Windows 7 Anyone know of a 64Bit PDF Viewer that supports Windows Preview?

[thestonefox]

I've tried sumatra but it doesnt support Windows Preview.

FoxIt doesnt seem to be 64 bit native

I dont want to use Acrobat as its utter bloatware.

Any other ideas?

 

[RAK]

This one runs fine on my Windows 7 64Bit.
Foxit Software - Downloads(Latest Version)

 

[thestonefox]

Yes Foxit "Runs" fine on 64Bit, but it is not 64 Bit native, it installs to the Program Files(x86) folder.

I want as much 64 bit native software as I can get

 

[tblount]

I've tried sumatra but it doesnt support Windows Preview.

FoxIt doesnt seem to be 64 bit native

I dont want to use Acrobat as its utter bloatware.

Any other ideas?

Here is some related notes from one of my blogs:


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You got Malware

Another dirty trick Adobe is guilty of is automatically installing McAfee AV
on your system AND activating it to always run, when you download their PDF
reader. Windows has no PDF reader and Adobe has always been the program to
access PDF files. However after this fiasco I found another one that is
free and works very well. When you set it up it associates with PDF files
automatically. I found no signs of malware included.

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[thestonefox]

Ive just tried PDF Xchange which is 64 bit native, but doesnt support file previews in explorer (no preview handler!)

FoxIT has a preview handler plugin, but i cant seem to find one for PDF Xchange

 

[thestonefox]

I think he means

Sumatra PDF viewer by Krzysztof Kowalczyk

its for Sumatra, which is good but not 64bit native and has no preview handler

 

[RAK]

As you have firmly decided not to use Acrobat (A good decision!) , I gues Tbount's post is of little interest. I wonder if you can find something here:
64bit and x64 - PDF-XChange Viewer

 

[thestonefox]

The problem with all the alternatives is none of them offer the complete acrobat package.

What i want is.....

Free PDF Viewer
Browser integration
Explorer Icon Previews
Vista/Windows 7 Preview Handler (the big preview in the preview pane)
and native 64Bit

FoxIt comes close, but no native 64bit

The only thing that wins so far is acrobat i think, which i refuse to go with because I hate the shite that downloads with it, and its clunky as a monkey who smells kind of funky.