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Why, when I try to download a file or document from the IFB – Project page do I just get a little icon of a cube with an error message – Error Locating Object Handler – ?

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Why, when I try to download a file or document from the IFB – Project page do I just get a little icon of a cube with an error message – Error Locating Object Handler – ?

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SYMPTOMS When you attempt to download a Portable Document Format (.pdf) file, you may receive the following error message: Error Locating Object Handler: There is no viewer available for the type of object you are trying to open. The following information is available about this object: Address of object: http://Web address Content Type: text/html Possible location of viewer: Microsoft ActiveX Gallery Do you want to go to this location to download a viewer for this type of object? If you click Yes, your browser is redirected to the following Web site: http://msdnisv.Microsoft.com/developer/thirdparty/ CAUSE This behavior can be caused by a dependency with a Netscape Navigator plug-in (Nppdf32.dll) for Adobe Acrobat Reader. RESOLUTION Install the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader software from the Adobe Web site (http://www.adobe.com) and the latest Netscape Communicator software from the Netscape Web site (http://www.netscape.com). Verify that the Nppdf32.dll file exists in the following fol

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