Why am i downloading pdfs as internet explorer files

 · Clicking on a link opens the PDF file in a new window. This works on most computers. However, on some computers clicking on the PDF link causes the "download" message in the yellow bar a the top of IE. Allowing the file to download and open shows nothing but gibberish, the same as if you opened the PDF with Notepad.  · The reason I ask is becuase if you just have the adobe plugin for IE and not acrobat reader then the default reader for pdf files will be IE, therefore an IE icon. B Silver Level Poster.  · Follow these steps to view or download a PDF with Internet Explorer. Open the Internet Explorer browser. Browse to the PDF you'd like to view or download and click it. The file should automatically open in the browser window. To save (download) the PDF, click the icon, located near the bottom of the browser window. If you do not see the save icon, move your mouse towards the bottom .

5. Find PDF documents and click on the arrow to expand the menu 6. Turn on the Download PDF files instead of automatically opening them in Chrome. The button will be solid blue. 7. Close the Settings tab, and you are now able to view PDF files in Chrome. Apple Safari. To view PDFs with Safari, you can do one of the following: 1. In Internet Explorer you can't print a web page to the FileCenter PDF Printer, even though you can print the page to a printer without any problem. Cause. New versions of Internet Explorer have a new feature called "Protected Mode" which prevents any untrusted website from saving any files to disk. This includes saving the site to disk as a PDF. Hi this is Jennie, The Happiness Wrangler at MLS-Delivery. This video discusses the methods to stop internet explorer from blocking downloads. Follow these.

Most likely a Windows Update has changed your file associations Tight click a PDF file, choose 'Open With' - Choose Another App Check the box marked 'Always use this app to open pdf' If Acrobat is not in the list, scroll to the bottom and click 'More Apps'. For example, if Internet Explorer always tries to bltadwin.ru files, scroll through the list until you find the entry for "zip". 3. Click on the file type, then the "Advanced" button. 4. Check the "Confirm after download" box, then click OK > Close. Not able to view file in internet explorer. Remove IE from the process so that PDFs open in Adobe Reader. Gear icon (or Alt + x)> Manage add-ons> [Show: All add-ons]> disable the Adobe PDF Reader add-on. Don.