# PDF link does not work in Windows XP SP2

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pdf-link-does-not-work-in-windows-xp-sp2/65490>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 27, 2004, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pdf-link-does-not-work-in-windows-xp-sp2/65490 "2004-09-27T01:48:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beebs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@Beebs](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Beebs)\
**Post date:** [September 27, 2004, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pdf-link-does-not-work-in-windows-xp-sp2/65490/1 "2004-09-27T01:48:57Z")

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Hi everyone,

This used to be okay before I upgraded my sistem to Windows XP SP2:

on(release) {  
getURL(“mypdf.pdf”, “\_blank”)

}

or I simply create hyperlink in my dynamic text link to the PDF file.

After I upgrade to Windows XP SP2, the browser will give error message : Action Cancelled. I know this error related to the Active X control to run PDF plugins automatically.

I was thinking that there is something wrong with the code or the hyperlink in the page that I made, and I have search the forum and try all the suggestion, but I realize that when I check my old project (that simply works to launch PDF) all the hyperlink to PDF does not work anymore. This is crazy, because I have lots of PDF link in my flash website project!

Does anyone notice this error message and had the solutions?( Oh, no… don’t tell me to use anything but Windows…🙂 )