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Re: How do I get Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer) to be my default when I doubleclick on a PDF file in Windows 10 (with Adobe Acrobat DC, the reader, also installed)?

From	GlowingBlueMist <GlowingBlueMist@blackhole.io>
Newsgroups	alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.text.pdf, alt.comp.microsoft.windows
Subject	Re: How do I get Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer) to be my default when I doubleclick on a PDF file in Windows 10 (with Adobe Acrobat DC, the reader, also installed)?
Date	2020-11-09 18:58 -0600
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
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On 11/9/2020 12:19 PM, Arlen Holder wrote:
> How do I get Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer) to be my default
>        when I doubleclick on a PDF file in Windows 10
>     (with Adobe Acrobat DC, the reader, also installed)?
> 
> This is really a question of how the hell Windows works anyway.
> 
> Does anyone know Windows 10 well enough to know how Adobe pulls this trick?
> o Win+R > ms-settings:defaultapps
>    Choose default apps by file type:
>    o PDF === Adobe Acrobat 6
>      <https://i.postimg.cc/hjp0Hxzy/pdf01.jpg>
> 
>    Choose default apps by protocol:
>    o URL: Acrobat Protocol === Adobe Acrobat Reader DC
>      <https://i.postimg.cc/NjDQsfPd/pdf02.jpg>
> 
> 1. If I _only_ have Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer) installed,
>     it's easy to make it the default when PDFs are doubleclicked.
> 
>     Likewise, if I only have Adobe Acrobat DC (the reader) installed,
>     it's easy to make it the default when PDFs are doubleclicked.
> 
> 2. But if I have _both_ installed, then, for whatever sneaky clever
>     Windows or Adobe reason, _only_ Acrobat DC (the reader) comes up
>     when I doubleclick on a PDF file.
> 
> Why?
> o More importantly, how do I figure out what "magic" is happening?
> 
> How does Adobe "trick" Windows into opening the PDF in Adobe Acrobat DC
> (the reader) when I clearly have the default for PDF files set to open up
> in Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer)?
> 
> This is really more of a question of how the hell does Windows work!
> o That is, how can I debug what is _really_ happening when I click on PDFs?
> 
> It irks me I don't understand Windows well enough to understand why
> when I doubleclick on a PDF, and if I try to set the default to the
> Adobe Acrobat Writer, the _reader_ still comes up, even though that's not
> what I want to happen.
> 
> Does anyone know Windows 10 well enough to know how Adobe does this trick?
> 
Give the info at this link a viewing.
https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-change-file-associations-in-windows-2624477

Basically you get to tell the PC which file extension is opened by what 
program.

In your case find the extensions Adobe is using and tell each of them to 
use the Adobe Acrobat Writer rather the reader.  Include doing those 
pesky "Not Selected" over to what you want to open them as well.

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How do I get Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer) to be my default when I doubleclick on a PDF file in Windows 10 (with Adobe Acrobat DC, the reader, also installed)?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-11-09 18:19 +0000
  Re: How do I get Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer) to be my default when I doubleclick on a PDF file in Windows 10 (with Adobe Acrobat DC, the reader, also installed)? GlowingBlueMist <GlowingBlueMist@blackhole.io> - 2020-11-09 18:58 -0600
    Re: How do I get Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer) to be my default when I doubleclick on a PDF file in Windows 10 (with Adobe Acrobat DC, the reader, also installed)? GlowingBlueMist <GlowingBlueMist@blackhole.io> - 2020-11-09 19:12 -0600
      Re: How do I get Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer) to be my default when I doubleclick on a PDF file in Windows 10 (with Adobe Acrobat DC, the reader, also installed)?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-11-20 00:49 +0000
  Re: How do I get Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer) to be my default when I doubleclick on a PDF file in Windows 10 (with Adobe Acrobat DC, the reader, also installed)?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-11-20 00:16 +0000
    Re: How do I get Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer) to be my default when I doubleclick on a PDF file in Windows 10 (with Adobe Acrobat DC, the reader, also installed)?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-11-20 00:33 +0000
  Re: How do I get Adobe Acrobat 6 (the writer) to be my default when I doubleclick on a PDF file in Windows 10 (with Adobe Acrobat DC, the reader, also installed)?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-11-20 16:04 +0000

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