0 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\PDF Settings HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\ALM\AcrobatProfessional-8.0-ALL HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Distiller HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Elements HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat PDFMaker HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Repair\Adobe Acrobat HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Designer\8.Don't pull your hair out - takes 7-years for the folicles to recover and grow anew! Then your S.O.
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