From: Summer1 on

I am stumped!

I am using Win XP Prof, IE 8, and Adobe Reader 9.3.2.

When I attempt to 'open' a PDF file, a new window opens but the window
crashes. Fortunately, I can press Ctrl-Alt-Del and close the 'crashed' window
without having to reboot or close other programs that are open.

If I go into Adobe's 'Edit, Preferences, Internet' settings and uncheck
'Display PDF in browser,' the PDF window opens fine without any issues.

Why am I having this issue in the first place, why does unchecking the box
open 'several' new windows instead of 'pasting' over the existing window, are
these files being 'saved' somewhere because it says that it is downloading to
the 'Temp' folder, and why are the files named 'fileoutput(1).pdf,'
'fileoutput(2).pdf, and so on?
From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on
[Crosspost to IE General]

Are you running WinXP SP2 or SP3?

1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?

=> Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer (No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode [Applies to IE7 &
IE8 in all OSS]
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running
in the background when you installed IE8?

4. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
it)?

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Troubleshoot Adobe Reader installation for Windows
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/403/kb403923.html

Adobe Reader Support Forum
http://forums.adobe.com/community/adobe_reader_forums/adobe_reader


Summer1 wrote:
> I am stumped!
>
> I am using Win XP Prof, IE 8, and Adobe Reader 9.3.2.
>
> When I attempt to 'open' a PDF file, a new window opens but the window
> crashes. Fortunately, I can press Ctrl-Alt-Del and close the 'crashed'
> window without having to reboot or close other programs that are open.
>
> If I go into Adobe's 'Edit, Preferences, Internet' settings and uncheck
> 'Display PDF in browser,' the PDF window opens fine without any issues.
>
> Why am I having this issue in the first place, why does unchecking the box
> open 'several' new windows instead of 'pasting' over the existing window,
> are these files being 'saved' somewhere because it says that it is
> downloading to the 'Temp' folder, and why are the files named
> 'fileoutput(1).pdf,' 'fileoutput(2).pdf, and so on?

From: Summer1 on
1. The webpage does not open if I start IE in no add-ons mode-By the way, if
I close that IE window, when I open IE again, does it automatically go back
to 'add-ons' mode?

2. Problem exists even after resetting IE advance settings

3. AVG Free Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware vers 9.0.819 and Windows firewall-No
apps running when IE 8 installed.

No Norton/McAfree ever on this computer.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> [Crosspost to IE General]
>
> Are you running WinXP SP2 or SP3?
>
> 1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?
>
> => Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
> Explorer (No add-ons).
>
> Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode [Applies to IE7 &
> IE8 in all OSS]
> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>
> 2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
>
> 3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?
> What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications running
> in the background when you installed IE8?
>
> 4. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
> machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
> it)?
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Troubleshoot Adobe Reader installation for Windows
> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/403/kb403923.html
>
> Adobe Reader Support Forum
> http://forums.adobe.com/community/adobe_reader_forums/adobe_reader
>
>
> Summer1 wrote:
> > I am stumped!
> >
> > I am using Win XP Prof, IE 8, and Adobe Reader 9.3.2.
> >
> > When I attempt to 'open' a PDF file, a new window opens but the window
> > crashes. Fortunately, I can press Ctrl-Alt-Del and close the 'crashed'
> > window without having to reboot or close other programs that are open.
> >
> > If I go into Adobe's 'Edit, Preferences, Internet' settings and uncheck
> > 'Display PDF in browser,' the PDF window opens fine without any issues.
> >
> > Why am I having this issue in the first place, why does unchecking the box
> > open 'several' new windows instead of 'pasting' over the existing window,
> > are these files being 'saved' somewhere because it says that it is
> > downloading to the 'Temp' folder, and why are the files named
> > 'fileoutput(1).pdf,' 'fileoutput(2).pdf, and so on?
>
> .
>
From: SC Tom on
You might check the Adobe forums for a solution for someone else having a
similar problem.

A viable alternative to Adobe Reader is PDF-XChange Viewer
http://www.docu-track.com/product/downloads. It's free for home use, does
everything and more that Reader does, takes up fewer resources, and is
faster to load. I've used it for quite some time now and am very satisfied
with it. I am yet to have it lock up or cause problems in IE7 or IE8. And
you can beat the price :-)
--
SC Tom

"Summer1" <Summer1(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:96199C22-2D35-48BA-A9E1-86283108C093(a)microsoft.com...
> 1. The webpage does not open if I start IE in no add-ons mode-By the way,
> if
> I close that IE window, when I open IE again, does it automatically go
> back
> to 'add-ons' mode?
>
> 2. Problem exists even after resetting IE advance settings
>
> 3. AVG Free Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware vers 9.0.819 and Windows firewall-No
> apps running when IE 8 installed.
>
> No Norton/McAfree ever on this computer.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> [Crosspost to IE General]
>>
>> Are you running WinXP SP2 or SP3?
>>
>> 1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?
>>
>> => Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
>> Explorer (No add-ons).
>>
>> Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode [Applies to IE7
>> &
>> IE8 in all OSS]
>> http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx
>>
>> 2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
>>
>> 3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your
>> subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than
>> Defender)?
>> What third-party firewall (if any)? Were any of these applications
>> running
>> in the background when you installed IE8?
>>
>> 4. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
>> machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you
>> bought
>> it)?
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> Troubleshoot Adobe Reader installation for Windows
>> http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/403/kb403923.html
>>
>> Adobe Reader Support Forum
>> http://forums.adobe.com/community/adobe_reader_forums/adobe_reader
>>
>>
>> Summer1 wrote:
>> > I am stumped!
>> >
>> > I am using Win XP Prof, IE 8, and Adobe Reader 9.3.2.
>> >
>> > When I attempt to 'open' a PDF file, a new window opens but the window
>> > crashes. Fortunately, I can press Ctrl-Alt-Del and close the 'crashed'
>> > window without having to reboot or close other programs that are open.
>> >
>> > If I go into Adobe's 'Edit, Preferences, Internet' settings and uncheck
>> > 'Display PDF in browser,' the PDF window opens fine without any issues.
>> >
>> > Why am I having this issue in the first place, why does unchecking the
>> > box
>> > open 'several' new windows instead of 'pasting' over the existing
>> > window,
>> > are these files being 'saved' somewhere because it says that it is
>> > downloading to the 'Temp' folder, and why are the files named
>> > 'fileoutput(1).pdf,' 'fileoutput(2).pdf, and so on?
>>
>> .
>>

From: Jim on
On Mon, 10 May 2010 22:33:02 -0700, Summer1
<Summer1(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
>I am stumped!
>
>I am using Win XP Prof, IE 8, and Adobe Reader 9.3.2.
>
>When I attempt to 'open' a PDF file, a new window opens but the window
>crashes. Fortunately, I can press Ctrl-Alt-Del and close the 'crashed' window
>without having to reboot or close other programs that are open.
>
>If I go into Adobe's 'Edit, Preferences, Internet' settings and uncheck
>'Display PDF in browser,' the PDF window opens fine without any issues.
>
>Why am I having this issue in the first place, why does unchecking the box
>open 'several' new windows instead of 'pasting' over the existing window, are
>these files being 'saved' somewhere because it says that it is downloading to
>the 'Temp' folder, and why are the files named 'fileoutput(1).pdf,'
>'fileoutput(2).pdf, and so on?

Use one of the free ones ?