adobe reader issue

lumberjim · 06-17-2004, 11:21 AM

i use both netscape and ie for work.

netscape works fine when i need to view a pdf, but ie wont open the friggin thing up. i uninstalled, reinstalled, got updates, etc. for acrobat...... no workie. help!

perth · 06-17-2004, 11:27 AM

Sorry, LJ, I've been itching to use this:

http://www.fuckinggoogleit.com/

Seriously though, try this:

Open Acrobat Reader, go to 'Edit' > 'Preferences' > 'Internet' and uncheck 'Display PDF in browser' and see what that does for you. If it's already unchecked, check it.

lumberjim · 06-17-2004, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Someone thinks you are an idiot because you were too stupid to check Google before asking a question. They gave you a link to this site as a joke. The fact that you followed it pretty much proves the point.

thanks, perth, ya big meanie. and that did the trick, btw. thanksafuckinglot.

perth · 06-17-2004, 11:37 AM

No problem. Came across that a few days ago somewhere and I was really hoping Pirate would post another "How come something I could easily look up and answer myself is happening" thread, but you beat him to it.

Glad that helped.

And you know I kid. That one might have been kinda tough to Google properly. I happened to be familiar with the problem.

lumberjim · 06-17-2004, 11:44 AM

yes, yes. your timely response- sniff- was just the thing i needed. - sniff-. and i have had that problem for over 6 months and couldn't figure it out on my own.- sniff-. thanks again. snuffle

Elspode · 06-17-2004, 12:06 PM

Nevertheless, I do think that LJ needs to be chastised anyway...

"You big lug! What do you think we are here, some kind of free help desk? Go back and use your retractable cupholder lke all the other technonots!"

Okay. Back to your usual Technology thread.

lumberjim · 06-17-2004, 02:13 PM

i beg to differ, elspud. i freely offer my help with automotive questions. why else would i hang around you nerds if not to occasionally ask a technical computer question? i'll agree that i need to be chastised, but not about this. i'm no Pirate, for Pete;s sake. teehee PiratePete. now go and boil your bottom, son of a silly person.

perth · 06-17-2004, 02:38 PM

Hey, LJ.

My windshield wipers do this funny thing. When they're on intermittent, they sort of stop wherever they want rather than returning to their out of the way, bottom of the windshield state. If I'm running the wipers and turn them off, the wipers stay where they are at the moment I do so, rather than doing the good, honourable thing, I.E. getting the fuck out of my line of sight. It may be worth noting that I suspect the car has electrical problems in general. Any ideas on this? It's a 2000 Saturn SW wagon.

And I did fucking google it already, but I don't think I'm using the right search terms.

lumberjim · 06-17-2004, 02:53 PM

busy right now, perth, will ask if i get clear before service closes.

perth · 06-17-2004, 02:54 PM

No problem.

Undertoad · 06-17-2004, 03:15 PM

Change out wiper relay (google for auto parts, they are cheaper online than at your dealer).

I had a car once where something got clogged and caused occasional rain water to drop onto the relay panel. Pull out the relays and they would be all green from being corroded.

perth · 06-17-2004, 03:16 PM

I'll check it out tonight. Thanks UT!

jaguar · 06-17-2004, 03:39 PM

or froogle for auto parts.

lumberjim · 06-17-2004, 04:16 PM

i asked a tech, and he said it's probably the motor getting tired.

he's not a saturn mechanic, but he does all of our used. he said that's the first thing to check. i donlt know how i'd go about checking a motor, and have no idea about how much they cost. you should probably just trade the car in on a jeep. what are you donig this weekend? if you leave now, you can be here by noon saturday.

perth · 06-17-2004, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by lumberjim
i asked a tech, and he said it's probably the motor getting tired.

he's not a saturn mechanic, but he does all of our used. he said that's the first thing to check. i donlt know how i'd go about checking a motor, and have no idea about how much they cost. you should probably just trade the car in on a jeep. what are you donig this weekend? if you leave now, you can be here by noon saturday.

Yeah, but I gotta be back Sunday to see my kid.

I really like my little wagon actually. It's just your standard wagon outside, but inside is all leather, power everything, heated seats, etc. It's got a V6 with some get-up-and-go. My only complaint about it is that it's... well, it's a wagon. And let's all just agree that a wagon isn't exactly a chick magnet.

06-17-2004, 11:21 AM	#1
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	adobe reader issue i use both netscape and ie for work. netscape works fine when i need to view a pdf, but ie wont open the friggin thing up. i uninstalled, reinstalled, got updates, etc. for acrobat...... no workie. help! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-17-2004, 11:44 AM	#5
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yes, yes. your timely response- sniff- was just the thing i needed. - sniff-. and i have had that problem for over 6 months and couldn't figure it out on my own.- sniff-. thanks again. snuffle __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-17-2004, 12:06 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Nevertheless, I do think that LJ needs to be chastised anyway... "You big lug! What do you think we are here, some kind of free help desk? Go back and use your retractable cupholder lke all the other technonots!" Okay. Back to your usual Technology thread. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

06-17-2004, 02:13 PM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i beg to differ, elspud. i freely offer my help with automotive questions. why else would i hang around you nerds if not to occasionally ask a technical computer question? i'll agree that i need to be chastised, but not about this. i'm no Pirate, for Pete;s sake. teehee PiratePete. now go and boil your bottom, son of a silly person. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-17-2004, 02:53 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	busy right now, perth, will ask if i get clear before service closes. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-17-2004, 11:27 AM	#2
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Sorry, LJ, I've been itching to use this: http://www.fuckinggoogleit.com/ Seriously though, try this: Open Acrobat Reader, go to 'Edit' > 'Preferences' > 'Internet' and uncheck 'Display PDF in browser' and see what that does for you. If it's already unchecked, check it.

06-17-2004, 11:37 AM	#4
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	No problem. Came across that a few days ago somewhere and I was really hoping Pirate would post another "How come something I could easily look up and answer myself is happening" thread, but you beat him to it. Glad that helped. And you know I kid. That one might have been kinda tough to Google properly. I happened to be familiar with the problem.

06-17-2004, 02:38 PM	#8
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	Hey, LJ. My windshield wipers do this funny thing. When they're on intermittent, they sort of stop wherever they want rather than returning to their out of the way, bottom of the windshield state. If I'm running the wipers and turn them off, the wipers stay where they are at the moment I do so, rather than doing the good, honourable thing, I.E. getting the fuck out of my line of sight. It may be worth noting that I suspect the car has electrical problems in general. Any ideas on this? It's a 2000 Saturn SW wagon. And I did fucking google it already, but I don't think I'm using the right search terms.

06-17-2004, 02:54 PM	#10
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	No problem.

06-17-2004, 03:15 PM	#11
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Change out wiper relay (google for auto parts, they are cheaper online than at your dealer). I had a car once where something got clogged and caused occasional rain water to drop onto the relay panel. Pull out the relays and they would be all green from being corroded.

06-17-2004, 03:16 PM	#12
perth Strong Silent Type Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 1,949	I'll check it out tonight. Thanks UT!

06-17-2004, 03:39 PM	#13
jaguar whig Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 5,075	or froogle for auto parts. __________________ Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Twain

06-17-2004, 04:16 PM	#14
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	i asked a tech, and he said it's probably the motor getting tired. he's not a saturn mechanic, but he does all of our used. he said that's the first thing to check. i donlt know how i'd go about checking a motor, and have no idea about how much they cost. you should probably just trade the car in on a jeep. what are you donig this weekend? if you leave now, you can be here by noon saturday. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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