You CAN have Reader and Acrobat at the same time. You CANNOT have two Acrobats; IOW, two PDF creators.
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Fei Min Lorente <feimin.lore...@onsemi.com> wrote: > Thanks, Dov! I was experiencing the same problem as Alison, insofar as > my browser would crash when I tried to look at a PDF in it (just > clicking on a URL). We ended up working around it by setting the Acrobat > internet preferences to not display PDF in browser. But now that you > mention that you can't even have Reader and Acrobat installed at the > same time, I noticed that I have Adobe Reader 9 as well as Adobe Acrobat > 9 Pro. Our company pushed Reader 9 onto all our computers, so I'm not > sure I can get rid of it, but at least now I know why I'm having that > PDF in a browser problem. > > I posted this before, but just for completeness, I'm on Windows XP SP3 > and using Firefox 3.6.4 and IE 8. > > Fei Min Lorente > > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Dov Isaacs > Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 11:39 PM > To: Framers E-mail List > Subject: RE: Acrobat 9 - a disaster > Importance: High > > I heard my name used in vain (if not on-line!). > In terms of Alison's original posting ... > > The symptoms you describe with regards to Acrobat 9 are not standard > Acrobat 9 behaviour. You did not post exactly what Windows and/or > browser versions you are using, but we currently are unaware of any > normal situation that would yield the symptoms you describe. > > I open PDF files in browser windows on a regular basis with Acrobat 9 > with no problems whatsoever. Likewise, when I click on a URL in a PDF > file while in Acrobat 9, I get to the website in a browser window. > > The only way you can get what you describe as a "PDFised version of > the web page" would be if you opened invoked "Create PDF=>From Web Page" > (Shift-CTRL-O) and that PDF would not be in a browser window. When you > click on a URL, Acrobat 9 normally prompts you as to whether to allow > you to open the web page (via a browser) or to block the access to the > web site. It NEVER creates a PDF file via clicking on a URL unless you > right-click on a URL and explicitly choose "Append to Document" or > "Open Weblink as New Document." There are no options or program > preferences > which contravene this behaviour. > > Any attempt to try diagnosing what's happening on your system would be > at best wild speculation but it would almost seem like there might be > "competing" PDF readers/processors concurrently installed on your > system. > Be aware that Adobe does not support concurrent installation of multiple > > versions of Acrobat on a single system (such as Acrobat 8 and Acrobat 9 > installed at the same time). Adobe does not recommend concurrent > installation of the same versions of both Reader and Acrobat on a system > (such as Acrobat 9 and Reader installed at the same time) or even worse > differing versions of both Reader and Acrobat on a system (such as > Acrobat 9 and Reader 8 installed at the same time). Even more so, we > certainly cannot vouch for what will happen if you have Acrobat or > Reader > plus some other third party PDF reader or creator concurrently > installed. > If you even have an inkling of how these programs integrate with drivers > > and the browser(s) under Window, you will understand the chaos that such > mixtures of programs may engender to your system. > > So, as a start, I would look at ALL the software installed on your > system > and assure that there is only ONE, repeat only ONE PDF processing > program > on your computer. If your system is "clean" in this regard, you might > try > totally uninstalling any remaining version of Acrobat / Reader on your > system and then run a registry cleaner utility program to assure that > fragments of some previously installed "stuff" is truly eradicated from > your system. Then after rebooting, try installing Acrobat 9 from scratch > > and see if that makes a difference. > > If that doesn't help, please advise. Likewise, if this does resolve you > problem, likewise let us know. Good luck! > > - Dov > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Alan T Litchfield >> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 1:36 PM >> To: dr_go...@pobox.com >> Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com; Alison White >> >> hmm yes. >> >> No point in complaining here. There are a few Adobe people but they >> would have interest mostly in FrameMaker, except Dov. >> >> I might also suggest you get in touch with Adobe Customer care if you >> have a corporate license. Oh and don't expect anyone here to forward >> your complaint for you. >> >> Cheers >> Alan >> >> On 24/07/2010, at 1:34 AM, Steve Johnson wrote: >> >> > You should post this on the Adobe forum. >> > >> > In the paragraph "With Acrobat 9, I cannot..." have you tried >> > distilling using Acrobat 6 or 7 compatibility? >> > >> > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:19 AM, Alison White >> > <aliwh...@ozemail.com.au> wrote: >> >> I've just upgraded to Acrobat 9 and regret the decision. Not sure > how to >> >> post my complaints, so {sorry}. If you can on-forward, I'd be > grateful. >> >> >> >> With Acrobat 9, I cannot open a pdf inside any mainstream browser > without it >> >> (Acrobat + browser) failing completely (zilch). To get anything to > happen I >> >> have to set browser preferences to not open Acrobat in the browser. >> >> >> >> Then, within my pdfs, my www.links don't open a default browser > window >> >> anymore (as expected) - instead I get a long-winded pdfised version > of the >> >> web page (definitely NOT required)!!! >> >> >> >> What the ? is going on? >> >> >> >> I'm not sure how to complain - but this is really NOT GOOD - I am > about to >> >> abandon ANY idea of pdf, including LIVECYCLE FORMS, as a viable > enterprise >> >> option. >> >> >> >> Back to 8 with ABSOLUTELY NO LINKS TO AN UPGARDE OFFERED. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to framers as feimin.lore...@onsemi.com. > > Send list messages to fram...@lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscr...@lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/feimin.lorente%40ons > emi.com > > Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. 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