Hi--
I upgraded from PDF-XChange Viewer to PDF-XChange Editor Plus and now when I preview a PDF in Windows Explorer, the Explorer window freezes indefinitely. If I have the Explorer window set to show the Details Pane, there are no issues. But if it's set to Preview Pane and I click on a PDF file, then it crashes. I've used the Shell Extension tool to set the handler to PDF X-Change but no luck.
Thoughts on how to fix this?
Thanks!
Sandheep
WIndows Explorer crashes on PDF preview
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Re: WIndows Explorer crashes on PDF preview
Hi Sandheep,
Thanks for the post - Can you please advise on the Version 7 and Build of the Editor you're using?
Thanks,
Thanks for the post - Can you please advise on the Version 7 and Build of the Editor you're using?
Thanks,
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Re: WIndows Explorer crashes on PDF preview
Will--
Thanks for the response. FYI...it seemed to be an issue with PDF Exchange Viewer also being installed on my machine. I uninstalled it, rebooted, re-ran the shell extension utillity, and made PDF Exchange Editor the default viewer for PDFs and now i'm all set.
Thanks,
Sandheep
Thanks for the response. FYI...it seemed to be an issue with PDF Exchange Viewer also being installed on my machine. I uninstalled it, rebooted, re-ran the shell extension utillity, and made PDF Exchange Editor the default viewer for PDFs and now i'm all set.
Thanks,
Sandheep
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Re: WIndows Explorer crashes on PDF preview

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