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My system is not reading Adobe: Help PLease

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I need to put Adobe Reader onto my system. No matter which browser I use to download it with, my system refuses to read, and therefore open, the file... When I select the option to search on the Net for whatever tool can open the thing I get zero results :rolleyes:

I have no idea what might be causing the problem, and I'd appreciate any help in solving the issue.

Cheers!

btw, if it makes a difference I run XP Home.

edit: sorry regarding the upper case "L" in my title where I've written "Please." Typo.. I wasn't trying to shout ;)
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Okay..

I just found that I had an uninstalled Adobe package on my machine, so I went ahead and installed it, no problem... I think...

Except, when I clicked on the document I was trying to view, I received an error message stating that Adobe had "encountered a problem," and needed to close... :confused:

I am wondering though, if it has something to do with my security settings somewhere on my comp.. Since I noticed while looking over the Adobe files that there is one for "Active X," which I suspect I might have disabled..
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Does this happen with any Adobe Acrobat document you try to open or just one or two?

It might be that the document is corrupt, not the program.
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[QUOTE=HighLordDave]Does this happen with any Adobe Acrobat document you try to open or just one or two?

It might be that the document is corrupt, not the program.[/QUOTE]

I've tried with several documents, because that thought had crossed my mind too. But in each case I get the same problem..
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Try using this.

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Thanks for the link Rookie. :)
I went to the Foxit site and was inpressed by the thought of being able to use a small and nimble PDF reader, which Adobe is not.

I downloaded it, and installed it, no problem....

Except I still can't read PDF files... :rolleyes:
I'm assuming it has something to do with the way I've configured my system *sigh* When I'm more awake I'll take another look at my security settings....
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Post by Rookierookie »

Just as a note, I'm still using Adobe, although after this thread I've decided to switch :rolleyes:

There are also several other free PDF readers. Search on Google. If all readers don't work, then the problem lies somewhere else.
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Cheers Rookie!

I got Foxit to work, it was just some basic fiddling. Gah... I hate settings sometimes!

It looks very nice btw, much cleaner than Adobe, and without all of the extraneous, resource-hogging features.

Also, I just discovered, it allows you to modify the document and save the changes; you can even easily copy text. Very nice indeed! :cool:
All this for free, and no unnecessary bells and whistles.
Adios Adobe! :D
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[QUOTE=dragon wench]Cheers Rookie!

I got Foxit to work, it was just some basic fiddling. Gah... I hate settings sometimes!

It looks very nice btw, much cleaner than Adobe, and without all of the extraneous, resource-hogging features.

Also, I just discovered, it allows you to modify the document and save the changes; you can even easily copy text. Very nice indeed! :cool:
All this for free, and no unnecessary bells and whistles.
Adios Adobe! :D [/QUOTE]

cool sounds good i might give it a go ;)
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