I'm trying to configure my organization's Windows workstations so that web-based PDF files open in Adobe Reader rather than in internet browsers. I have been able to configure Adobe Reader 9 installations to open web-based PDF files in Reader rather than internet browsers by using the following registry setting:
| Hive | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
| Key path | Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\9.0\Originals |
| Value name | bBrowserIntegration |
| Value type | REG_DWORD |
| Value data | 0x0 (0) |
My problem lies with Adobe Reader X: I used the following settings in attempting to prevent Adobe Reader X installations from opening web-based PDFs in internet browsers:
| Hive | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
| Key path | Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\10.0\Originals |
| Value name | bBrowserIntegration |
| Value type | REG_DWORD |
| Value data | 0x0 (0) |
| Hive | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
| Key path | Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\10.0\Originals |
| Value name | bAllowByteRangeRequests |
| Value type | REG_DWORD |
| Value data | 0x0 (0) |
| Hive | HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
| Key path | Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader\10.0\AVGeneral |
| Value name | bBrowserDisplayInReadMode |
| Value type | REG_DWORD |
| Value data | 0x0 (0) |
I've only had partial success, though. Internet Explorer respects the registry settings and opens web-based PDFs in Reader X. Firefox 14.0.1, though, ignores the registry settings and opens web-based PDFs in Firefox.
Is there a different registry setting I should be using so that Firefox sees "Display PDF in Browser" unchecked and allows web-based PDFs to be opened in Reader X? Is there another method I should be following for deploying this setting to Adobe Reader X clients?
