As you can see, this stuff can get rather tortous in its tracing out.
#REMOVE ADOBE ACROBAT XI PRO FROM REGISTRY PDF#
If that doesn't work, right click, save the PDF to the desktop (or some other temp local store) and open them from there. Personally, I would really try the remove Reader and reinstall avenue first. Registry changes are immediate with no 'undo'.
Keep digging from there.Īnd yes, there are direct entries for the PDFPrevHndlrShim and PDFPreviewHandler, with CLSID's that point back to their respective entries.īe careful - you can very easily turn your fine running workstation into a rather expensive brick through one errant keystroke. PDF Preview Handler Shim? Shoulds promising. "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\pdfprevhndlrshim.exe"
#REMOVE ADOBE ACROBAT XI PRO FROM REGISTRY WINDOWS#
I've tried the usual way in Windows Explorer (no, not IE) and could not get WindowsXP Pro SP-2 to make the change. I have Adobe Pro as the default and want to change it to Adobe Reader 8.0. I don't have that key and/or do not understand what to edit it to. Mine traversed to a registry entry that caughed up: HKEYCLASSESROOT\Software\Adobe\Acrobat\Exe. Adobe AcroMonitor The Acrobat Process Monitor collects environment details, process information, and log data that helps you troubleshoot product issues for versions 10.x, 11.x, and DC (both tracks). This is the desitination pointer you want to traverse.Ĭopy the string into your clipboard then do a search on it. Adobe AcroCleaner Use the AcroCleaner to cleanup failed or partial uninstalls of Acrobat and Adobe Reader 10.x and later.
Under there, dig out the HKey_Classes_Root\.pdf\ShellEx entry - you will find a long hex string in, grab the DATA element out of the (Default) entry for the aforementioned string. If you want to hack the registry, HKey_Classes_Root\.pdf is it's entry. There you should be able to change the application pointer to the desired installation. The critical thing to keep in mind that in a browser it's not the file extension that drives the app launch but the MIME type.Īs I am not an FF user (not by choice, corporate policy) I cannot provide you with specific details, but within FF, under the settings/options/preferences area you should be able to find a list of all the various MIME types (you want 'application/pdf'). It should pop up asking you what you would like for your default app. The first line of attack would be to remove Reader, reboot, then reinstall. Is the link that points to where the default exe is located for the application. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Software\Adobe\Acrobat\Exe will think you have mange or something like that.
Don't pull your hair out - takes 7-years for the folicles to recover and grow anew! Then your S.O.
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