I just completed a thorough format and reload of my PC, a Gateway Intel Core 2 Duo with 2G of RAM. Everything was working perfectly until I received a .pdf file from my local ARES organization. As soon as I loaded the current version of Adobe Reader the problems started.
Adobe would not let me download Reader until I allowed an add-on to be installed to my Internet Explorer 8. I allowed the installation, but disabled it immediately after the download. Reader installed with no problem, but the first time I ran it, to disable the automatic update feature, I got the dreaded "Blue Scrren of Death" upon closing the program. A short time later the system rebooted with no warning, and this morning Outlook will no longer allow me to read my email. I seem to recall a couple of years ago that there was a problem with Reader when used with some digital ham software. Does anyone know if it is still an issue (if, in fact, it ever was!), or is this perhaps just a corrupt download? In any case, I am once again reformatting and reloading, and will NOT be adding Reader in the future! Tnx es 73 Dave KB3MOW
