Silly guesses.

#1. Reader opens, but wants to check to see if there are updates available.
This dialog could be hidden, so try minimizing all the applications you
have running.

#2. Reader opens, but it's off the visible window. Do you see it in the
taskbar? If yes, right click on its icon and maximize.



Brian Mateer wrote:

I am unable to launch a PDF document in word/excel XP/2003 using the
Hyperlink facility. Every other type of document launches OK, but not PDF,
even from the same folder. Any ideas? Acrobat reader flashes onscreen for
fraction of a second, and disappears. Everything else works fine.

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Dave Peterson