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Hi tmichaelmcn,

This requires changing system settings ( not something in Acrobat)-

Go to Control Panel ->Add/Remove Programs.
Select Set Program Access and Defaults.
Select Access and choose Opera as the default browser.
Disable access to the Internet Explorer.

Hope that helps,

Dimitri
WindJack Solutions
www.windjack.com

I, too, tried to disable IE as the default browser using Dimitri's suggestion,
even though Firefox has been my system default Browser for .htm and .html
settings for at least 2 years on my XP system.  This setting has no effect on
the browser that Acrobat 7 chooses when a link is clicked in a PDF.

In fact, when I went to Acrobat's
        Edit/Preferences/Internet/InternetSettings/Programs
the "make IE the default" was NOT checked and the "MakeDefault" button
was active. There was no button or select anywhere to change to a different
default. On a lark I clicked the "MakeDefault" button, hoping that a new
alternative widget would appear to let me set a different browser -- and I
*assumed* that a widget would appear to let me UNDO that change. Ha.
Once clicked, the button is grey and there is no way in Acrobat 7 to unselect it.
And clicking CANCEL on each panel all the way to the top and killing Acrobat
also did not undo that change! On reopen of Acrobat, IE remained set.
However, Dimitri's suggestion *did* work to reset this panel back to the
way it was before I played with that button. Nevertheless, clicking a link
in a PDF still invokes IE, even though that is clearly not my "default browser",
as indicated by *both* the
  1. above mentioned panel in
  2. Settings panel in ControlPanel

Anyone know how to disable IE as the "default browser" in Acrobat 7 on XP?
It's really annoying because IE attempts to modify the registry each time it
is loaded. I don't link things messing with my registry uninvited.

Thanks,

John

Under the Acrobat Edit --> Preference --> Internet Categories, if you select the Internet Settings button ... the standard Internet Properties menu comes up. Under the Program tab on this menu there is a checkbox (Windows XP) for the following "Internet Explorer should check to see whether it is the default browser".

See if checking this box corrects the issue.

You might want to review the updates for version 7 to see what has been fixed between 7.0.2 and 7.1.0.

You may also want to check the updates for FireFox.

Correct Answer  (sorry if this is a crude way to note this: I didn't see any
sort of explicit widget to mark it so).

After upgrading to 7.0.5 at the recommendation of lkassuba and gkaiseril,
Acrobat now recognizes a Firefox default browser setting.

By the way, I kept checking with the interim patches, and it was not until
.05 that it started working.

Thanks everyone for spending the time to try and help me, and special
thanks to the gurus that finally got me over the top.  Someday, when I
get enough expertise, I hope I'll be able to contribute to the Community
like you all have.

John

I am having the very same problem with Acrobat Standard 7.1.4.

I can set up my win xp pro system to have Seamonkey as the default for html OR I can do the same for Firefox. However, in either configuration when I click on a link in a pdf file it still starts IE and because of my very conservative setting for IE I basically can't work from there.

[Can someone tell me how to include a jpeg screen image in a post?]

I have verified that Menu Edit->Preferences->Internet->Internet Settings shows 1) Default Web browser is NOT IE and 2) Check box Tell me if IE is not the default browser is UNCHECKED.

This is so painful and has been at least 3 years busted (I started with 7.0) can't someone fix this?

PLEASE!

Thanks for responding.
I don't use IE although it is kept up to date by windows update. The current version is 8.0.6001.18702. However over the past years windows update has taken me thru many major releases and minor updates. ALL I have configured as indicated and ALL have responded this way with Acrobat Standard.

As I previously indicated, the IE->Tools->Internet Options->Programs->Default Web Browser indicates, and has ALWAYS been set this way, 1) IE is currently NOT the default web browser and 2) Tell me if IE is not the default web browser is UNCHECKED.

I'm not sure how to answer otherwise since I don't see anything that specifically deals with "Is Internet Explorer checking?".

Am I missing something?

thanks

Update: This problem ONLY happens in Acrobat. All other embedded links in e.mails, ms office documents and such start the desired browser. Only Acrobat insists on starting IE which is not configured as the default browser.

Last edited by oldunixguy (2010-04-25 13:40:43)

OppfinnarJocke wrote:

Just installed Acrobat Pro Extended 9.3.2.
When clicking Help > Online Support... > Knowledge Base, Acrobat opens the link in IE8 instead of in my default browser. And IE8 is not my default browser, that is confirmed. All other apps open web links in my default browser. All *.html files on my HD show the default browser icon, etc...

This is Win7 Pro x64 with all recent updates.

Does this problem persist if you create a new Windows account?