Opening PDF files

[Carsey]

I have a new computer (HP) with Windows 7 that I installed. it came with
Vista. I cannot open any PDF files. Windows Picture Manager tries to open
PDF attachments and I get a picture of the Adobe Reader logo that I cannot do
anything with. The tools that come up are for managing photographs. I have
reinstalled Adobe and Acrobat.

 

[Tom Willett]

Well, have you checked your file associations to make sure they are correct?

:I have a new computer (HP) with Windows 7 that I installed. it came with
: Vista. I cannot open any PDF files. Windows Picture Manager tries to
open
: PDF attachments and I get a picture of the Adobe Reader logo that I cannot
do
: anything with. The tools that come up are for managing photographs. I
have
: reinstalled Adobe and Acrobat.

 

[Michael]

I have a new computer (HP) with Windows 7 that I installed. it came with
Vista. I cannot open any PDF files. Windows Picture Manager tries to
open
PDF attachments and I get a picture of the Adobe Reader logo that I cannot
do
anything with. The tools that come up are for managing photographs. I
have
reinstalled Adobe and Acrobat.

You need Adobe Reader to open PDF files.
http://get.adobe.com/reader/

 

[Tom Willett]

: : > I have a new computer (HP) with Windows 7 that I installed. it came
with
: > Vista. I cannot open any PDF files. Windows Picture Manager tries to
: > open
: > PDF attachments and I get a picture of the Adobe Reader logo that I
cannot
: > do
: > anything with. The tools that come up are for managing photographs. I
: > have
: > reinstalled Adobe and Acrobat.
:
: You need Adobe Reader to open PDF files.
: http://get.adobe.com/reader/
: --
Did you notice he said he had it installed?
:

 

[Michael]

: : > I have a new computer (HP) with Windows 7 that I installed. it came
with
: > Vista. I cannot open any PDF files. Windows Picture Manager tries to
: > open
: > PDF attachments and I get a picture of the Adobe Reader logo that I
cannot
: > do
: > anything with. The tools that come up are for managing photographs.
I
: > have
: > reinstalled Adobe and Acrobat.
:
: You need Adobe Reader to open PDF files.
: http://get.adobe.com/reader/
: --
Did you notice he said he had it installed?

Did now. I really wanted to post the link to Foxit, as Adobe Reader sucks
ass on a lot of systems.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I have a new computer (HP) with Windows 7 that I installed. it came with
Vista. I cannot open any PDF files. Windows Picture Manager tries to open
PDF attachments and I get a picture of the Adobe Reader logo that I cannot do
anything with. The tools that come up are for managing photographs. I have
reinstalled Adobe and Acrobat.

Adobe is a company. It's too big to fit on your computer. ;-)

Acrobat is one of Adobe's products. Do you actually have Acrobat or do you have
the free Reader?

What happens when you start Acrobat on its own (ie rather than by doubleclicking
a PDF icon)? If it starts normally, can you use File, Open from it to open
PDFs?