Adobe Reader Problems

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I attempted the update to newest version, but that is ONLY for XP ! I was always told to remove all previous versions…which I did…BAD Mistake !!!
Anyway, after removing older version, rebooted, then went to the link provided, proceeded to re-download the Version 6.0.1 (the Basic version)…I got the following popup error after the Adobe Download Manager did it’s thing:
The configuration data for this product is corrupt. Contact your support personnel.
I went to the Adobe Support section, followed their instructions (removing via Add/Remove), searched for all references to Adobe/Acrobat, rebooted, went into SafeMode, searched the Registry for all Adobe/Acrobat, deleted those, rebooted, and came here for .

I need this stuff.

TIA

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Adobe’s site seems slow this morning… so I gave up and went to http://www.foxitsoftware.com/%5B/url%5D instead.

Others have recommended the Foxit Reader here before, but I haven’t tried it myself. The manual lists most versions of Windows that might still be in use.

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darn it! just finished typing a bunch of things here…went to ‘preview’…and it went to ‘expired’!
Anywho, all is ok now…I’m fixed as to Adobe…not updating/upgrading ever again!
Foxit is too bloated.

Thanks for the help.

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> Foxit is too bloated.

I’m not sure what you mean. The download (free version) is 1.3 MB. Does it expand hugely when you install it?

(For comparison, my Acrobat Reader 7 folder is about 144 MB…)

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It doesn’t expand at all – the downloadable .EXE is the standalone program – it will fit on and run from a floppy disk!
Too bloated?

Alan

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I goofed…meant to say not bloated, but ‘too complicated’. *goes to corner*

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I do agree on that generally. It doesn’t seem as intuitive as AR, and lacks some of the handier features IMO. Despite this, I still use it as my PDF reader… horses for courses.

Alan

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I like Foxit and use it for my primary PDF reader; lightweight and very fast. I keep Adobe though because for some reason Foxit can’t open some of the files I receive – but Adobe has no problem with them. Since disk space will likely never be a problem this approach works very well for me.

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ok…I done dood it!…I downloaded/installed Foxit…it’s just sitting there until I can use it.
BTW, I still have my Adobe.

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