# Gracefully Handling No Acrobat installed on Internet Explorer

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gracefully-handling-no-acrobat-installed-on-internet-explorer/234155>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [July 31, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gracefully-handling-no-acrobat-installed-on-internet-explorer/234155 "2007-07-31T04:20:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![dynamator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@dynamator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dynamator)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/gracefully-handling-no-acrobat-installed-on-internet-explorer/234155/1 "2007-07-31T04:20:25Z")

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I have a page with the imfamous ‘click here to download as a PDF’ link.

Safari - It shows the PDF right in the browser -GREAT!  
FireFox - It prompts me to save the file for later - OK  
IE 7 - It shows me a tiny dorpy little image icon with no CLUE as to what’s up.

Is there any way I can sniff for the lack of Acrobat in IE and prompt the user either get the plug-in or save the file?