Hello everyone! Well, I went to the Adobe Access web site and found some
instructions to erase some files and prevent Acrobat Reader from loading
some dll files that tell IE to load PDF files into Internet Explorer in such
a way that screen readers won't work with the Access plug-in. Supposedly
the instructions I am posting below permit a PDF Acrobat file to be loaded
in a separate browser windows in Internet Explorer. I have posted just the
Internet Explorer information, if anyone needs the information for Netscape
Communicator or earlier verisons of Explorer, please e-mail me privately.
I have not been able to try this fix because of an unrelated computer
problem, so if anyone tries this and it works I would appreciate it if
someone could e-mail me and let me know. My apologies to the moderators if
they feel this strays too far off topic.
Please note the regsvr32 file spoke of in the Adobe information was
found in my c:\windows\system directory as well as my c:\jfw32 directory
since Adobe gives no specific path for this file.
To configure Internet Explorer or AOL to use Acrobat as an
external
viewer:
Exit Internet Explorer or AOL.
Choose Start > Find > Files Or Folders.
Type "pdf*.ocx," choose your local hard drive from the Look
In
pop-up menu, and then click Find Now. Make a note of the
pathname to each Pdf*.ocx file on your system.
Choose Start > Run.
Type "regsvr32 -u X:\[path]\pdf*.ocx" in the Open text box,
where "X" is the drive and "[path]" is the path to a
Pdf*.ocx
file. For example:
regsvr32 -u C:\Acrobat3\Exchange\ActiveX\pdf42.ocx
Click OK.
Repeat steps 4-6 for every Pdf*.ocx file installed on your
system.
Delete the Pdf*.ocx and Pdf.tlb files from the
Acrobat3\Exchange\ActiveX and Acrobat3\Reader\ActiveX
directories or from the Reader\ActiveX directory. You must
delete all the Pdf*.ocx files; if you rename or move the
files,
Internet Explorer or AOL can still use them.
If Netscape Navigator is installed, locate the Nppdf32.dll
file
in the Netscape\Navigator\Program\Plugins directory or the
Netscape\Communicator\Program\Plugins directory, and then
move
or rename the file. (Internet Explorer and AOL can use the
Nppdf32.dll file if it cannot locate a Pdf.ocx file.)
=Beth Hatch-Alleyne=
Justice Means Not Just Us.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Bates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Danny Keys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sunday, February 28, 1999 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: A Question about the Acrobat Plug in
>I am having the exact same problem. It surely is frustrating.
>If someone knows the answer(s) I wish to hear from them.
>Harry
>The Trust Walker
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Danny Keys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: list serv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 10:54 PM
>Subject: A Question about the Acrobat Plug in
>
>
>>Hello list,
>>
>>If this subject has been covered in the past, I apologize.
>>However the place where I work is wanting to use the Acrobat
>>Accessibility for some of our research materials for our
>>students.
>>
>>If you would like, please reply off list.
>>
>>
>>Yesterday, I downloaded the acrobat reader, and the
>>accessibility plug in for it.
>>I had no problem with installing acrobat, but the plug in is a
>>different matter altogether.
>>While the plugin has been installed, I still haven't configured
>>it for the browser. When I read the help files with JFW, it
>>works ok.
>>
>>
>>This is the situation.
>>
>>I am wanting to run the plug in with MSIE4.01. The instructions
>>are kind of for netscape. In fact they even say that the
>>instructions for netscape are not completely accurate. They
>>also
>>go on to say that if you follow the same instructions, that you
>>will be able to configure any browser.
>>Not true.
>>None of the options, or at least most of them are not available
>>in explorer.
>>Finally, I downloaded the HTML page that had the instructions on
>>it for explorer 4.01.
>>Now then, I have to copy files, rename files, move files, open
>>the application and then close it. As well as other rather
>>ridiculous stuff.
>>This is suppose to be an access plugin!
>>Access Access Access Access Access.
>>Some people say that they have no problems with adobe acrobat
>>and the Accessibility plugin, and I have also heard of many
>>others having all kinds of problems.
>>This is why I am wanting to do it right.
>>Is there any from MSIE4.01 that I can set the plugin to work.
>>Why wasn't the plugin given all the necessary different web
>>browsers installation options instead of manually installing all
>>the many different files.
>>
>>
>>If someone on the list can list step by step how to install the
>>plugin to my browser, I sure would appreciate it. I already
>>have the plug in installed, I just don't have MSIE configured,
>>or acrobat configured for the browser.
>>Please help.
>>Many thanks in advance for anyone's assistance.
>>
>>Dan Keys
>>
>>
>>
>>Dan Keys
>>
>>
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>>
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