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Subject: Re: Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
From: Albert Ross
Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 18:56:47 +0100
Newsgroups: uk.comp.homebuilt

On Wed, 23 May 2007 13:54:21 +0100, "Brownz @ Work"
<someone.not@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>So, clean XPSP2 install from OEM Slipstream CD..
>Update Intel Chipset Drivers with latest from Intel.
>Update Nvidia Drivers with latest from Nvidia.
>Update Audigy Drivers with latest from CLabs.
>Update NIC Driver with latest from Intel.
>Run WUPDATE and install all Windows Updates.
>Install MS Office 2003.
>Install NAV Corp.
>Install Acrobat Reader 8.0 - It finishes the install cleanly, icon appears 
>on the desktop, PDF files associate and change their icon.
>But the PC won't launch reader at all.
>Double clicking a PDF, or just running the EXE, it just won't launch. Any 
>ideas anyone ?
>I tried installing in XP Safe Mode as well, but the installer doesn't like 
>doing that.

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/index.htm

Even if you get the Adobe monster working you may find you prefer one
of these

HTH ;)


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