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Started by jackiemarie , Feb 03 2010 02:49 PM

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#1 jackiemarie

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 02:49 PM

Because I know next to nothing, this has to be simple. I had to uninstall Adobe Acrobat 6.0 and reinstalled using the disk. Now when I try to access a pdf file, it never even opens it, no error messages appear, just the entire connection evaporates into space - all in about 3 seconds. Some IT folks that saw it said they'd never seen anything like it.
Now I've uninstalled everything with 'adobe' on it at Control Panel>Add/Remove Programs. What is first? Do I install the Adobe Download Manager, then reinstall with the disk, then download the Reader 9.3?

Any suggestions, please and thank you.
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Posted 03 February 2010 - 03:30 PM

If you are just using the pdf reader, try something different
Foxit:
http://download.cnet.com/Foxit-Reader/3000...4-10313206.html
PDF-XCHANGE VIEWER
http://download.cnet.com/PDF-XChange-Viewe...4-10598377.html

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#3 jackiemarie

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Posted 03 February 2010 - 04:51 PM

Thanks, garmanma; in the meantime I read a horrible review of the Foxit and the pdf-Exchange link I used said the website was updating and to check back later (these were in older pages of the All Other Applications Forums.
Therefore, I reinstalled Abode Shockwave Player and Adobe Flash Player from the Adobe downloads site which brought with in the Adobe Download Manager; then re-installed 6.0 using the disk; then went to a download site in the UK for the free download of Adobe 8.2 Reader (because the Reader 9.3 comes with Acrobat on Adobe Air--just too much), and voila! I can open pdf files once more.
I really appreciate bleeping computer; older folks like me really need the info that is found here.
Blessings,
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