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PDF files not displaying at all

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I try opening pdf files with the firefox pdf reader plugin but that doesn't work. The only way I can view pdfs is to either save the link and open it manually or use internet explorer to view the pdf.

I try opening pdf files with the firefox pdf reader plugin but that doesn't work. The only way I can view pdfs is to either save the link and open it manually or use internet explorer to view the pdf.

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You can set the pdfjs.disabled pref to true on the about:config page to disable the build-in PDF viewer.

You can check the value of the plugin.disable_full_page_plugin_for_types pref on the about:config page and remove the application/pdf part if present or reset the pref to the default via the right-click context menu.

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