Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 for Windows Vista
Submitted by todd on Wed, 2007-01-03 22:51
If you go to the Adobe Reader 8 download page and are running Windows Vista, it will detect it provides a link labeled as compatible with Vista.
I ran into a little glitch that I started noticing just the other day when installing applications. The installers for the last two Vista compatible applications I installed (including Adobe Reader 8) kept telling me to close Windows Explorer even though no IE7 or Windows Explorer file listing window was open. I had to go to Task Manager, end the Explorer process, and lose the GUI menus to complete the installation. Since I had no GUI after the installation, I pressed Ctrl-Alt-Del to get the Vista task chooser and forced a restart.
I'm having problems with
I'm having problems with Adobe Reader 8.1.2.(I'm using Windows Vista) It won't uninstall! Error 1606 could not access network location %APPDATA%\. Then it asks to retry or cancel. Has anyone encountered this problem? Can anyone help? Thanks
being a novice I am reading
being a novice I am reading and trying everything to understand this manupliation of vista and adobe combination. SO far no clue. No amount of downloading is helping me to open PDF files. Frustration...........
downloaded from the link
downloaded from the link below 'find files' installed, working fine absolutely no problems whatsoever, running on vista ultimate
Need help - everytime my
Need help - everytime my husband tries to open a program with a pdf file, he keeps getting a box that tells him he must purchase Adobe Professional. He has Adobe 8 and has even dowloaded 8.1.2(or something like that) but still cannot open the file. I can open the same file on my old Windows 2003 that's running Adobe 5. Can somebody shed some light on what we can do.
vista's probably gonna push
vista's probably gonna push everyone who got it back down to xp or force them to switch to apple. or linux. i installed acrbat 6 on my vista and it doesn't even detect my scanner
I recently downloaded the
I recently downloaded the most recent version of adobe reader on my vista PC, (8.1.1 I think?)
After completing the download, any time I go to open adobe a new window opens, which I assume is the licence agreement (I only know this because of the end result) After very briefly showing the adobe logo the page immediately says "this program cannot display the web page, most likely cause, you are not connected to the internet..."
Of course I am connected to the internet. The only thing I am able to do at that point is close that window at which time another appears saying "the licence agreement was not accepted the program will now close." I contacted adobe and the links they sent me were useless.
Has anyone had a similar situation? Resolution? Thanks in advance for any help anyone is able to give me!!
JR
Have the very same problem.
Have the very same problem. Will not allow me to open any webpage comes back saying the internet is not connected. Why does it "sucessfully" instal it when I download adobe8.1 just to come back and say not connected? very frustrating.
I too need HELP big time!
I have the same problem. I
I have the same problem. I get the license agreement to come up but I can't accept it--the system won't allow me to select accept. Instead, I finally cancel out of the license agreement without getting adobe to open. Then I get "the licence agreement was not accepted the program will now close." I haven't found one hint across the net on how to install adobe on vista correctly...any help out there?
Hi! I have Acrobat Reader
Hi!
I have Acrobat Reader 6.0 Profesional and I try to instal it on "vista" but during instalation it enter in "lup"(it stop in some moment and dont procide). Is Acrobat Reader 6.0 Profesional compatibel with "vista"?May be somebody know? Thanks in advance!
When I downloaded Adobe
When I downloaded Adobe Reader 8 for Vista and do the Adobe Updater to check for updates is keeps pulling up Adobe Reader 8.0 Language Support 13.6 MB even after installed this. How do I get this Language Support installed without the updater locating this update to be install again?
I just bought a new
I just bought a new computer, The OS is Windows Vista. The DVD Shrink I used on my XP system will not work on Vista. Anyone know where I can find a good dvd shrinker that works with Vista?
you would need to download
you would need to download the last version of dvd shrink which is DVD Shrink 3.2. We have vista and this version is compatiable with DVD Shrink 3.2. This is the final and last copy of DVD Shrink 3.2. you won't get any other versions that are compatiable with vista. you can download DVD Shrink 3.2 off the internet for free... Hope this helps u out!
Great, another unneeded
Great, another unneeded update to software so that we will have an excuse to shell out more money. What is wrong with Acrobat 7 on XP? Why a new version, even if it IS for another OS? It does the same thing, no?
FYI: Adobe Acrobat Reader 8
FYI: Adobe Acrobat Reader 8 is free.
I can't eve n install mine
I can't eve n install mine on vista, i get an error
"The temp folder is full or inaccessible. free up space on the drive or verify that you have write permission on the temp folder" and everything is working fine for vista as far as the temp is concerned... over all vista suks lol
just right click on the
just right click on the setup file and select "run as administrator".....
that's all....
You are the man!! Just had to
You are the man!! Just had to say thanks for the info on the problems installing adobe.
still having trouble even
still having trouble even though I said "run as administrator"..... Any suggestions PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEE
Kushan. Think before you
Kushan. Think before you say! 'admin mode' + 'xp comp mode' dude!
I tried what you said hoping
I tried what you said hoping that would indeed do the trick - however, it still gives me the same temp folder message. Any other ideas? Thanks in advance!
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=333643
view this
had the same error, same
had the same error, same problem.
re-downloaded a/b reader 8 and save to desktop. followed promps then box came up which had buttons [ retry and ignore ] i tryed to retry wouldnt work so clicked on ignore.no probs after that went straight to desktop reboot works fine.
All you have to do is go
All you have to do is go back in to task manager, select run then type explorer. No need to restart.
I got those same messages,
I got those same messages, but I just clicked "Ignore" and the install continued just fine... It just prompted me to reboot at the end of install (I suppose to change files used by Explorer or IE7).
I can't even extract adobe
I can't even extract adobe acr 8 installer....help!!!
I got the same error but i
I got the same error but i solved it,
1- right click the file named "AdbeRdr80_en_US.exe"
2- choose compatibility
3- choose compatibility mode for windows xp sp2
4- click ok
5- And run the file, it will work 100%
Thanks for the fix. Damn
Thanks for the fix.
Damn this Vista is the slickest, shiniest, most over-engineered steaming pile of shit I have ever seen. Every time I try to do ANYTHING, Vista finds a new way to make it harder, more annoying and 100% frustrating.
Its like Microsoft employed a team of top-gun usability experts to analyse every aspect of how an OS should work, and then did exactly the opposite.
Amen - I also had this issue
Amen - I also had this issue with a new Visa install on my laptop - this fix worked, and after reading your reply, my sides nearly burst I laughed so hard. To add to your comment, which I agree 100% with, since last December, I now use a Mac at home, and PC's at work. It is comical how much Microsoft has messed up their latest OS in their attempts to make it "better than any other Windows" and how seamless and easy the Mac OS X works. I am planning to upgrade to the new Leopard OS in January, and don't anticipate any issues in this upgrade. I will probably still be dealing with new issues from my Vista install on my work PC.
My recommendations to those who can - switch over to a Mac - you will rarely ever have any issues again.
This works fine except that
This works fine except that Compatability is under Properties. Thanks!
Good catch! I keep
Good catch! I keep forgetting about the compatibility mode option.
i tried the same thing for
i tried the same thing for adobe. i right clicked on the file but i didn't find any of the compactibity options in there.how do i install it. i am using the visa home premium edition.plz advice.
It's under Properties
It's under Properties