Can't open Abode PDF forms using Microsoft Internet Explorer

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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 07:35:04 -0800, woodgc wrote:

> Morning,
>
> I am running Windows XP Pro and Microsoft Internet Explorer. When I go to a
> site like http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf and thry to open/download
> the form I only get a blank page with a small box with a red X in it at the
> upper left hand corner of the page. What do I need to do to allow this form
> to open/download?

Go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html and get the free
Adobe Acrobat reader. Once that is installed you will be able to open/read
pdf files.
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Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Windows
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On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 00:43:10 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@online.mvps.org>
wrote:

There's also a 2nd problem with adobe reader. they've just upgraded from 6.0.1
to 7. and backwards compatibility is nonexistent. You MUST upgrade if you
frequent public sites that use pdf files. Old pdf's created with 6 will still
work, but there's no indication from the error you get what the actual problem
is.
Upgrade to v7 reader. it's free.

>
>Troubleshooting problems opening PDF files in Internet Explorer window:
>http://windowsxp.mvps.org/ie/pdf.htm

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"Husky" <cbminfo@toast.net> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 00:43:10 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> <ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote:
>
> There's also a 2nd problem with adobe reader. they've just upgraded
> from 6.0.1 to 7. and backwards compatibility is nonexistent. You MUST
> upgrade if you frequent public sites that use pdf files. Old pdf's
> created with 6 will still work, but there's no indication from the
> error you get what the actual problem is.
> Upgrade to v7 reader. it's free.

Backwards compatibility is fine. Reader 7 opens Reader 6 files without a
problem.

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> Frank Saunders, MS-MVPwrote:
"Husky" <cbminfo@toast.net> wrote in message
> news:lp4501honbh5ihmu506me768qvgk97ecvo@4ax.com
> On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 00:43:10 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> ramesh@online.mvps.org> wrote:
>
> There's also a 2nd problem with adobe reader. they've just upgraded
> from 6.0.1 to 7. and backwards compatibility is nonexistent. You
MUST
> upgrade if you frequent public sites that use pdf files. Old pdf's
> created with 6 will still work, but there's no indication from the
> error you get what the actual problem is.
> Upgrade to v7 reader. it's free.
>
Backwards compatibility is fine. Reader 7 opens Reader 6 files
without a
problem.

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Though it's been more than a week since I posted the incompatibility
problem. I can probably assume that TheWB hasn't changed the NEW PDF
they created that chokes PDF 6 reader when used to print from the
web.
http://www.thewb.com/Faces/Poster/ [...] 7C,00.html
This is the GOOD Beverley Mitchell link that works with pdf 6 reader.
It's been up for a year or more.
She has a lacy black off the shoulder top facing straight ahead.

http://www.thewb.com/Faces/Poster/ [...] 34,00.html
This is the New one of her, she's wearing a gold belt, and turned
sideways.
This is the one that chokes the adobe reader when you send it to a
printer.

I've already done the homework on this one.
Unless you've upgraded to pdf reader 7, you got an error.
I can't test it now as I upgraded to 7 when I found pdf had upgraded.
It happened both online from the public library, and from my home
computer. Before I upgraded.
6.0.1 can NOT read a pdf created by 7.
I even tried it offline. It saves to disk with right cliock save just
fine, just can't do anything with it.
Maybe there's been a fix in adobe 7 pdf maker. This was weeks ago that
nothing worked to open it to printer.