Restoring PDF icon to .pdf files after removing Reader

[LW White]

Bernie,

Have you tried using My Computer > Folder Options > File Types to manually change the icon associated with PDF files? It's showing up correctly on the mapped drive because it's set properly on that machine, but is not set properly on your machine. Here are some pretty clear instructions:

http://www.worldstart.com/tips/tips.php/1566

Best,
Leigh


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From: Bernard.Meyer at arrisi.com
To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:49:46 -0700
Subject: Restoring PDF icon to .pdf files after removing Reader

Hello, All.
After reading the recent thread on multiple versions of Acrobat on the same machine, I removed the Acrobat Reader (it was v8.1, I believe), leaving only the installation of the full Acrobat tool installed. However, apparently, the .PDF extension know longer "knew" what application it was associated with, and so displayed the MS default icon. When I double-clicked such a .pdf file, it naturally asked what application to associate it with. I picked Adobe Acrobat (v 9.1), and checked the box to always use this app.  So far, so good. When I click on a .pdf file, it opens Acrobat. HOWEVER, the files still look as if they don't know what app they are associated with, because they still show the MS default icon, not the Acrobat icon. It's not a showstopper by any means, but it would be nice to get the right icon back.
Thanks. I've gleaned lots of useful tips from this list, and (if a personal remark is allowed) appreciate the thorough, measured, and sometimes gently humorous way, Dov makes his remarks.
 
Bernie Meyer
 
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