Another interesting wrinkle: On my local system, .PDF files have the default MS
icon for an unknown object type, BUT, when I open a folder on a shared drive
and look at .PDFs there, the Acrobat icon appears! Totally nonplussed.
- Bernie
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From: Meyer, Bernard
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 12:50 PM
To: 'framers at lists.frameusers.com'
Subject: Restoring PDF icon to .pdf files after removing Reader
Hello, All.
After reading the recent thread on multiple versions of Acrobat on the same
machine, I removed the Acrobat Reader (it was v8.1, I believe), leaving only
the installation of the full Acrobat tool installed. However, apparently, the
.PDF extension know longer "knew" what application it was associated with, and
so displayed the MS default icon. When I double-clicked such a .pdf file, it
naturally asked what application to associate it with. I picked Adobe Acrobat
(v 9.1), and checked the box to always use this app. So far, so good. When I
click on a .pdf file, it opens Acrobat. HOWEVER, the files still look as if
they don't know what app they are associated with, because they still show the
MS default icon, not the Acrobat icon. It's not a showstopper by any means, but
it would be nice to get the right icon back.
Thanks. I've gleaned lots of useful tips from this list, and (if a personal
remark is allowed) appreciate the thorough, measured, and sometimes gently
humorous way, Dov makes his remarks.
Bernie Meyer
Thanks for the opportunity to serve.
<mailto:bernie.meyer at
onlinemac.com> .
Bernard Meyer*
Concept Publications, Inc.
503-804-9599
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P.O. Box 1077
McMinnville, OR 97128
