Clicking pdf Files On-line

Hello Everyone,

The problem I have is when I am on-line and click on a link that is to a
pdf file, instead of opening up my Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.05 and displaying
the file, it will open a download window and I will have to download the
file. The whole procedure can be a real hassle just to read a pdf file for a
small bit of information.

I did not used to have this problem. Can someone suggest a way to get
back to the way I believe it should be, opening the file while on-line ? I
have Uninstalled and Reinstall the Reader with no luck. Adobe Acrobat Reader
will not upgrade to Ver. 6 on my system. Any and all input will be Greatly
Appreciated.

Windows 98
Pent III 450 MHz
256 MB RAM
I.E. 6.0
O.E 6.0

Thank You,

Wayne R. Russ

Wayne R. Russ

When the download box appears can't you just click "open" rather than
"save"? Also, I believe there's a little check-box in that download window
that says something like "prompt every time I try to download files of this
type". You should be able to check (or un-check?) that box and stop the
download window from appearing every time.

Brad


"Wayne R. Russ" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello Everyone,
>
> The problem I have is when I am on-line and click on a link that is to
a
> pdf file, instead of opening up my Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.05 and
displaying
> the file, it will open a download window and I will have to download the
> file. The whole procedure can be a real hassle just to read a pdf file for
a
> small bit of information.
>
> I did not used to have this problem. Can someone suggest a way to get
> back to the way I believe it should be, opening the file while on-line ?
I
> have Uninstalled and Reinstall the Reader with no luck. Adobe Acrobat
Reader
> will not upgrade to Ver. 6 on my system. Any and all input will be Greatly
> Appreciated.
>
> Windows 98
> Pent III 450 MHz
> 256 MB RAM
> I.E. 6.0
> O.E 6.0
>
> Thank You,
>
> Wayne R. Russ
>
>

Thank You Brad,

Thank You for your reply. I use Download Express download manager. I
tried your suggestion and it did not work. I suspected Download Express, so
I uninstalled it. That solved the problem. It is up to me to make a choice
now. Do I want to use Download Express, or live with the problem I will
try to contact the writers of Download Express and see if they have any
suggestions.

Your suggestion got my thinking pointed in the right direction. Now I
know what is the cause of the problem. It is up to me to make the choice.

Again, Thank You,

Wayne R. Russ


"Brad Griffis" <> wrote in message
news:TWgAc.59$...
> When the download box appears can't you just click "open" rather than
> "save"? Also, I believe there's a little check-box in that download
window
> that says something like "prompt every time I try to download files of
this
> type". You should be able to check (or un-check?) that box and stop the
> download window from appearing every time.
>
> Brad
>
>
> "Wayne R. Russ" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> > Hello Everyone,
> >
> > The problem I have is when I am on-line and click on a link that is
to
> a
> > pdf file, instead of opening up my Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.05 and
> displaying
> > the file, it will open a download window and I will have to download the
> > file. The whole procedure can be a real hassle just to read a pdf file
for
> a
> > small bit of information.
> >
> > I did not used to have this problem. Can someone suggest a way to
get
> > back to the way I believe it should be, opening the file while on-line ?
> I
> > have Uninstalled and Reinstall the Reader with no luck. Adobe Acrobat
> Reader
> > will not upgrade to Ver. 6 on my system. Any and all input will be
Greatly
> > Appreciated.
> >
> > Windows 98
> > Pent III 450 MHz
> > 256 MB RAM
> > I.E. 6.0
> > O.E 6.0
> >
> > Thank You,
> >
> > Wayne R. Russ
> >
> >
>
>

Hello Everyone,

I contacted Meta Products the writers of Download Express. They came up
with a solution to my problem.

They suggested that I take the pdf extension out of the list of file
types that Download Express manages during a download process. It worked.

The only drawback is in the rare case when I do want to save a pdf file
to disk and click the save button. Up will come a MS download window not a
Download Express one. Big deal in that rare case.

Wayne R. Russ


> Thank You Brad,
>
> Thank You for your reply. I use Download Express download manager. I
> tried your suggestion and it did not work. I suspected Download Express,
so
> I uninstalled it. That solved the problem. It is up to me to make a choice
> now. Do I want to use Download Express, or live with the problem I
will
> try to contact the writers of Download Express and see if they have any
> suggestions.
>
> Your suggestion got my thinking pointed in the right direction. Now I
> know what is the cause of the problem. It is up to me to make the choice.
>
> Again, Thank You,
>
> Wayne R. Russ
>
>
> "Brad Griffis" <> wrote in message
> news:TWgAc.59$...
> > When the download box appears can't you just click "open" rather than
> > "save"? Also, I believe there's a little check-box in that download
> window
> > that says something like "prompt every time I try to download files of
> this
> > type". You should be able to check (or un-check?) that box and stop the
> > download window from appearing every time.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> >
> > "Wayne R. Russ" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > > Hello Everyone,
> > >
> > > The problem I have is when I am on-line and click on a link that
is
> to
> > a
> > > pdf file, instead of opening up my Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.05 and
> > displaying
> > > the file, it will open a download window and I will have to download
the
> > > file. The whole procedure can be a real hassle just to read a pdf file
> for
> > a
> > > small bit of information.
> > >
> > > I did not used to have this problem. Can someone suggest a way to
> get
> > > back to the way I believe it should be, opening the file while on-line
?
> > I
> > > have Uninstalled and Reinstall the Reader with no luck. Adobe Acrobat
> > Reader
> > > will not upgrade to Ver. 6 on my system. Any and all input will be
> Greatly
> > > Appreciated.
> > >
> > > Windows 98
> > > Pent III 450 MHz
> > > 256 MB RAM
> > > I.E. 6.0
> > > O.E 6.0
> > >
> > > Thank You,
> > >
> > > Wayne R. Russ
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>