cannot view pdf on web

[Clark Kent]

windows 7, 64 bit, IE 11. cannot view pdf on web. enabled in manage add ons. display pdf enabled or checked in preferences in reader. have uninstalled, then reinstalled, then rechecked these settings. what else to do to view?

 

[Ztruker]

Click on the Gear Icon, select Internet Options.
Click on Programs tab.
Click Set Programs button.
Scroll down to .pdf and set Adobe Reader as the program.

 

[whs]

Is that so for all browsers. Chrome is usually good at that. Here you can test it with one of my own links.

 

[Clark Kent]

now I click the url with the pdf, its a blank page. the indicator pops up, 'do you want to open or save', I click open, and nothing happens. even on this site, next to reply, reply with quote, etc, all have the same little black box with white x in it. reader was set as default for .pdf.

 

[Clark Kent]

I run vipre internet security so I'm looking thru those settings also

 

[whs]

Try Chrome. That is usually the most responsive.

 

[Clark Kent]

the x is gone that I was getting. it seems I have another problem. same white screen. the box pops up to open or save. open, nothing happens. save, it states that the pdf cannot be downloaded. I did try to download chrome as a test, but same result. open doesn't do anything. now what

 

[whs]

Do you have another browser or only IE.

 

[Clark Kent]

I only have ie. when I clicked download for firefox, the prompt appeared to open or save the file. clk open, nothing happens. same now for the pdf I want to view.

 

[whs]

I guess you need a portable browser for the interim to stay operational. Here is one Chrome option, but there are portable Firefox and others. Just be careful from which site you get it. Don't immediately run - just save it first and scan for malware.
Portable Chrome Puts Chrome on Your Thumb Drive

 

[Clark Kent]

i now have reset IE. back to the original issue. cannot view pdf on the web. white screen, little black box in corner with x in it. disabling antivirus did not help, nor steps mentioned so far.

 

[whs]

Which IE is that, 9, 10, 11 ??

 

[Clark Kent]

so now I was able to download firefox after resetting IE. I can view pdf with firefox, but not with IE. i'll use FF for now, but I really want this to work in IE11. pls adv if any answers come on this. thank you.

 

[whs]

There are 3 possibilities:

1. Run sfc /scannow in an elevated command prompt - that 'may' fix it.

2. Next weapon would be http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/681-startup-repair.html

3. if you have IE9 or IE10, then you can upgrade to IE11. But if you already have IE11, then this option is out.

 

[Clark Kent]

I have run the file checker with no violations. i'll try start up repair, but if firefox can view, seems like a problem isolated to IE11. we will give a shot anyway, not leaving anything out.

 

[whs]

Also have a look here: How to repair or reinstall Internet Explorer in Windows

 

[Ztruker]

Did you check to see if Adobe was the default for .pdf files as I mentioned in post #2? You didn't mention if you did or not.

 

[whs]

Did you check to see if Adobe was the default for .pdf files as I mentioned in post #2? You didn't mention if you did or not.

I use Foxit and that works too.

 

[Bigwil806]

Mr. Kent, one of my user's had the same problem in Acrobat X Std. and I fixed it. Here's what I did, see if you have the same settings in Reader.
Open Acrobat, Click on Edit > Preferences > Scroll down to Internet then uncheck Display PDF in browser, click ok and reboot. This is what worked for my user. Let us know what happens.

Regards