pdf file

You shoud be able to right click on the file and choose "open with....." on the list that appears. Then choose the program you want to use to open the file. In the case of the .pdf it would be the Adobe Acrobat reader program. If you don't have that program you can download version 5.0 free from here:


http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html







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In Windows Explorer find a pdf file. Hold down the Shift key and right click on the file, then choose "Open with" find Adobe Acrobat Reader in the list of programs, make sure the box at the bottom that says "Always use this program..." is checked, and click on OK.

Steve

Left click once on any .pdf form to highlight it. Right click on it while holding the Shift key down and select Open With. Choose Adobe Acrobat Reader from the list that appears, and put a check in the "Always use this program to open this kind of file" box. That should cause them to open with Adobe from then on.





"Annoy the boring."

Suppose you check the 'always open with' box, and later change your mind. How can you go back to having a choice again? I made this mistake years ago on another computer, and now am super careful to never check the box.

Yep. Just use View - Folder Options - File Types in My Documents to select a different association for a file type.





"Annoy the boring."