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Adobe Reader 7.0 corrupts Outlook

Discussion in 'Microsoft Mail (Outlook / OE / Windows Mail)' started by CTEAHAN, 2005/08/12.

  1. 2005/08/12
    CTEAHAN

    CTEAHAN Inactive Thread Starter

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    Once I install Adobe Reader 7.0, I lose the ability to open and look at attachments to my emails, in any format(.doc,.pdf,.txt, etc). Not only that, but I can no longer send or compose a letter. I can fill in the fields of subject, to, etc., but the cursor freezes when I attempt to write in the body of the letter.
    Once I uninstall Adobe 7.0 via the add/remove icon in the control panel, everything reverts back to normal.
    I really need Adobe as I receive quite a few emails with .pdf attachments.
    Thanks in advance for your help.
     
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    Try Foxit rather than adobe. The reader is also free but the download is less than 1Mb rather than the 27Mb+ for Adobe's version. It runs faster and just generally seems to work better for me.

    I run Outlook 2003 on a couple of PCs at home and Outlook XP (2002) on a bunch of machines at work and Foxit has been completely problem free on all of them.
     
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    Arie

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    Although I never had a problem running Adobe Reader 7 with OL 2003, I have also switched to using the Foxit reader instead, as the Adobe reader is one big pile of bloatware (IMNSHO).
     
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    CTEAHAN

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    Fox Reader

    Thanks for the information and help. I'll try the fox reader. Do you know if you are able to write on the PDF file using Fox?
     
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    Newt

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    Foxit has an editor available. It is not free but is lots less expensive than the Adobe editor.

    The reader is purely a viewer and cannot do any editing.
     
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    Foxit alternative to Adobe

    I just read all of the posts and replies in the original thread that ROCKIT started. Some mention that it downloads and runs right from the download. I followed Newt's link and what I downloaded is a .zip file. Did I get the wrong one?
     
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    Newt

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    From the Readme file that came with Foxit
    I unzipped mine into Program Files and it made a new folder named Foxit with the FoxitReader.exe and a couple of text files for the readme and the license agreement.
     
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    CTEAHAN

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    Thank you and thank you. It works and I can write on the file. The download was so fast compared to Adobe I did not think it occurred. It took about 2 seconds. Thanks again
     
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