Police are looking for a man who refuses to update his PDF reader.
He's described as 32, single and has no fixed adobe.
Craig1 said
08:57 PM Mar 12, 2021
Somehow Microsoft Edge has hijacked my PDF files and it is a huge step backwards, I can Tell you That for Free (thanks Chief). I hate Windows 10.
fwdoz said
09:00 PM Mar 12, 2021
Craig1 wrote:
Somehow Microsoft Edge has hijacked my PDF files and it is a huge step backwards, I can Tell you That for Free (thanks Chief). I hate Windows 10.
I use Foxit PDF. Runs extremely fast & it is free.
Craig1 said
12:30 PM Mar 13, 2021
That is what I had when I went to Windows 10 (Foxit), suddenly now Edge cr.p
fwdoz said
04:00 PM Mar 13, 2021
I never use Edge at all
Craig1 said
04:59 PM Mar 13, 2021
Found Foxit and put it back as the preferred reader.
fwdoz said
05:34 PM Mar 13, 2021
Problem solved!
Craig1 said
09:04 PM Mar 13, 2021
Should that be" solvered"
fwdoz said
09:14 PM Mar 13, 2021
Or compressed
Mike Harding said
06:52 AM Mar 14, 2021
Craig1:
Right click on a PDF file
Select "Open with"
Select "Choose another app"
Tick the "always use" box
Select Foxit
Craig1 said
09:42 AM Mar 14, 2021
Mike, that is what I had done, then somehow sneaky "edge" got back, but lucky I still had the Foxit short cut and declared it to be the preferred option, I hope. Thanks
Santa said
10:01 AM Mar 14, 2021
I run Windows 10 and am still using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC without any problems., never use Edge, Firefox has been my browser of choice for many years.
Mike Harding said
12:36 PM Mar 14, 2021
If you try to download a pdf whilst inside Edge then it may well use Acrobat to open it and you'll need to change that in the Edge options but Edge should not interfere with the Windows default application for PDFs.
Greg 1 said
03:39 PM Mar 14, 2021
Microsoft is an invasive disease and I hate Windows 10 too.
I was forced to upgrade to 10 from 7 Pro due to needing to run programs no longer supported on 7, and have been regretting it ever since.
Craig1 said
03:53 PM Mar 14, 2021
So pleased with all the help here, and further pleased that we have " digressed so much" from original post. Keeping up a fine tradition. Where is the Popcorn Dougwe?
Santa said
05:23 PM Mar 14, 2021
Greg 1 wrote:
Microsoft is an invasive disease and I hate Windows 10 too. I was forced to upgrade to 10 from 7 Pro due to needing to run programs no longer supported on 7, and have been regretting it ever since.
I certainly don't feel that way, I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 shortly after it's release in 2015, whilst, as with any new operating system, it took a while to famililiarise myself with the changes, it now works flawlessly, I had a few hiccups along the way, nothing that wasn't easily overcome.
As I said earlier, I don't use MS Edge, I switched to Firefox from Win Explorer sometime around 2005 and have seen no reason to change.
Buzz Lightbulb said
05:43 PM Mar 14, 2021
I use Linux.
Mike Harding said
07:43 AM Mar 15, 2021
Buzz Lightbulb wrote:
I use Linux.
Linux has a long way to go before it is as easy to use as Windows.
Only the geeks are prepared to compile source for their variant if sudo get won't do the job and then trying to resolve the 2000 compiler errors.
dorian said
07:51 AM Mar 15, 2021
Be aware that Edge is now Chrome based. It's a different beast than Microsoft's original in-house version. I found that out after an upgrade trashed my extensions and user scripts.
-- Edited by dorian on Monday 15th of March 2021 07:53:19 AM
Police are looking for a man who refuses to update his PDF reader.
He's described as 32, single and has no fixed adobe.
I use Foxit PDF. Runs extremely fast & it is free.
Craig1:
Right click on a PDF file
Select "Open with"
Select "Choose another app"
Tick the "always use" box
Select Foxit
I run Windows 10 and am still using Adobe Acrobat Reader DC without any problems., never use Edge, Firefox has been my browser of choice for many years.
If you try to download a pdf whilst inside Edge then it may well use Acrobat to open it and you'll need to change that in the Edge options but Edge should not interfere with the Windows default application for PDFs.
I certainly don't feel that way, I upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 shortly after it's release in 2015, whilst, as with any new operating system, it took a while to famililiarise myself with the changes, it now works flawlessly, I had a few hiccups along the way, nothing that wasn't easily overcome.
As I said earlier, I don't use MS Edge, I switched to Firefox from Win Explorer sometime around 2005 and have seen no reason to change.
Linux has a long way to go before it is as easy to use as Windows.
Only the geeks are prepared to compile source for their variant if sudo get won't do the job and then trying to resolve the 2000 compiler errors.
Be aware that Edge is now Chrome based. It's a different beast than Microsoft's original in-house version. I found that out after an upgrade trashed my extensions and user scripts.
-- Edited by dorian on Monday 15th of March 2021 07:53:19 AM