Wednesday, December 26, 2007

How to prevent PDF's from freezing FireFox?

If your Firefox is freezing when you click on a PDF link, it means that there is some problem with an associated Firefox plug-in. There are several ways to fix this problem:




  1. Download and Install Firefox plug-in.

  2. Uninstall and Reinstall Firefox.

  3. Uninstall and Reinstall Adobe Reader.






1. 
Download and Install Firefox plug-in:



By downloading a plug-in which is available on Firefox website, you can have an option of opening a PDF file in HTML format.



Important: If you choose to download this Firefox plug-in, ensure that you have a copy of Adobe Reader installed on your computer.  Otherwise this won't work.



Here's what you do to download and install the plug-in:




  1. Open Firefox Browser.

  2. Key in, https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/636/ in the address bar.



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  3. Click on Install Now shown on the web page to download the file.



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  4. In few seconds, you will see a Firefox pop-up prompting you to install the plug-in.  Click Install Now to proceed.



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  5. After the installation completes, close and restart Firefox.

  6. You need to make some changes to the browser settings for the plug-in to work properly.

    • Click Tools -> Add-ons.



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    • Click on Extensions, navigate to PDF Download item and then click Options.



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    • Select General tab.  Check Open PDF check box.



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    • Select PDF Opening tab.  Check Use OS Default Viewer check box.



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    • Close and restart Firefox.







The above steps should take care of your problem but if doesn't then, try the steps below





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2.  Uninstall and Reinstall Firefox:



Before you go ahead, check the Firefox version you have.  Here's how you check it:




  1. Open Firefox browser.

  2. On the menu bar, click Help > About Mozilla Firefox.



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  3. It should show up something like below:



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  4. The latest version of Firefox is version (2.0.0.1).  If you are still running the older version, consider upgrading it to the new one.  Click here to download latest version of Firefox.

  5. Uninstall the existing Firefox (if you have an older version).  Here's how you do it:

    • From your desktop, click Start > Control Panel.

    • Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.



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    • Navigate to the item that says Mozilla Firefox and click Remove.



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    • This will take you to Firefox uninstallation wizard, follow the steps to remove Firefox.



  6. After it is done, double-click on the file that you have downloaded for the Firefox browser and install it.




Note:  Most of the times, uninstalling and reinstalling takes care of most of the issues with the browsers.





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3.  Uninstall and Reinstall Adobe Reader:



Before you go ahead, check the Adobe Reader version you have.  Here's how you check it:




  1. Open Adobe Reader.

  2. On the menu bar, click Help -> About Adobe Reader.



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  3. It should show up something like below:



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  4. The latest version of Adobe reader is version (8.0.0).  If you are still running the older version, consider upgrading it to the new one.  Click here to download latest version of Adobe Reader.

  5. Uninstall the existing Adobe Reader (if you have an older version).  Here's how you do it:

    • From your desktop, click Start -> Control Panel.

    • Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.



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    • Navigate to the item that says Adobe Reader and click Remove.



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  6. After it is done, double-click on the file that you have downloaded for the Adobe Reader and install it.




Note:  Most of the times, uninstalling and reinstalling takes care of most of the issues you encounter.





These steps above should fix your problem.

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