On 12/31/12 9:53 AM, BIll Spikowski wrote: > Ed Mullen wrote: >> BIll Spikowski wrote: >>> I'm a longtime Seamonkey user with multiple computers at different >>> locations. >>> >>> They all run Windows XP and are set up identically, to open PDF links >>> in a new tab. >>> >>> For the past week or two, each computer frequently has the same >>> problem. Instead of PDF links opening, I get a blank grey screen that >>> says "Check for updates... Click here to activate plugin." This used >>> to happen occasionally and could be corrected by closing Acrobat.exe >>> in Task Manager and reloading the PDF link, but now it happens very >>> frequently on every computer -- and my old fix never works. >>> >>> Has anyone else encountered this problem? It just kills me to have to >>> keep switching to clunky IE to open PDF links! >>> >> >> Check in Tools - Add-ons Manager to see if there is a Adobe PDF plugin >> and deactivate it. Also, go into Adobe Reader and turn off updates. >> >> And unless you have some love for Adobe Reader, uninstall and get the >> free Foxit PDF reader: > > > I have no love for Adobe Reader, but I use the full Adobe Acrobat > version 9.5, which is listed as a plug-in in the Add-ons Manager. If I > disable that, do you know what will happen? Is that decision easily > reversible? > > I hesitate to turn off Adobe updates, given the dire security warnings > they keep providing! > > I'm normally happy just to experiment, but when it comes to the > interaction of Adobe Acrobat and Seamonkey, it's a complete mystery to > me, and I've learned to hesitate tinkering with a PDF setup that > finally works for me... >
Your Adobe Acrobat 9.5 -- is that the reader or the writer? I found out years ago that if you install the writer, you need to reinstall the reader. Yes, they will work okay without doing that; but SeaMonkey will then view PDF files in the writer instead of the reader. Also, you should turn off updates. On the reader's menu bar, select [Edit > Preferences > Updater], select the last radio button, and then the okay button. Periodically, manually check <http://get.adobe.com/reader/> to see if there is a new version. The current version of the reader is 11.0. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Are taxes too high in the U.S.? Check the bar graph at <http://www.rossde.com/taxes/trickling.html> to see. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
