Article - CS217289
Creo View fails to open PDF representation with error “Failed to load the file. Check the Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader installation.”
Modified: 10-Sep-2015
Applies To
- Creo View 1.0 to 8.0
- Windchill PDMLink 9.1 to 12.0
- Windchill ProjectLink 9.1 to 12.0
- Windchill PDM Essentials 10.1 to 12.0
- Pro/INTRALINK 8.x + 9.1 to 12.0
- PTC Arbortext Content Manager 9.1 to 10.2
- Visualization Services (WVS)
- Adobe Reader
- Adobe Acrobat
- Internet Explorer
- Mozilla Firefox
- Google Chrome
Description
- Creo View fails to open PDF representation in standalone or connected session if Adobe PDF Reader ActiveX Control is disabled from Internet Explorer
- Error dialogue message is:
Failed to load the file. Check the Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader installation.

- This is applicable when Creo View is running in standalone mode or embedded in any browser
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