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February 3, 2003
PDF Warning

I want a "PDF Warning System" on my browser. Often, I click on a link and it turns out to be a PDF document. My computer then essentially freezes for 3 minutes while Acrobat Reader loads. Very annoying. I know that I can look in the status bar and see if the link in question is a PDF, but it's not instinctual to do this. Even the [PDF] marker on Google search results seldom prevents me from clicking on one.

I want a popup warning that says "you just requested a PDF, do you want to continue, Yes or No".
Posted at 3:49 AM | Comments (2)
Category: Internet



 Comments on this article:

delete nppdf32.dll from your browser plug-in directory. that will uninstall the pdf plugin and it should now ask you if you want to d/l it or open it with a program of your choice when you click on a pdf link.

 Posted by: Tom on February 3, 2003 12:24 PM

I had a feeling there was a way! Thanks Tom!

 Posted by: Nick on February 4, 2003 1:56 AM