Adobe reader won't function

[confused]

It appears that ever since I downloaded IE 6 sp1, Adobe
reader won't open and therefore cannot download pdf
files. When I try to use adobe, the adobe copyright page
appears, then the hard drive chatters endlessly and
nothing happens. Then when any window is opened (such as
the start menu)only the part of the window that falls in
the previous adobe window frame appears. Then I usually
have to end windows explorer and restart the computer to
get rid of it. Adobe won't open even when I'm not on the
web but it all started when I downloaded sp1 (but perhaps
that's just a red herring). I removed Adobe and re-
installed it twice already with no help. I noticed with
one install it installed it to temp folder but the next
time I installed it under programs in the adobe folder
and still not working. Is this a problem with IE 6 sp1
and if so, any ideas how to fix it. Already worked my
way through most of the troubleshooting guideline on
adobe.

 

[H Leboeuf]

Check these out.
Also others have suggested to install the new reader direct from Adobe's
site.

Internet Explorer Opens a Blank Page with a Placeholder Icon Instead of a
..pdf File in Adobe Acrobat Reader
Internet Explorer may display a blank page with a placeholder icon instead
of displaying a Portable Document Format (.pdf) file with Adobe Acrobat
Reader.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=305153 (i. e. 5, 6.
W95/98/se/ME/W2000/NT/XP 6/5/2003)

Cannot Open a .pdf File with the File:// Protocol If the Address Contains a
"#" Character
For example, the problem may occur with Web addresses that have the
following format:
file:// servername/ sharename/ filename.pdf#location
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=322918 (i. e. 6. W98/se/ME/W2000/NT4/XP
5/8/2003)

"Internet Explorer Cannot Download" Error Message When You Use an HTTPS URL
to Open an Office Document or PDF File
When you try to open a Microsoft Office document or a PDF file by typing an
HTTPS Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the document on the Address bar in
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (SP1), the document may not open, and you
may receive the following error message:
Internet Explorer cannot download document.pdf from server
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=812935 (i. e. 6. 9/8/2003)