Adobe Acrobat Reader glitch

[Jo-Anne]

Tonight, after Secunia PSI informed me that some of my programs were
security risks because they weren't the latest versions, I updated Adobe Air
and Adobe Flash Player. Adobe Acrobat was already up-to-date (version 9), so
I didn't do anything with it.

After the updating, I was unable to open PDF files from my hard drive; and
on the internet I was getting a box asking if I wanted to download each file
(where, before, PDF files simply opened automatically in Adobe Reader).

I "reattached" PDF files to Adobe Acrobat Reader, and now I can open files
on my hard drive. However, I'm still having problems with PDF files on the
internet. It looks like the files are being downloaded, just as if they were
programs. I checked the box not to ask each time if they should be
downloaded, so the download is automatic--but it takes time and isn't the
way things were done before.

Is there anything I can do to make things work the way they should? Will I
need to uninstall Adobe Reader and Adobe Air (it originally came with Reader
9) and reinstall Reader?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

 

[db.·.. >]

i believe that flash ver 10
is the current version avail
from acrobat.

also, i don't use "their air"
and haven't found a usefulness
for it other than cluttering my
machine. so i have uninstalled it.

in regards to the browser,
it may require that the
add-in/browser helper object
for opening acrobat be enabled
and or active.

the add-ins can be founds under
tools of the ie browser.

however, the dysfunction with
viewing pdf via the browser may
be cleared up when you install
ver 10.

also, there have been some
issues with ver 9 remnants of
the player being left in the registry
after installing ver 10.

in which case a registry cleaning
may be required.

--

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces

 

[Jo-Anne]

Thank you, db. Version 9 is the current version of Reader (10 is current for
Flash, as you noted). I finally gave up and uninstalled all three Reader
programs: AIR, Acrobat.com, and Reader. Then I reinstalled Reader 9.
Everything seems to be working for now.

Jo-Anne

 

[db.·.. >]

glad you got it
straightened out.
and you're welcome.

i did get confused
between the flash
and the reader.


--

db·´¯`·...¸><)))º>
DatabaseBen, Retired Professional
- Systems Analyst
- Database Developer
- Accountancy
- Veteran of the Armed Forces

 

[Jim]

Tonight, after Secunia PSI informed me that some of my programs were
security risks because they weren't the latest versions, I updated Adobe Air
and Adobe Flash Player. Adobe Acrobat was already up-to-date (version 9), so
I didn't do anything with it.

After the updating, I was unable to open PDF files from my hard drive; and
on the internet I was getting a box asking if I wanted to download each file
(where, before, PDF files simply opened automatically in Adobe Reader).

I "reattached" PDF files to Adobe Acrobat Reader, and now I can open files
on my hard drive. However, I'm still having problems with PDF files on the
internet. It looks like the files are being downloaded, just as if they were
programs. I checked the box not to ask each time if they should be
downloaded, so the download is automatic--but it takes time and isn't the
way things were done before.

Is there anything I can do to make things work the way they should? Will I
need to uninstall Adobe Reader and Adobe Air (it originally came with Reader
9) and reinstall Reader?

Thank you!

Jo-Anne

Get rid of Secunia , find free applications on the web
Do a system restore to when it was working properly .
( If you are only using the reader , install Foxitsoftware reader
instead ) .

 

[Jo-Anne]

Get rid of Secunia , find free applications on the web
Do a system restore to when it was working properly .
( If you are only using the reader , install Foxitsoftware reader
instead ) .

Thank you, Jim! I ended up uninstalling Adobe Reader, AIR, and Acrobat and
reinstalling Reader. I think I'm back to normal now. I will look into Foxit,
though.

Jo-Anne

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 12/4/2008 1:54 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:

Thank you, Jim! I ended up uninstalling Adobe Reader, AIR, and Acrobat and
reinstalling Reader. I think I'm back to normal now. I will look into Foxit,
though.

Jo-Anne

Hi Jo-Anne,

Foxit works great for 98% of the websites. Some sites however, code
specifically for Adobe API's I believe. I have some college sites that
will only open with Adobe Reader, so I have v7 installed for those
occasional sites. Other than that, Foxit is much faster than AR.

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[Bill in Co.]

Thank you, Jim! I ended up uninstalling Adobe Reader, AIR, and Acrobat and
reinstalling Reader. I think I'm back to normal now. I will look into
Foxit,
though.

Jo-Anne

But as pointed out by some others, you still might find a need for Adobe
Reader, which is generally more capable. And you could have it in addition
to having Foxit (which is pretty good) like I do.

So you might at least reconsider installing an older version of Adobe
Reader. I'm still using version 8 (NOT 9 or later), and have it as my
default reader for PDF (and not Foxit - for the default).

 

[Jo-Anne]

The date and time was 12/4/2008 1:54 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:


Hi Jo-Anne,

Foxit works great for 98% of the websites. Some sites however, code
specifically for Adobe API's I believe. I have some college sites that
will only open with Adobe Reader, so I have v7 installed for those
occasional sites. Other than that, Foxit is much faster than AR.

--
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[Jo-Anne]

The date and time was 12/4/2008 1:54 PM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:


Hi Jo-Anne,

Foxit works great for 98% of the websites. Some sites however, code
specifically for Adobe API's I believe. I have some college sites that
will only open with Adobe Reader, so I have v7 installed for those
occasional sites. Other than that, Foxit is much faster than AR.

--
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Thank you, Terry! I've bookmarked Foxit but for the moment am keeping Adobe
Reader as well. I think Secunia claimed that older versions of even Reader
are security risks. I don't know how to check that, since I updated
everything as it suggested.

Jo-Anne

 

[Jo-Anne]

But as pointed out by some others, you still might find a need for Adobe
Reader, which is generally more capable. And you could have it in
addition to having Foxit (which is pretty good) like I do.

So you might at least reconsider installing an older version of Adobe
Reader. I'm still using version 8 (NOT 9 or later), and have it as my
default reader for PDF (and not Foxit - for the default).

Thank you, Bill! As I mentioned to Terry, I think Secunia shows even Adobe
Reader as a security risk if it's not up-to-date, so for now I'll continue
with version 9 and check into Foxit as well.

Jo-Anne

 

[Terry R.]

The date and time was 12/5/2008 10:24 AM, and on a whim, Jo-Anne pounded
out on the keyboard:

Thank you, Terry! I've bookmarked Foxit but for the moment am keeping Adobe
Reader as well. I think Secunia claimed that older versions of even Reader
are security risks. I don't know how to check that, since I updated
everything as it suggested.

Jo-Anne

Hi Jo-Anne,

Yes, any more ANYTHING is a security risk. But version 7 is much faster
and I rarely use it at all, only for those sites that look only for Adobe.

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