Commoduro Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Hi. I have downloaded some game manuals for Launchbox in pdf files, but when I try to open them (selecting the game and then: Media>Show Manual) nothing happens. But the strangest thing is that after this, Adobe Acrobat does not work anymore. I try to open any pdf file with it and it does nothing. In fact I have to restart the computer to make Adobe Acrobat work again. Any help, please? Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skizzosjt Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 6 hours ago, Commoduro said: Hi. I have downloaded some game manuals for Launchbox in pdf files, but when I try to open them (selecting the game and then: Media>Show Manual) nothing happens. But the strangest thing is that after this, Adobe Acrobat does not work anymore. I try to open any pdf file with it and it does nothing. In fact I have to restart the computer to make Adobe Acrobat work again. Any help, please? Thanks a lot. after you try opening the manual through LB and discover you can no longer open other PDF files outside of LB, please take a look through Task Manager. If you see Adobe Acrobat then end that process and then try opening a PDF outside of LB. my guess is the program/process is stuck in the background and doesn't want to do anything until it's closed and opened again. I know that doesn't solve the root problem, but it could save you from doing the restarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commoduro Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 Thanks for your reply. Yes, Task Manager lets me close Adobe and then restart is not more necessary restarting the pc. Many thanks! Any idea about why Launch Box is not able to open pdf files? Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skizzosjt Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 18 hours ago, Commoduro said: Any idea about why Launch Box is not able to open pdf files? Thanks again. well, LaunchBox does open PDF files. it's actually the main purpose of the manual viewing feature from what I can tell. PDFs on my system open up to Microsoft Edge by default, rather than any Adobe kind of program. I don't notice any issue viewing PDFs as manuals in LB or BB, or in Windows after viewing PDFs from within LB or BB. You could try making Edge your default program to open PDFs and see if that makes a difference? Just as easy as it is to change to Edge, you can change it back to Adobe with the same step if it doesn't work out. Right click on a PDF file > Open with > Choose another app Make sure to select "always use this app to open PDF files" You might have to click "more apps" and scroll to bottom and search for the Edge program if it's not in the list. Use the "Look for another app on this PC" link for that if needed If that doesn't help fix your problems, and you want to change back to Adobe, repeat the same steps but select Adobe instead of Edge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commoduro Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 Thanks for the idea. It seems to work. I do not know why Launchbox does not open my Adobe Acrobat but it works fine with pdf files opening in a website. Thanks for your help. Best regards 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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