Article ID: 305836
Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
- Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP
- Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003
- Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 IA64
This article was previously published under Q305836
SYMPTOMS
When you open an Adobe Acrobat .pdf file by using the 64-bit version of Internet Explorer 6, Acrobat opens the .pdf file in a new window.
CAUSE
This behavior occurs because Acrobat installs a 32-bit ActiveX control (pdf.ocx) that enables Acrobat to open .pdf files within the Internet Explorer interface. The 64-bit version of Internet Explorer 6 does not support 32-bit ActiveX controls.
RESOLUTION
To have Acrobat .pdf files open in the same Internet Explorer window, use the 32-bit version of Internet Explorer. To open the 32-bit version of Internet Explorer, use either of the following methods:
Method 1
Click Start, click Programs, and then click Internet Explorer (32-Bit).
Method 2
Click Start, click Run, and then type the following command in the Open box, and then click OK:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe
Where C is the drive letter on which Internet Explorer is installed.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
Keywords: kbenv kbprb kb3rdparty KB305836
