Acrord32 error at XP shutdown, Adobe STILL hasn't fixed it

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I can't believe that, after several years knowing about this problem, Adobe
has still not fixed the ACRORD32 crash that occurs when you try to shut down
Windows. I know it has nothing to do with my particular computer because
this happens on my wife's laptop, my brother's machine, and my machine at
work. I have the latest version of Reader. Adobe offers a page describing
this problem that does nothing to resolve it. So my question is, when will
the company task their developers to actually come up with a fix?
 
Who cares about Adobe, dump it and get FoxitReader.

I did and I do not have to have 3rd party software to try to load it faster,
screw around with Adobe Plug-Ins, screw around deleting My eBooks folder, ad
infinitum. Or should that be ad nauseum?

Foxit Reader for Windows

<quote>
Foxit Reader is the only eligible alternative reader/viewer for PDF files
(eBooks). It's smaller, faster, and cleaner. And it's free.

You don't need to go through lengthy installation process to start using
Foxit Reader, just UNZIP the downloaded "foxitreader.zip" package into any
place you want, then run FoxitReader.exe.

You can set Foxit Reader as your default PDF reader, so you can double click
on PDF files to open them within Foxit Reader.

If you want to uninstall Foxit Reader, please remove all Foxit Reader files.
If you want to switch default PDF reader back to your previous reader,
please run the other reader (e.g. Adobe Reader) you have, and set it as the
default reader.
<quote>

Small, Fast, Clean, and FREE PDF Reader for Everyday Use
Download link at the left side of the page
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

Direct download link
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/foxitreader/foxitreader.zip

User Manual: download the user manual of Foxit Reader 1.3.
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/Foxit Reader Pro Manual.pdf


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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I can't believe that, after several years knowing about this problem, Adobe
has still not fixed the ACRORD32 crash that occurs when you try to shut
down Windows. I know it has nothing to do with my particular computer
because this happens on my wife's laptop, my brother's machine, and my
machine at work. I have the latest version of Reader. Adobe offers a page
describing this problem that does nothing to resolve it. So my question
is, when will the company task their developers to actually come up with a
fix?
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And why are you asking that question here - in a peer to peer XP OS
newsgroup?
 
And why are you asking that question here - in a peer to peer XP OS
newsgroup?
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Because this affects just about everyone who has WinXP with a "typical"
suite of corporate software. Maybe Microsoft should put this in their
knowledge base. Microsoft will sometimes note the especially bad
third-party crashers in the KB.
 
DD said:
Because this affects just about everyone who has WinXP with a "typical"
suite of corporate software. Maybe Microsoft should put this in their
knowledge base. Microsoft will sometimes note the especially bad
third-party crashers in the KB.
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My point is that you are not talking to MS here. This is a peer to peer
newsgroup. All the posters are volunteers.
 
DD

Is this problem still occurring with version 8?

I like Solution 1 in Adobe Knowledge Base:

"Close all open browsers on your computer and wait 5 to
7 minutes".


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Regards.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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Gerry said:
DD

Is this problem still occurring with version 8?

I like Solution 1 in Adobe Knowledge Base:

"Close all open browsers on your computer and wait 5 to
7 minutes".
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Heh. Gotta love it!
 
Rock said:
My point is that you are not talking to MS here. This is a peer to peer
newsgroup. All the posters are volunteers.
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Well, what did they volunteer for other than help users with their problems?
And having Acrord32 errors in XP (and all other versions of Windows) is a
problem and reduces the utility of the operating system.

Luckily, Foxit has solved this problem.

Graham
 
I am frankly quite surprised that Adobe Customer Relations
allowed such an admission on their web site!


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Gerry

~~~~~~~~
Enquire, plan and execute.
Stourport, England
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oops for a moment I thought I read I am a Master and you
are a Servant!


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Gerry

~~~~~~~~
Enquire, plan and execute.
Stourport, England
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Well, what did they volunteer for other than help users with their
problems?
And having Acrord32 errors in XP (and all other versions of Windows) is a
problem and reduces the utility of the operating system.

Luckily, Foxit has solved this problem.
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There is no help we can give in this instance to the OPs original question:

"when will the company task their developers to actually come up with a
fix?" Who knows.

Why waste time posting this question here? Now giving him an alternative to
Adobe is fine. Don't know if he wanted that or was asking for it. But that
was not his original question.

Foxit has not solved the problem, it's a workaround, albeit a good one one
and certainly removes the problem.
 
Because this affects just about everyone who has WinXP with a "typical"
suite of corporate software. Maybe Microsoft should put this in their
knowledge base. Microsoft will sometimes note the especially bad
third-party crashers in the KB.
Click to expand...

If you want to make a suggestion to MS then this is the mechanism for so
doing.

Contact Us
http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?WS=Wish

This newsgroup is not MS official support.
 
Rock


This newsgroup is not MS official support.
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This newsgroup facility is provided by Microsoft and is therefore an MS
Support service. The MVP programme again is sponsored and funded in
various ways by Microsoft. MVPs are expected to get involved in
newsgroup or other voluntary activities, which will generally benefit
users of Microsoft products. As you say MVPs posting in newsgroups are
volunteers and are not paid remuneration ( other than minimal fringe
benefits )
for their invaluable contributions to these newsgroups.

I appreciate that MVPs can get targeted unfairly by ignorant
individuals. In most cases they are best ignored as retaliation just
encourages them to have another go and others then join in. Just ignore
their comments.


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Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
"Here's another clue for you all, The Walrus was Paul"
-John Lennon "Glass Onion", from The Beatles -1968
 
Did I see you in 2001 lazing in the sun off Fisherman's Wharf, San
Francisco?
The one with the distinctive drawl!


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Gerry

~~~~~~~~
Enquire, plan and execute.
Stourport, England
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
Gerry Cornell said:
Rock




This newsgroup facility is provided by Microsoft and is therefore an MS
Support service. The MVP programme again is sponsored and funded in
various ways by Microsoft. MVPs are expected to get involved in newsgroup
or other voluntary activities, which will generally benefit users of
Microsoft products. As you say MVPs posting in newsgroups are volunteers
and are not paid remuneration ( other than minimal fringe benefits )
for their invaluable contributions to these newsgroups.

I appreciate that MVPs can get targeted unfairly by ignorant individuals.
In most cases they are best ignored as retaliation just encourages them to
have another go and others then join in. Just ignore their comments.
Click to expand...

Gerry, I appreciate what you say. It's not just for this thread or the OP,
it's for anyone else who may read it, so there are no misunderstandings.
 
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