I downloaded a .pdf file into my hard drive today. When it came time to open it, I had a brain fart and told the system to open it with WinZip. What’s worse, I told it to use WinZip to open ALL .pdf files.
How can I tell Windows to use Adobe Acrobat Reader to open .pdf files?
You can change the default application for a file thusly:
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[li]From Windows Explorer, select ‘Tools’ -> ‘Folder Options’ from the menu bar.[/li][li]In the Folder Options dialog box, select the “File Types” tab.[/li][li]Scroll down to .PDF and click the ‘Change’ button.[/li][li]Select "Adobe Reader’ from the list of programs and click on “OK”.[/li][/ol]
That should do it.
You can also hold down right-click on the icon for a .pdf file, then select Open With… “Choose Program…” When the list comes up, select Adobe Acrobat, and select “Always use selected program to open file of this type”.
Thank you very much. As it turned out, I did not have the Adobe Acrobat Reader installed in the computer in question. When I downloaded a free copy, the application immediately took control of the files and opened them.
Can I change my mind about whether Windows offers to remember any more passwords (that’s another issue that’s arisen)?
In Internet Explorer, you can go to Tools - Internet Options - Privacy - Content. Click on Autocomplete, and the options you want will be there - you can tell it whether or not to prompt for passwords, clear out passwords you’ve already saved, etc.
Scratch the Privacy, it’s just Tools - Internet Options - Content.