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After having read all sorts of articles online on how to get Adobe Acrobat and SharePoint to work together, I think I have finally found the right combination of actions.
The first step that most people are familiar with is the addition of a mapping in the DOCICON.xml file. For those who aren’t the steps are:
1.       Edit DOCICON.XML
a.       Path: C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\TEMPLATE\XML\DOCICON.XML
2.       Add an entry to support PDF files.
a.       <Mapping Key="pdf" Value="icpdf.gif" EditText="Adobe Acrobat" OpenControl="SharePoint.OpenDocuments" />

Please note the second part of the entry EditText="Adobe Acrobat" OpenControl="SharePoint.OpenDocuments"  which is critical to achieving the Edit in functionality

This step will provide a nice link that allows users to edit documents in Adobe Acrobat.
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For some users the previous step described would be enough and they can now edit PDF’s stored in SharePoint and save the documents right back to SharePoint, but for the majority of us will get the dreaded error message saying that you need a Windows SharePoint Services compatible application to edit PDF’s.
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After some research on how SharePoint open documents under the hood, the steps I took to remedy this situation involved changing settings in Adobe Acrobat. In Adobe Acrobat, select “Edit – Preferences – Internet” and find the check box labeled “Display PDF in browser”. For some people it is already checked and for others it is not. Changing this setting triggers acrobat to perform some sort of browser integration installation.
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If the option is already checked, uncheck it and allow acrobat to perform the un-install. Then open acrobat again, check the option, and allow SharePoint to install the integration component.
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 It is my belief that whatever browser integration acrobat installs is failing or missing on those machines that receive the “compatible application” error message”. It may also help to close all your browser session when the installation is running, although I can’t confirm. Also, machines with acrobat reader and acrobat standard/professional may continue to experience problems until the option is unchecked on both instances of acrobat.

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  1. AnonymousAugust 12, 2016 at 1:04 PM

    Thanks Srikanth for this particular Blog and your completed solution.

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