I cannot open PDF attachments. The comment I get is that I need a “Set Association Control Panel.”
Download Adobe Reader
Sounds like your computer doesn’t yet understand how to open PDF files. It is telling you that it does not know what program to use to open the file. In fact, your computer may not have the program installed, so let’s start there. PDF files are portable document files that require Adobe Reader in order to view them. The idea behind PDF files is that it is a more universal format. Not everyone has Word, WordPerfect, Excel, Quickbooks, or other programs. Therefore, not everyone can read the documents created by these programs. However, if the documents are published as PDF files, then they are more easily shared.
Set File Associations
Once you have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, your computer most likely will know to use it whenever a PDF file is clicked. If it does not, then you will need to manually set the file association. This is a simple matter of right-clicking a PDF file and choosing Open With. Windows will display several suggested programs. If Adobe Reader is suggested, select it. If not, you’ll need to browse your computer (Choose Default Program > Browse) and select it that way. Once Adobe Reader is selected, place a check mark in the box that says, “Always use the selected program to open this type of file.”
If you have Windows Vista, you can also use the Default Programs icon in the Control Panel to perform this action. Go to the Start button and type “Default Programs” in the Search bar. Click the Default Programs icon once it appears. Click the “Associate a file type or protocol with a program” link. Find PDF in the list, highlight it, and click “Change.” Select Adobe Reader as the program for opening the file and place a check mark in the box that will make it the default program for PDF files.
Celeste Stewart | June 29th, 2009
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