How do I make Adobe Acrobat Reader 9 to be my default Internet Explorer PDF plugin?

Question

I have 2 PDF apps installed: Adobe Reader 9 and Foxit PDF Reader. For whatever reason, Foxit PDF Reader is the default PDF plugin for Internet Explorer.

How do I make Adobe Reader 9 to be the default PDF plugin (short of uninstalling Foxit or reinstalling Adobe Reader)?

Solution 1

After trying various suggested methods, here is the only thing that actually worked:

1. Control Panel
2. Add/Remove Programs
3. Locate Adobe Reader, click Change/Remove
4. Select Repair

Magic, it worked. The PDFs in IE invoke the Adobe Reader plugin.

Solution 2

Only this works.

Disable Web Browser Integration.

1. In Acrobat or Adobe Reader, choose Edit > Preferences > Internet.

2. Deselect Display PDF in Browser, and then click OK.

Comments

[gardenofwine]

Under what Properties?

[gardenofwine]

This is XP. Your method did not do the trick.

[ChrisF]

Had you installed Foxit after installing Adobe? If so it'll be the last installed reader that overwrites the IE plugin information. That explains why a repair of Adobe fixed the problem.

[gardenofwine]

@ChrisF Yes, that is probably the case.

[firat.temel]

I don't think this answer really addresses the original question, but it helped me solve a different problem.