[Ham-Computers] Status Re: File problem with IE8

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Dan,

I did a little web crawling on both the Adobe and MS sites and apparently 
this is a not uncommon problem.  Part of the fault is with Adobe.  And part 
with IE8.  And to fix it, you have to do changes in both programs.  In IE8 
you need to disable the Acrobat Add-ons.  Then in Adobe X or XI (either Editor 
or Reader), you need to start that program, click Edit, click Preferences, 
find and click Internet, and clear all of the checkmarks in the check boxes 
on the page that comes up.  Except the one named "Display in Read mode by 
default" if you want to use the Reader instead of the Editor (which I don't).  
Apparently, even if you disable the Add-ons in IE8, if the check boxes in 
the Reader or the Editor are still checked, when called it tells IE8 to take 
care of it and goes back to sleep.  :-)

MS Word 2002 didn't have the problem.

I still haven't figured out how to get IrfanView working again.

In a message dated 11/18/2012 22:08:17 PM Central Standard Time, 
danki6x at socal.rr.com writes: 
> Think Adobe PDF viewer has it in that program as an option instead.  
> Version
> of Office might help too, but I don't think the final setting you need is
> there (but might be).  But, since I don't have the combination you have
> can't play around.  I remember the unchecking of Browse in Same Window 
> used
> to not only pop up in another window, but used the software instead of IE.
> Check the options in WORD and make sure nothing about use WORD instead of
> browser or the like.  Sorry I can't remember more.
> 
> List the version of Office to go with XP, IE8 and maybe someone can test 
> (or
> good Google search with that info - e.g., "Office 2007 XP IE8 Open in
> Word").
> 
> Dan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 1:28 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Ham-Computers] File problem with IE8
> 
> Yes, I'm using XP.  Sorry that I forgot to state that.
> 
> In the Control Panel, opening Folder Options brings up a window with a 
> File
> Types tab.  Clicking that brings up the list of file types.  Selecting 
> .DOC
> or .XLS and clicking the Advanced button does bring up a display showing a
> choice named "Browse in same window" with a check box that was checked.  
> Unchecking the check box and then clicking on an .XLS file in the Files
> section of one of my Yahoo groups displays the data in a different window
> (so you don't have to use the BACK button to get back to the file list.  
> But
> IE8 is still doing the display, not Excel (or Word for .DOC).  And for 
> PDF,
> the "Browse in same window" line is grayed out.
> 
> Thanks,
> Robert D
> 
> In a message dated 11/17/2012 14:13:20 PM Central Standard Time,
> danki6x at socal.rr.com writes: 
> >Sounds like you have Win XP.  I seem to remember it was in the Windows 
> >File Types section where you choose what you want to open each 
> >filetype with.
> >Go
> >to, for example, ".doc" and edit.  There was an advanced button.  In 
> >there you could UNCHECK something like "open in same browser window".  
> >Been a while now with XP that I may not have it completely correct.  
> >Need to do the same for all extensions you want this to happen.
> >
> >Dan KI6X
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> >[mailto:ham-computers-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of 
> >WA5CAB at cs.com
> >Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 8:25 PM
> >To: Ham-Computers at mailman.qth.net
> >Subject: [Ham-Computers] File problem with IE8
> >
> >I recently converted from IE7 to IE8 on one of our workstations by 
> >installing 8 over 7.  Virtually nothing looks different and in general 
> >I see no performance changes (neither faster nor slower).  However, 
> >the way in which 8 handles opening files on websites is totally 
> >different.
> >Specifically DOC, JPG, PDF, TXT and XLS.  Under 7, when I clicked or 
> >double-clicked (as
> >appropriate) on a file, IE apparently called the associated viewer of 
> >record to open the file.  8 on the other hand seems to open the file 
> >itself and does a PP job of it.  No paging forward or back.  No zoom 
> >or fit to page capability.
> >And you don't close the file when done, you have to remember to hit 
> >the Back button.  Etc.  Does anyone know whether there is a way in 
> >which to force it back to the previous response (i.e., use the program 
> >that presumably knows how to properly open the file type)?  I have 
> >looked but cannot find anything that pertains to file types except
> >
> >Robert Downs - Houston
> >wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
> >MVPA 9480
> >
> 

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