Hi. I received an e-mail with an attachment that was a PDF file. I opened
it to only get code. Is there somewhere in Windows where I need to enable
PDF files? Please advise. Thanks in advance.
"Jimmy Jim" <Jimmy Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi. I received an e-mail with an attachment that was a PDF file. I
> opened
> it to only get code. Is there somewhere in Windows where I need to enable
> PDF files? Please advise. Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim Phipps
> Hi. I received an e-mail with an attachment that was a PDF file. I opened
> it to only get code. Is there somewhere in Windows where I need to enable
> PDF files? Please advise. Thanks in advance.
However there are other free choices you could consider.
If you already have Adobe Reader installed, the association for pdf
files is set incorrectly. Right-click on any pdf file and choose "Open
with," then choose Adobe Reader and check the box "Always use this
program..."
Also let me point out that opening E-mail attachments indiscriminately
is one of the most dangerous things you can do with your computer. You
often see advice not to open attachments from people you don't know. I
think that that's one of the most dangerous pieces of advice you see
around, because it implies that it's safe to do the opposite--open
attachments from friends and relatives. But many viruses spread by
sending themselves to everyone in the infected party's address book,
so attachments received from friends are perhaps the *most* risky to
open.
Even if the attachment legitimately comes from a friend, it can
contain a virus. I'm not suggesting that a friend is likely to send
you a virus on purpose, but if the friend is infected without
realizing it, any attachment he sends you is likely to also be
infected.
Personally I never open attachments at all, except from a *very* few
trusted sources, and then only when I'm expecting them.
--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Do not install Adobe Reader. It is the worst type of bloatware and resource
hog. Instead try a decent alternative like FoxIt Reader. http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/
By the way .PDF files can contain spam and viruses so make certain you have
antivirus software installed. --
Xandros
"Jimmy Jim" <Jimmy Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CAA19BE1-7398-4646-8B10-A95ABAFFDC2D@microsoft.com...
> Hi. I received an e-mail with an attachment that was a PDF file. I
> opened
> it to only get code. Is there somewhere in Windows where I need to enable
> PDF files? Please advise. Thanks in advance.
>
> Jim Phipps
I don't think I have any infected friends! The odd one may have a
malware infested computer.
I am not sure I would recommend Adobe Reader for reading the occasional
pdf file but there you are.
--
Regards.
Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
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Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:27:03 -0700, Jimmy Jim <Jimmy
> Jim@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi. I received an e-mail with an attachment that was a PDF file. I
>> opened it to only get code. Is there somewhere in Windows where I
>> need to enable PDF files? Please advise. Thanks in advance.
>
>
> No, what you need is a *program* that knows how to open pdf files. The
> standard program is Adobe Reader, which is a free download at
> http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
>
> However there are other free choices you could consider.
>
> If you already have Adobe Reader installed, the association for pdf
> files is set incorrectly. Right-click on any pdf file and choose "Open
> with," then choose Adobe Reader and check the box "Always use this
> program..."
>
> Also let me point out that opening E-mail attachments indiscriminately
> is one of the most dangerous things you can do with your computer. You
> often see advice not to open attachments from people you don't know. I
> think that that's one of the most dangerous pieces of advice you see
> around, because it implies that it's safe to do the opposite--open
> attachments from friends and relatives. But many viruses spread by
> sending themselves to everyone in the infected party's address book,
> so attachments received from friends are perhaps the *most* risky to
> open.
>
> Even if the attachment legitimately comes from a friend, it can
> contain a virus. I'm not suggesting that a friend is likely to send
> you a virus on purpose, but if the friend is infected without
> realizing it, any attachment he sends you is likely to also be
> infected.
>
> Personally I never open attachments at all, except from a *very* few
> trusted sources, and then only when I'm expecting them.
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