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#CAN I INSTALL MORE THAN ONE ADOBE ACROBAT VERSION UPGRADE#
Since you’re using an older version of the program, uninstall it and upgrade to the newest version from the Reader download page.
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You want this program because many websites distribute documents, manuals, and other information as PDF files, and you need this program to open and read them.
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If you keep it, download and install this update to Acrobat 5.5, which fixes some of the security problems.Īdobe Reader 8.3.1: As opposed to Adobe Acrobat, which lets you create PDF files, the free Adobe Reader program simply lets you view PDF files. If you’re not creating PDF files and have no plans to do so, delete this old version, as it has security problems. Short for Portable Document Format, PDF files preserve a document’s formatting: fonts, tables, graphics, and other items. Here are longer answers for the specific programs you found on your particular Windows XP computer:Īdobe Acrobat 5.0: Released in May of 2001, this commercial program lets you create or edit PDF files.
#CAN I INSTALL MORE THAN ONE ADOBE ACROBAT VERSION FOR FREE#
That’s because the latest versions of Adobe’s most popular and commonly found programs can be downloaded and re-installed for free from Adobe’s download page. The short answer is that you can delete many of them found on older PCs. But which ones do you need, and which can you safely delete? I’m trying to clean it up, and I discovered several Adobe programs: Acrobat, Air, Shockwave Player, and Flash Player.ĭo I need them all, or can they be safely deleted?Ī: Since its founding in 1982, Adobe Systems has released many programs, and you’ll find one or two Adobe programs on nearly every PC. Q: Recently a relative gave me a computer that runs Windows XP. Windows XP For Dummies, Second Edition (3).Windows 10 For Dummies Second Edition (2).Upgrading and Fixing PCs For Dummies (4).


#CAN I INSTALL MORE THAN ONE ADOBE ACROBAT VERSION HOW TO#
That is the only workaround area I think is available to me, and I’m looking for some insight on how to get both to work together on Win 7 64bit if anyone has done so. I’ve researched Adobe Acrobat 8 and Reader 8 or 9 co-existence issues at and find conflicting answers, one of which is do not install Reader when you already have a full Acrobat version on your system. If there is no Reader then there is no access. It is not a plug-in issue – I think it is a programming issue that fails to accept any pdf application other than the free Reader. When I click on each pdf icon to view/print or download, I get the message insisting on installing the latest Acrobat Reader to access them. It occurs only when I log in to certain sites that have pdf files I need. My current problem is not universal across all websites. It took me awhile to 1) update Acrobat 8 to 8.3 (which works fine with Win 7) 2) set it as a default and 3) get pdf’s to preview properly on almost all websites and within Win 7 explorer.exe and Outlook 2010. Thanks for responding – Acrobat 8 Pro and PDF Converter both have browser and MS Office plug-ins. Probably that one has no browser add on or plugin, so the browser does not use it.
