Thanks Esther I knew it was something like that but (typically for me) didn't know the name of the file or where to look for it.
Cheers. Dónal On 15 Jun 2013, at 21:48, Esther <mori...@mac-access.net> wrote: > Hi Dónal, > > I think this obnoxious behavior is due to the installation of an Internet > Plug-In for Safari that overrides the normal behavior of displaying with > Preview. Try going to Finder and deleting the ".plugin" file from your > system's /Library/Internet Plug-Ins folder. The file you want to get rid of > may have a name like: > /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/AdobePDFViewer.plugin > You may also need to restart Safari for the new behavior to take effect. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > On Jun 15, 2013, at 4:38 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie> > wrote: > >> it doesn't put the file in the downloads folder >> On 15 Jun 2013, at 21:35, Josh Gregory <joshkar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Try to go to the downloads folder and open it from there? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Jun 15, 2013, at 4:32 PM, Dónal Fitzpatrick <dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I lent my machine to a colleague who installed Adobe Reader on it. I >>>> removed it, however Safari still thinks it's installed and consequently >>>> will not open any PDF downloaded from the web. >>>> >>>> Anyone have a quick-fix? >>>> >>>> Dónal >>>> Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, >>>> School of Computing, >>>> Dublin City University, >>>> Glasnevin, >>>> Dublin 9, Ireland >>>> Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 >>>> fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 >>>> email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie >> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer "This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free, timely, secure or error-free and Dublin City University does not accept liability for any such matters or their consequences. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail." <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
