re: Question about 'Prevent Programs From Changing Your File Types'
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at 9:59 pm
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Posted by pscowboy
(11 messages posted)
This is a six year old unit. Back in those days, the Reader was version 3. As the
new versions came out, we just keep upgrading. Versions 3&4 executable was spelled
acroread. Starting with v.5 the executable changed to acrord32. I had no problem
with the file association changing until I went to v.6.
When I hit version 6, I uninstalled all the old ones for space concerns.
Something in the bowels of the sub-system is screwing with the pdf association after
I make it right. The maddening thing is, it works okay for awhile. Then ""it"" wants
to revert back to the old association. A real "Twilight Zone" mystery maybe never
to be solved.
On Wednesday, September 21, 2005 at 8:30 pm, gewg_ wrote:
>|I physically see the old Acrobat executable in place of acrord32.
>| pscowboy
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>I think I'm still missing something.
>Isn't Acrobat Reader *always* called "acrord32"?
>
>How about this?
>Uninstall any and all Acrobat Readers.[1]
>Run a Registry cleaner.
>Install the version of Acrobat you want.
>
>
>[1]I'm wondering if an uninstall went wrong
>and if re-installing the old version *then* uninstalling it might not clear this.
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