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Resetting the default application outlook 2010 uses to open PDFs

Hi,

I have a laptop loaded with Win 7 x86 and office 2010. Before Acrobat was installed I tried to open a PDF from within outlook (preview pane and open message) and when asked to choose a program with which to open it accidentally clicked windows media center.

After installing Acrobat all other PDFs can be opened via Acrobat and it is set as my system's default program. But each time I try to open a PDF from within outlook it opens it with WMC.

After uninstalling WMC nothing happens when you double click a PDF attachment in outlook.

any ideas?

theKashyap

Try resetting the association between pdf and WMC.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Change-which-programs-Windows-uses-by-default

Or do it in registry, see the "Edit the Registry" in following link:
http://www.slipstick.com/problems/always_ask.htm

I suggest you try to official way first before hacking into registry.

oranco

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thanks. remember that all pdfs are opened by acrobat other than when opened via outlook so the association thing correctly configured.

the problem is only via outlook. does outlook have it's own file association setting?

Magnus Bergdahl

Hi,
Try start Outlook with switch /cleanprofile or /firstrun and see if that helps

/MadJax

theKashyap

Well, AFAIK Outlook uses the Windows' association and doesn't have it's own setting. But I'm sure only for versions upto 2007, not for 2010. Though after a quick look at the WWW I don't see anything to suggest that 2010 has it's own association.
Did you already try resetting the Windows' association?

jcimarron

oranco--Perhaps of help
http://forums.adobe.com/message/2697011

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oranco

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My solution was the most accurate