IE 6.0 SP1 freezes when loading pdf's

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Whenever I (left) click on a link in Internet Explorer
that leads to an adobe Portable Document Format (pdf)
file, Adobe Acrobat starts to load, and the "loading" box
finishes in what appears to be a normal manner, but
nothing is displayed in the browser. When I press
Ctrl+Alt+Del, the utility claims that the process loading
the pdf is using 99-100 percent of the cpu power, which
seems to indicate a bug. I can right click on the link
and save the target file to my hard drive, and then open
it in Adobe Acrobat without difficulty. I have installed
Windows XP SP1, and thus (the microsoft site claims) IE
SP1 with it. Any thoughts on how to get IE to read the
pdf files?
 
It's your adobe popping up the "check for updates" box... Of course it's
hidden UNDER your browser, so you can't see it and can't click on it.

Try going to a PDF that seems to lock up, then press the Windows key and D
key on the keyboard. All the programs should disappear. Then if you hit
Windows + D again they windows should come back with the adobe window in
front.
 
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