Action:
Click on any PDF link in Chrome
Full text of error:
Adobe Acrobat
"Cannot use Adobe Reader to view PDF in your web browser. Reader will now exit. Please exit your browser and try again."
Background:
I have a version of Adobe Acrobat Pro installed, and it seems to be colliding with Adobe Reader.
#73: Chrome fails to load PDF: "cannot use adobe pdf in your browser"
on December 15, 2009, 06:09 PM UTC — from 
k7lim ( 2,306 views )
k7lim ( 2,306 views )
upgrade to newest version of reader
- k7lim on December 24, 2009, 02:08 PM UTC
by upgrading to the newest version of reader (i downloaded adobe reader 9) , i work around this issue. the installation also integrates the new reader to the browser, and the old version of adobe acrobat editor is no longer the go-to app (and doesn't trigger the error)
reading pdfs in chrome, happy as a clam.
reading pdfs in chrome, happy as a clam.
References used:
Adobe - Adobe Reader
( http://get.adobe.com/reader/thankyou/?installer=Reader_9.2_English_for_Windows ) - found by
k7lim on December 15, 2009, 06:17 PM UTCAdobe - Adobe Reader download
( http://get.adobe.com/reader/ ) - found by
k7lim on December 24, 2009, 02:06 PM UTC
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Adobe - Adobe Reader download
http://get.adobe.com/reader/ - found by k7lim on December 24, 2009, 02:06 PM UTC
Adobe - Adobe Reader
http://get.adobe.com/reader/thankyou/?installer=Reader_9.2_English_for_Windows - found by k7lim on December 15, 2009, 06:17 PM UTC
download page for 9.2 windows adobe reader install, attempting fix
Issue 19430 - chromium - cannot use adobe reader to view pdf in your web browser. reader will now exit. please exit your browser and try again. - Project Hosting on Google Code
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=19430 - found by k7lim on December 15, 2009, 06:12 PM UTC
This thread has a lot of discussion about fixes, most of which look too complicated. Looks like Adobe Acrobat 8 is the issue. Maybe gotta upgrade to 9?