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PDFs in Firefox

Sep 20, 2004 10:26AM PDT

I cannot view PDF files in Firefox.

WinXP Pro
Firefox 0.9.3
Adobe Reader 6.0.2

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I can't view them in IE either.
Sep 20, 2004 12:14PM PDT
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Re: PDFs in Firefox
Sep 28, 2004 4:19AM PDT

Firefox (and IE for that matter) take a long time to open PDF files. Especially if you have dialog boxes or other startup issues (auto updates, registering the product, etc...)

I recommend "save as", otherwise every time you open a new PDF the program will have to reload.

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Re: PDFs in Firefox
Sep 29, 2004 3:55AM PDT

Post in Firefox Forum I got an extension that solved this problem

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Re: PDFs in Firefox
Sep 30, 2004 8:41AM PDT

HUH?
Takes a snap here to view PDF w/ Adobe plug-in for Firefox.