"Access Denied" Error

Disabling Secure Mode

Adobe Reader 10 is installed in a protected mode. One of the features of the secure mode is:

"Cannot open PDF files whose source is DFS or NFS: PDF files in shared locations on a distributed  or networked file system (DFS/NFS) cannot be opened. Attempting to open such a file results in an error opening this document. Access denied."

Unfortunately, the organization utilizes DFS and NFS for access to it's files on the server.  The solution is to disable protected mode by completing the following steps:

1. Within Adobe Reader, go to Edit > Preferences > General and deselect Enable Protected Mode at startup.
2. Restart Reader.