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  • stilltheone
    stilltheone Posts: 2,131 Forumite
    i use ccleaner every week, not sure how thats goingto help me in this situation.

    i will do as instructed...

    It shows us that you don't have a PDF Reader installed... the lack of which is preventing you from reading your PDF files.
    You also don't have any Office software installed, so that will prevent you from reading some of your documents.

    I suspect that you don't have a problem 'downloading' anything. Your problem is opening the attachments that need these programs.
  • stilltheone
    stilltheone Posts: 2,131 Forumite
    from ccleaner:

    3Connect 3 Mobile Broadband 25/03/2011 3.0.0
    7-Zip 4.65 26/03/2011
    Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX Adobe Systems Incorporated 30/05/2011 6.00 MB 10.2.159.1
    Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin Adobe Systems Incorporated 02/04/2011 6.00 MB 10.2.153.1
    AVG 2011 AVG Technologies 29/03/2011 10.0.1209
    CCleaner Piriform 25/03/2011 3.05
    Google Chrome Google Inc. 25/03/2011 12.0.742.91
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Microsoft Corporation 30/05/2011 0.34 MB 8.0.59193
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.17 Microsoft Corporation 25/03/2011 0.58 MB 9.0.30729
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.4148 Microsoft Corporation 25/03/2011 0.58 MB 9.0.30729.4148
    Mozilla Firefox 4.0.1 (x86 en-GB) Mozilla 30/04/2011 30.0 MB 4.0.1
    Norton Security Scan Symantec Corporation 28/04/2011 3.1.1.6
    Windows Driver Package - OPTO ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD (optousb) Ports (06/02/2008 2.0.5.5) OPTO ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD 04/05/2011 06/02/2008 2.0.5.5
    Yahoo! BrowserPlus 2.9.8 Yahoo! Inc. 30/05/2011
    Yahoo! Search Protection 30/05/2011
    Yahoo! Software Update 30/05/2011
    Yahoo! Toolbar 30/05/2011
    ZTE_1.2059.0.8 25/03/2011


    You can use CCleaner to uninstall these programs:


    Norton Security Scan Symantec Corporation 28/04/2011 3.1.1.6

    Yahoo! BrowserPlus 2.9.8 Yahoo! Inc. 30/05/2011
    Yahoo! Search Protection 30/05/2011
    Yahoo! Software Update 30/05/2011
    Yahoo! Toolbar 30/05/2011


    What did you use before as an Office program?
    You can use RussJK's link in post #8 as a PDF Reader if you'd like.
  • RussJK
    RussJK Posts: 2,359 Forumite
    edited 15 June 2011 at 11:57AM
    aliEnRIK wrote: »
    You HAVE to install ASK? You cant just deselect it?

    Forces the Foxit Toolbar which is really the Ask Toolbar:

    foxitverynaughty.png
    Full screenshot here

    Bad Foxit! Bad!


    Edit: It would look like they've backed off a bit on this due to outcry, and the newest 501.0523 version looks like this when you uncheck the toolbar:

    foxitnaughty.jpg
    Full screenshot here
  • stilltheone
    stilltheone Posts: 2,131 Forumite
    RussJK wrote: »
    Yes in Version 4, they called it the Foxit browser plugin, making you think it would be what you let you view PDFs in the browser.

    Are you using 64bit Windows? That'll explain the issues with running programs with elevated rights in Sandboxie (Sandbox Settings > Restrictions > Drop Rights and clear the checkbox - but not recommended for general use)


    No, I'm not running 64 bit. It's just not working with that particular program. Perhaps it will on reboot.

    Version 4 was like this: foxit-reader-ask-toolbar-500x398.png

    It still had the Toolbar. Now it is a 'creator' Toolbar.

    I just unticked both options and then chose 'Decline' in order to proceed to the main installation without the Toolbar.

    But it is easy to think that they just had to untick the two options and then click 'I Accept' to proceed with the installation of the main software as usually you 'click 'I Accept' to agree to the terms of the licence.

    Other than the initial installation annoyance, I prefer to use the program in preference to the intrusive ADOBE Reader.
  • spud17
    spud17 Posts: 4,431 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    A good reason to move to PDF-XChange Viewer. It also has more functionality.
    Move along, nothing to see.
  • Toxteth_OGrady
    Toxteth_OGrady Posts: 3,958 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    spud17 wrote: »
    A good reason to move to PDF-XChange Viewer. It also has more functionality.

    100% agree. :T
    604!
  • blaque*angel
    blaque*angel Posts: 1,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    so i have to install ODF XChange viewer?
  • blaque*angel
    blaque*angel Posts: 1,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edit the above post..PDF Sorry
  • blaque*angel
    blaque*angel Posts: 1,177 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    grrrr now the attachments are being opened with paint. how do i rectify this? pictures are extremely large etc
  • stilltheone
    stilltheone Posts: 2,131 Forumite
    Right Click on the files, choose 'Open with' and then the program with which you wish to open the files.

    Remove the tick, from 'always open with...' until you are sure it is the program that you want to be associated.
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