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Reader X Changes PDF Icons

Jun 18, 2012 9:14 PM

Tags: #acrobat #x #pdf #reader #icon #installation_on_a_server

I installed Adobe Acrobat Reader X on a Windows XP Pro system that already had Adobe Acrobat 7 installed. I want to use Acrobat 7 as my main PDF application but I need Reader X occasionally to read PDFs that won't open with Acrobat 7. One of the irritations with the Reader X install is that it automatically (without asking) makes Reader X the default application for PDFs! This was easy to fix by re-assigning PDFs to Acrobat 7. However, Reader X install also changes the icon for PDFs, for example directory listings in My Computer show this new icon. I want the old icon back. Is there a way to restore the default Acrobat 7 icon. The new Reader X icon is ugly. I don't want to be reminded constantly that the Acrobat Reader X install hi-jacked my system and made a change without asking me.

1330 Views   3 Replies   Latest reply: Pat Willener, Jun 19, 2012 7:53 PM
 
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  • Claudio González
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    1. Claudio González,
    Jun 19, 2012 4:16 AM   in reply to UCDNeuroscientist
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    As I understand things, Adobe does neither reccomend nor support the installation of both Acrobat and Reader on the same Win machine unless they are both versions 10 or higher. I would suggest removing both and reinstalling the one you want to keep or upgrading Acrobat to the latest version and reinstalling both. 

     
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    2. UCDNeuroscientist,
    Jun 19, 2012 12:19 PM   in reply to Claudio González
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    Thank you for your comments.

     

    Actually, I am having no problems whatsoever with Acrobat 7 and Reader X on my Windows XP Pro system. The two programs coexist without any issues. The only concern I have is that the install of Reader X changed the icon for PDF files.

     
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  • Pat Willener
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    3. Pat Willener,
    Jun 19, 2012 7:53 PM   in reply to UCDNeuroscientist
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    Adobe Reader does not change any icons, the icons are assigned by the file association.

     

    If you change the file association back to Acrobat, the icons should revert to the Acrobat icon.

     
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