Can't open PDF files in SharePoint 2010 with I

Question

So we couldn't open .pdf in the browser in our SP2010 site. I set the setting to permissive browser file handling in central admin. I then found out that there's a bug that if a site is created from a custom template the pdf files uploaded to that site will still prompt for either Save or Cancel. I ran a hotfix on the server http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2459108

Consider the following scenario:

• You set Browser File Handling to Permissive for a web application in the General settings page in SharePoint 2010 Central Administration.
• You create a document library, and then upload an html document.
• You open the html document in the browser.
  Note You are not prompted to download the html document and it is rendered in the browser.
• You select to include the content when you save the SharePoint site as a template.
• You use the template to create a new SharePoint site in the same web application.

In this scenario, the Browser File Handling list setting for the document library in the new site is set to Strict. Additionally, when you open the html document, you are prompted to download the file.

Now when I click on a pdf with firefox I can open it directly but with internet explorer (8 and 9, default settings) I still can't do it, what's the solution here?

Edit: Maybe it always worked in firefox, anyway, when I create a new library it works as expected. How can I run this setting on all libraries?

Answer 1

Encryption and SharePoint don't play well together

Right click My Documents or source folder Select Properties > Advanced (button) Uncheck "Encrypt contents to secure data"

This should solve many SharePoint problems you might have, including files not opening properly.