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Beware of Adobe Reader 9

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Emrys Davies

Flightless Bird
I have Win7 , WLM and Adobe Reader 8

I updated to Adobe Reader 9.3 and found that YouTube was dead so I did a
Restore Point and found that the update was the baddie. Now, with that
gone, all is well.

I
 
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SC Tom

Flightless Bird
"Emrys Davies" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>I have Win7 , WLM and Adobe Reader 8
>
> I updated to Adobe Reader 9.3 and found that YouTube was dead so I did a
> Restore Point and found that the update was the baddie. Now, with that
> gone, all is well.
>
> I

I didn't have that same problem, but I got real tired real quick of Adobe
trying almost daily to look for updates, even though I set it not to in the
preferences/options. I even deleted the registry /Run entry, and that would
be back within a day or two. I uninstalled Reader and instead went with
PDF-Xchange Viewer, a freebie from here:
http://www.docu-track.com/product/downloads . It's quick, has a smaller
footprint, and hasn't given me a warning for anything since installation.
--
SC Tom
 
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DanS

Flightless Bird
"SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in
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>
> "Emrys Davies" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:81jhvqFsj3U1@mid.individual.net...
>>I have Win7 , WLM and Adobe Reader 8
>>
>> I updated to Adobe Reader 9.3 and found that YouTube was
>> dead so I did a Restore Point and found that the update
>> was the baddie. Now, with that gone, all is well.
>>
>> I
>
> I didn't have that same problem, but I got real tired real
> quick of Adobe trying almost daily to look for updates,
> even though I set it not to in the preferences/options. I
> even deleted the registry /Run entry, and that would be
> back within a day or two. I uninstalled Reader and instead
> went with PDF-Xchange Viewer, a freebie from here:
> http://www.docu-track.com/product/downloads . It's quick,
> has a smaller footprint, and hasn't given me a warning for
> anything since installation.

I dumped Adobe Reader a long time ago....

One reason was that it constantly wants to check for updates,
even though you tell it not to.

The other, was it is a big-bloated pig. It takes longer for
Adobe Reader to just initialize in a browser, than it does to
d/l the entire PDF and open it and read a couple pages using
Foxit Reader.
 
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Emrys Davies

Flightless Bird
"SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Emrys Davies" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:81jhvqFsj3U1@mid.individual.net...
>>I have Win7 , WLM and Adobe Reader 8
>>
>> I updated to Adobe Reader 9.3 and found that YouTube was dead so I did a
>> Restore Point and found that the update was the baddie. Now, with that
>> gone, all is well.
>>
>> I
>
> I didn't have that same problem, but I got real tired real quick of Adobe
> trying almost daily to look for updates, even though I set it not to in
> the preferences/options. I even deleted the registry /Run entry, and that
> would be back within a day or two. I uninstalled Reader and instead went
> with PDF-Xchange Viewer, a freebie from here:
> http://www.docu-track.com/product/downloads . It's quick, has a smaller
> footprint, and hasn't given me a warning for anything since installation.
> --
> SC Tom

Glad I posted. I was getting annoyed with Adobe 8 and its reminders so on
reading your post I got rid of it and, following your advice, I downloaded
PDF-Xchange Viewer. Thanks for that.
 
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SC Tom

Flightless Bird
"Emrys Davies" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>
> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
> news:4b1tn.173699$wr5.113604@newsfe22.iad...
>>
>> "Emrys Davies" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
>> news:81jhvqFsj3U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>I have Win7 , WLM and Adobe Reader 8
>>>
>>> I updated to Adobe Reader 9.3 and found that YouTube was dead so I did a
>>> Restore Point and found that the update was the baddie. Now, with that
>>> gone, all is well.
>>>
>>> I
>>
>> I didn't have that same problem, but I got real tired real quick of Adobe
>> trying almost daily to look for updates, even though I set it not to in
>> the preferences/options. I even deleted the registry /Run entry, and that
>> would be back within a day or two. I uninstalled Reader and instead went
>> with PDF-Xchange Viewer, a freebie from here:
>> http://www.docu-track.com/product/downloads . It's quick, has a smaller
>> footprint, and hasn't given me a warning for anything since installation.
>> --
>> SC Tom
>
> Glad I posted. I was getting annoyed with Adobe 8 and its reminders so on
> reading your post I got rid of it and, following your advice, I downloaded
> PDF-Xchange Viewer. Thanks for that.
>
>
You're welcome. I hope you like it as much as I do. Another freebie I use is
PDF Creator http://www.pdfforge.org/ . It creates a "printer" that you use
to create a PDF from a current document, scan, or anything that can be
printed.
--
SC Tom
 
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RedDog

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 13:30:50 +0100, "Emrys Davies" <me@privacy.net> wrote:

>I have Win7 , WLM and Adobe Reader 8
>
>I updated to Adobe Reader 9.3 and found that YouTube was dead so I did a
>Restore Point and found that the update was the baddie. Now, with that
>gone, all is well.
>
>I
Was using 7, went to 8 and it SUCKED so bad I took it off and reinstalled 7. I'd
hate to see what 9 is like
 
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Trimble Bracegirdle

Flightless Bird
I also dislike The Adobe PDF reader ...I'm still using v 6 (yes version six)
despite its regular demands for updates, as my in Browser PDF viewer..
still does the job in both FIREFOX & I.E. .
Will the recommended PDF-XChange Viewer browser integrate & do all the
PDF view things as the Adobe ???
(\__/)
(='.':]
(")_(") mouse
 
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SC Tom

Flightless Bird
"Trimble Bracegirdle" <no-spam@never.spam> wrote in message
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>I also dislike The Adobe PDF reader ...I'm still using v 6 (yes version
>six)
> despite its regular demands for updates, as my in Browser PDF viewer..
> still does the job in both FIREFOX & I.E. .
> Will the recommended PDF-XChange Viewer browser integrate & do all the
> PDF view things as the Adobe ???
> (\__/)
> (='.':]
> (")_(") mouse
>
>

If you click on a pdf link in a web page, it'll open like Adobe did, if
that's what you mean.
--
SC Tom

"Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed
any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
Lt. Col. J.D. "Jeff" Cooper, USMC, Ret.
 
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Char Jackson

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:35:33 -0400, "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote:

>Another freebie I use is
>PDF Creator http://www.pdfforge.org/ . It creates a "printer" that you use
>to create a PDF from a current document, scan, or anything that can be
>printed.

For quite a few years I've been putting the Cute PDF "Printer" on all
of my systems. It sounds very similar to your choice.
http://www.cutepdf.com/ (freeware)
 
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SC Tom

Flightless Bird
"Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:35:33 -0400, "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote:
>
>>Another freebie I use is
>>PDF Creator http://www.pdfforge.org/ . It creates a "printer" that you use
>>to create a PDF from a current document, scan, or anything that can be
>>printed.
>
> For quite a few years I've been putting the Cute PDF "Printer" on all
> of my systems. It sounds very similar to your choice.
> http://www.cutepdf.com/ (freeware)
>

Pretty much the same results, I would say. I've been using PDF Creator for a
while since it was free for commercial use. We used to email a lot of
documents at the company I worked for, and used this for compatibility
reasons; a number of companies we dealt with didn't have Office or the same
version as us, and we ran into problems at times until we started using
this. Since Acrobat Reader has always been free, we worked with our
customers to help set them up that way to avoid excess expense for all
concerned. Worked like a champ, and got me a gold star ;-)
--
SC Tom

"Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed
any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician."
Lt. Col. J.D. "Jeff" Cooper, USMC, Ret.
 
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TOM

Flightless Bird
SC Tom wrote:
>
> "Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
> news:kasar5l0rblnltbd4m9jgl2fbtm3q6t5rn@4ax.com...
>> On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:35:33 -0400, "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote:
>>
>> For quite a few years I've been putting the Cute PDF "Printer" on all
>> of my systems. It sounds very similar to your choice.
>> http://www.cutepdf.com/ (freeware)
>>
>
> Pretty much the same results, I would say. I've been using PDF Creator
> for a while since it was free for commercial use. We used to email a lot
> of documents at the company I worked for, and used this for
> compatibility reasons; a number of companies we dealt with didn't have
> Office or the same version as us, and we ran into problems at times
> until we started using this. Since Acrobat Reader has always been free,
> we worked with our customers to help set them up that way to avoid
> excess expense for all concerned. Worked like a champ, and got me a gold
> star ;-)

We use this one at work:

http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/

It's free, simple, and it works. We have MS Office 2007 and Word allows
us to save files as PDFs, so there's no need for cute writer, which I
used for years and loved it!
--
TOM - Vista, CA - USA
 
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Gene E. Bloch

Flightless Bird
On Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:44:18 -0700, TOM wrote:

> SC Tom wrote:
>>
>> "Char Jackson" <none@none.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:kasar5l0rblnltbd4m9jgl2fbtm3q6t5rn@4ax.com...
>>> On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:35:33 -0400, "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> For quite a few years I've been putting the Cute PDF "Printer" on all
>>> of my systems. It sounds very similar to your choice.
>>> http://www.cutepdf.com/ (freeware)
>>>
>>
>> Pretty much the same results, I would say. I've been using PDF Creator
>> for a while since it was free for commercial use. We used to email a lot
>> of documents at the company I worked for, and used this for
>> compatibility reasons; a number of companies we dealt with didn't have
>> Office or the same version as us, and we ran into problems at times
>> until we started using this. Since Acrobat Reader has always been free,
>> we worked with our customers to help set them up that way to avoid
>> excess expense for all concerned. Worked like a champ, and got me a gold
>> star ;-)
>
> We use this one at work:
>
> http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/
>
> It's free, simple, and it works. We have MS Office 2007 and Word allows
> us to save files as PDFs, so there's no need for cute writer, which I
> used for years and loved it!

What do you do when you want to make a PDF from a non-Word file, such as a
form on a web page? Like a receipt from an on-line order or funds
transfer...

For that, I use CutePDF and others - I seem to have a hobby of downloading
PDF programs :)

Admittedly, I have an older version of Office, so I'd need the PDF printer
SW anyway.

--
Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom
 
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