Hi,

   I am sorry to hear of the problem.

   That option uses the Windows API command "ShellExecute" such that the default program associated with the ".pdf" extension is used. One thing that you could start with is to check and see what program is currently set.

   To do that, start Windows Explorer and then choose the "Tools" menu, then "Folder Options". Then, select the "File types" tab, scroll down to "PDF". Below the list, you will see what program is used to open the file. Make sure that it is set to the program you want (ie Adobe Reader v7 or v9), then save your changes.

   Once set, it should work OK (hopefully). If it still does not work, please let me know and I'll do a bit of research to see if there is a reason why.

   Cheers!

I have a similar experience.

Earlier, clicking a page in the Preview pane would start AA Reader.  But during a fight with spreadsheet Quattro Pro (truncated output when I used any PDF print drivers), I tried the massive Adobe Acrobat 9 trial package, then dropped it when I found that the Quattro Pro feature, Publish to PDF, still produced perfectly usable output.  Windows (XP Pro, SP3) Remove Program on Adobe Acrobat 9 hung at 'Removing Print Spooler', so found a hammer (Revo Unintaller) to complete the removal.

Since then, the PC had no association for PDF files until I reinstalled Reader 9.  But even now, we get no Reader view on Preview pane click or on pdf file Save, even after I manually re-associated PDF files via Windows Explorer .. Tools .. Folder Options as described in a previous post.

Oh no, Michel, that's too much work, I thought. But a few days later I did try re-installing the Adobe PDF Reader 9. That step relinked the PDF reDirect software, and later I noticed that .pdf files finally again show Type as Adobe Acrobat Document. So you were right!