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BarryB
15-07-2008, 12:59
Just installed Adobe Reader 9 on my x64 Vista Ultimate and it hasn't associated itself with PDF files?

Even if I click on the PDF or right click on the PDF file and use 'Open With...' and navigate to the AcroRd32.exe file it still doesn't appear in the list of programs I can use to open a PDF file??

WTF!!
Joe Forster/STA
15-07-2008, 13:38
Perhaps, the firewall/antivirus/etc. software is actively resisting changes to the registry that would associate the software with the file extension. (I've had similar problems with ZoneAlarm Pro...)
TippeX
15-07-2008, 23:05
perhaps you need to run it as adminstator first time so it sets up its associations
BarryB
16-07-2008, 06:01
Nope, not Zone Alarm or Avast as I disabled them and re-installed!

Also ran installer as Admin but still not associated with PDF files and Adobe Reader, it's not even listed in the program list for 'Open With...'??
BarryB
16-07-2008, 12:07
Solved!

Even though I had a registry key pointing to adobe reader 8 instead of 9, adobe reader 9 still refuses to associate itself with PDF files, so I installed adobe reader 8.1.2 and that now works under Vista x64!
Luciel
23-07-2008, 07:16
yeah i´ve had that issue to barryb, i was going to say 8.2 is the answer, no idea why though o.O and it has nothing to do with you upgrading to 9. as i installed 9 on a fresh install of vista.