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#1 User is offline   MickinPlymouthUK 

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Posted 29 April 2009 - 06:22 PM

Hi, whenever I try to download a pdf file from the net, nothing happens, I just get a blank white window with the word 'Done' at bottom left.
There's no download progress bar or 'working' icon or anything.
Am I just supposed to sit and wait twiddling my thumbs hoping it's downloading behind the scenes or what?
How long should I wait?
I'm XP Home
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Posted 29 April 2009 - 06:34 PM

If you are using Adobe reader try uninstalling and re-installing the application.

If you would like to try a very nice PDF reader other than Adobe go here: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/


It is less than 4 Mb in size compared to Adobe which is a huge download. I use Foxit in Win Vista-XP Pro and Win Xp Home editions without any problems whatsoever.

Try it ; you'll like it

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Oh! I forgot to say it is a free application!

This post has been edited by ranger72: 29 April 2009 - 06:36 PM

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Posted 29 April 2009 - 08:06 PM

Try right-clicking and save link as on the download link.
When download finishe, you can open it.
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 10:57 AM

Thanx guys..:thumbsup:

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Posted 30 April 2009 - 01:21 PM

You are welcome :-)
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Posted 30 April 2009 - 03:36 PM

Were you able to fix the problem? :thumbsup:
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Posted 12 May 2009 - 04:43 AM

I'm always wary of saying "problem solved" in case it hiccups again further down the line.
At the moment therefore i can only say "it seems to be fixed"..:thumbsup:

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Posted 12 May 2009 - 07:56 AM

Sounds good for now! :thumbsup:
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