Hello,
<TL;DR> How can I set Adobe Pro Extended as the default .PDF handler with Adobe Reader XI present, in a TS/RDP environment. File Association & Default Application changes won't default to the version I want.</>
I have a terminal Server environment running Server 2012 R2.
I have a dual install of Adobe Pro Extended 9 & Adobe Reader XI (Adobe Pro Extended 9 alone works fine)
I have attempted various installations, no matter what order, toggles between install mode, no matter which application a repair is done to, once Reader XI is installed it becomes the default app.
I can't have it this way, the users are becoming annoyed.
Adobe Pro Extended 9 must be the default for all but 1 user, 1 poor receptionist who isn't doing what the rest of the staff do with Adobe Pro Extended.
They are why Reader XI is there, unfortunately.
I have:
- Right clicked a .PDF file, choosen Open with, told it to be default, even though I choose PRO, XI becomes default !
- In Control panel, default applications, Adobe XI is the only one in the list once it's installed. Even with Pro installed afterwards, XI remains alone.
- From the application it self, under Preferences>General> THERE IS NO BUTTON "Select Default PDF Handler".
Normally I would manually edit the registry, point to the right .EXE the but I'm not familiar with the strange voodoo Adobe does in there with PersistantHandlers.