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Acrobat PDF Plug-in Does Not Load in Safari 64-bit Web Browser on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6).

Issue

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Acrobat PDF Plug-in does not load in Safari 64-bit Web Browser on Mac OS X Snow Leopard (v10.6).

Reason

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Apple Mac OS X 10.6 updates Safari to 64-bit. The browser plug-in installed by Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader 9.x and earlier is 32-bit. As a result PDF files will not view in-line when using Safari using Adobe Acrobat or Reader. 

Solution

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Customers can run Safari in 32-bit, which will allow the Adobe Acrobat/Reader plug-in to load and be used. 

In order to run Safari in 32-bit mode, follow the instructions below:

1.  If Safari is open quit Safari by going to Safari>Quit Safari

2.  Open a new Finder window and navigate to the Applications folder.

3.  In the Finder, select Safari.

4.  Go to File>Get Info.

5. In the "Safari Info" window, open the "General" section.

6.  Select the check box "Open in 32-bit mode"

7.  Close the "Safari Info" window.

8.  Re-launch Safari.

 

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