Hello dahnkster, see : Use the Adobe Reader plugin to view or download PDF files

see also : Using a PDF reader plugin

thank you

Sounds that you experience of this bug that has landed in Firefox 31.

• bug 452254 - Register for audio/video .ogg and .pdf file handlers if nothing else has

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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html

Could you try the "Open With" solution in this thread: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1012877

Tried that and made changes in my settings. Even told Windows to 'Always use Adobe program' still opening with Mozilla Firefox.

Yes! It definitely happened during a Mozilla update in the past few weeks. Didn't notice it until all my Adobe pdf icons had disappeared.

I did BOTH of these things without success. When I open a pdf file, it shows the adobe icon in the document, but application is STILL being managed by Mozilla. I appreciate everyone's suggestions. I love my Mozilla community.

Did you try to right-click a PDF file in Windows Explorer and opened the "Open with" dialog? You should be able to set another application like the Adobe Reader to handle .pdf files.

I did do that, but for whatever reason it does not stop these files from being associated with Mozilla. I am completely buggered. I have read EVERY associated article in support forums, but none seems to solve this issue.

Even stranger is that My Computer.Tools >Folder Options>View tells me all the files are associated with Adobe, yet EVERY single pdf file on this computer STILL has a Mozilla Firefox icon. ???

You will have to change the icon as well.

• Control Panel (or Windows Explorer: Tools) > Folder Options > File Types

Hi dahnkster, were you able to change the icon through the File Types dialog? Another user suggested a registry edit, which obviously has a little more risk. Check the last several entries in the earlier thread, starting here: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1013642#answer-614450

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