PDF plugin problem in IE7?

Question

I can't seem to open any PDF documents with IE 7. When I click on a PDF, it says that it cannot display this page.
I install FireFox and the links work properly.
Is there a known issue with IE 7 and Acrobat Reader?

Answer 1

For most people there's a couple of simple preferences that fix the issue that Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 has with the Adobe Reader Add-On:

1. If it's been a year or two since you've updated Adobe Reader, download and install a newer version:
(http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html)
2. Open Adobe Reader, and [Edit] your [Preferences] for [Internet] settings so that you can [display PDFs in the browser].
3. Open Internet Explorer 7, and on the [Tools] menu (to the right of your new Tabs), click [Manage Add-Ons], and then click [Enable or Disable Add-Ons]. It should show a list of Disabled add-ons and a list of Enabled add-ons currently loaded. If any [Adobe PDF] add-on is on the Disabled list, click it and then change the setting to [Enable]. If you can't find Adobe PDF on any list here, you may need to download a new Adobe PDF add-on.

I hope this information is helpful! I just saw on the Microsoft Developers Network that a KnowledgeBase article is in the works on this.

Answer 2

IE 7 has many known issues.Java,email,etc. start>control panel>ad/remove programs. Uninstall IE7 in the list and you will go back to IE6.I would at least wait a little while until they fix it to install it again.