Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
Hi, We have recently upgraded to Windows7, 64-bit, and were also able to upgrade to FrameMaker9. We have not yet committed to upgrading our Acrobat 7 licenses (bundled with CS2; to upgrade that is ~$700 - a tad steep for our tastes). While we are pleased with our FM9 upgrade in general, we are unable to SaveAsPDF, since the Acrobat PDF print driver does not appear to be installed. Of course, we could print to file using another print driver, but that is not generally considered kosher, and can produce a whole slew of other problems (fonts, colours, etc.) that I do not want to wrangle with. * Has anyone been able to get the Acrobat7 PDF print driver to install on a Windows7 machine? * If so, is there a particular install sequence we need to follow? (I am pretty sure IT remembered to install Acrobat after FrameMaker, but I can't tell for sure) * Are there any other options for generating reliable PDFs from FrameMaker9 on Windows7, other than upgrading to Acrobat9? * And (though this question is off topic) has anyone experienced any show stoppers with using CS2 Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign on Windows7? Thanks for any insights :). Ursula McCloy Information Developer The PEER Group Inc. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.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/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
A couple of answers, cut in below. Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ursula McCloy ursula.mcc...@peergroup.comwrote: Hi, We have recently upgraded to Windows7, 64-bit, and were also able to upgrade to FrameMaker9. We have not yet committed to upgrading our Acrobat 7 licenses (bundled with CS2; to upgrade that is ~$700 - a tad steep for our tastes). While we are pleased with our FM9 upgrade in general, we are unable to SaveAsPDF, since the Acrobat PDF print driver does not appear to be installed. The old 7 driver is still installed, unless you somehow modified your Acrobat installation. There wouldn't have been any reason to disturb it during the FM 9 installation. However, that 5- or 6-year old software is installed in a different path than the current Acrobat r 9 location, so the newer location is used in FM 9. Of course, we could print to file using another print driver, but that is not generally considered kosher, and can produce a whole slew of other problems (fonts, colours, etc.) that I do not want to wrangle with. Actually, most people have reported noticabely fewer problems printing to the printer instance than using the buggier SaveAs route in 9. If you're having problems printing to the Acrobat 7 printer instance from 9, it's likely do to your Acrobat 7 set up. For instance, did you update Acrobat settings to include the new font folders installed with FM 9? * Has anyone been able to get the Acrobat7 PDF print driver to install on a Windows7 machine? * If so, is there a particular install sequence we need to follow? (I am pretty sure IT remembered to install Acrobat after FrameMaker, but I can't tell for sure) Why would they have needed to? You said it was already on the system, and its removal isn't required by the FM 9 installation. * Are there any other options for generating reliable PDFs from FrameMaker9 on Windows7, other than upgrading to Acrobat9? Yes, printing to the logical printer * And (though this question is off topic) has anyone experienced any show stoppers with using CS2 Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign on Windows7? Thanks for any insights :). Ursula McCloy Information Developer The PEER Group Inc. ___ ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.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/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
OK, if you run the installation program in Windows XP compatibility mode, it doesn't have anything at all to do with what the Acrobat program actually does or what it works with when it's running. The installation program just installs. Period. It doesn't control what can or cannot use the virtual printer but given that A7 is being installed on a system running an operating system it wasn't designed for, I'm not too surprised you're having problems though. I'd try: 1. Download the Acrobat 9 eval version and install it, to make sure that, at least works. Worst case is you can use it for 90 days free. 2. Ring up Adobe Tech Support (yeah, I know it's several hours of phone hell, but installation problems are free), and see if it's possible to set up Acrobat 7 on W7. Cheers, Art Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ursula McCloy ursula.mcc...@peergroup.comwrote: Thanks, Art :). While I thought I was explaining myself clearly, your questions made me realize that in fact I did not! Ah, the value of a peer review... 1) I have a brand-spanking-new machine with Windows7 64-bit on it. 2) We installed our new FM9 license. All works well. 3) We installed our old Acrobat 7 Pro on it. All works well, except that the PDF Printer driver does not appear as a printer in the Devices Printers dialog, nor is it available as an option when you print via any application (including FrameMaker), nor can I Save As PDF via FrameMaker. This leads me to believe that the PDF Print driver is not actually installed. 4) I cannot locate the PDF Printer driver (which I believe is called AdobePDF.dll or AdobePDF.inf) to try and perform a manual installation. Is there any way to successfully install Acrobat7 so that in includes the PDF Printer driver in Windows 7, 64-bit (i.e., a particular sequence we have to follow using the normal installer, an extra manual step we could perform)? I think we could install under XP compatibility mode, but then the printer driver would not be available to applications running in Windows7, rendering it useless. If there is no workaround for Acrobat 7, is there another printer driver (not from adobe) that is 64-bit compatible and reliable for use as a postscript generator? Thx Ursula -- From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campb...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:09 AM To: Ursula McCloy Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7? A couple of answers, cut in below. Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ursula McCloy ursula.mcc...@peergroup.com wrote: Hi, We have recently upgraded to Windows7, 64-bit, and were also able to upgrade to FrameMaker9. We have not yet committed to upgrading our Acrobat 7 licenses (bundled with CS2; to upgrade that is ~$700 - a tad steep for our tastes). While we are pleased with our FM9 upgrade in general, we are unable to SaveAsPDF, since the Acrobat PDF print driver does not appear to be installed. The old 7 driver is still installed, unless you somehow modified your Acrobat installation. There wouldn't have been any reason to disturb it during the FM 9 installation. However, that 5- or 6-year old software is installed in a different path than the current Acrobat r 9 location, so the newer location is used in FM 9. Of course, we could print to file using another print driver, but that is not generally considered kosher, and can produce a whole slew of other problems (fonts, colours, etc.) that I do not want to wrangle with. Actually, most people have reported noticabely fewer problems printing to the printer instance than using the buggier SaveAs route in 9. If you're having problems printing to the Acrobat 7 printer instance from 9, it's likely do to your Acrobat 7 set up. For instance, did you update Acrobat settings to include the new font folders installed with FM 9? * Has anyone been able to get the Acrobat7 PDF print driver to install on a Windows7 machine? * If so, is there a particular install sequence we need to follow? (I am pretty sure IT remembered to install Acrobat after FrameMaker, but I can't tell for sure) Why would they have needed to? You said it was already on the system, and its removal isn't required by the FM 9 installation. *
RE: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
A quick look at Adobe's site yields the following - so I wouldn't waste my time on the phone with Adobe. As I have Adobe CS2 (Acrobat 7) I have yet another reason to resist the change to Windows 7. Yeah! Alison What about older versions of Acrobat and Windows 7? If you own Acrobat 6, Acrobat 7, or Acrobat 8 software, you are eligible for an upgrade to Acrobat 9. An Acrobat 9 upgrade can be purchased through your Adobe reseller or the Adobe Store. Upgrading to Acrobat 9 will ensure compatibility with Windows 7 and access to the latest product enhancements such as the ability to build PDF Portfolios, to create and track PDF forms, and to manage team collaboration working with additional services available with a free Acrobat.com services account. Acrobat 9 can be used to create high-quality PDF files from virtually any application and delivers one-click functionality from popular business applications such as Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, and Lotus Notes. More information about upgrading to Acrobat 9 is available from upgrade page. Enterprise customers with a Gold or Platinum support plan can contact Customer Support for upgrade tips and planning help. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/faq/#item-0 Alison Craig, Technical Writer Ultrasonix Medical Corporation Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127 E-mail: alison.cr...@ultrasonix.com -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 11:10 AM To: Ursula McCloy Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7? OK, if you run the installation program in Windows XP compatibility mode, it doesn't have anything at all to do with what the Acrobat program actually does or what it works with when it's running. The installation program just installs. Period. It doesn't control what can or cannot use the virtual printer but given that A7 is being installed on a system running an operating system it wasn't designed for, I'm not too surprised you're having problems though. I'd try: 1. Download the Acrobat 9 eval version and install it, to make sure that, at least works. Worst case is you can use it for 90 days free. 2. Ring up Adobe Tech Support (yeah, I know it's several hours of phone hell, but installation problems are free), and see if it's possible to set up Acrobat 7 on W7. Cheers, Art Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ursula McCloy ursula.mcc...@peergroup.comwrote: Thanks, Art :). While I thought I was explaining myself clearly, your questions made me realize that in fact I did not! Ah, the value of a peer review... 1) I have a brand-spanking-new machine with Windows7 64-bit on it. 2) We installed our new FM9 license. All works well. 3) We installed our old Acrobat 7 Pro on it. All works well, except that the PDF Printer driver does not appear as a printer in the Devices Printers dialog, nor is it available as an option when you print via any application (including FrameMaker), nor can I Save As PDF via FrameMaker. This leads me to believe that the PDF Print driver is not actually installed. 4) I cannot locate the PDF Printer driver (which I believe is called AdobePDF.dll or AdobePDF.inf) to try and perform a manual installation. Is there any way to successfully install Acrobat7 so that in includes the PDF Printer driver in Windows 7, 64-bit (i.e., a particular sequence we have to follow using the normal installer, an extra manual step we could perform)? I think we could install under XP compatibility mode, but then the printer driver would not be available to applications running in Windows7, rendering it useless. If there is no workaround for Acrobat 7, is there another printer driver (not from adobe) that is 64-bit compatible and reliable for use as a postscript generator? Thx Ursula -- From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campb...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:09 AM To: Ursula McCloy Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7? A couple of answers, cut in below. Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:17
RE: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
Acrobat 7 does not support any version of Windows beyond Windows XP and certainly NOT any 64-bit version of Windows. With all due respect, if you are considering upgrades of operating system and hardware (such as more memory than can be supported by a 32-bit OS), you should consider the FULL cost of such upgrades including any and all applications you either explicitly or implicitly require. With regards to generating reliable PDF files from FrameMaker 9 on Windows 7, some ideas: (1) FrameMaker 9 does come with a headless limited version of Distiller 9 (you can't run it separately) that allows creation of PDF via the save as PDF facility of FrameMaker 9. However, you would need to uninstall Acrobat 7 if you want it to install and work. (2) Non-Adobe PDF creators will not integrate with FrameMaker and typically have been known to create mediocre-at-best PDF. - Dov Adobe does NOT support CS2 on Windows 7. Only CS4 and CS5 are supported on Windows 7. -Original Message- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Ursula McCloy Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 10:17 AM To: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7? Hi, We have recently upgraded to Windows7, 64-bit, and were also able to upgrade to FrameMaker9. We have not yet committed to upgrading our Acrobat 7 licenses (bundled with CS2; to upgrade that is ~$700 - a tad steep for our tastes). While we are pleased with our FM9 upgrade in general, we are unable to SaveAsPDF, since the Acrobat PDF print driver does not appear to be installed. Of course, we could print to file using another print driver, but that is not generally considered kosher, and can produce a whole slew of other problems (fonts, colours, etc.) that I do not want to wrangle with. * Has anyone been able to get the Acrobat7 PDF print driver to install on a Windows7 machine? * If so, is there a particular install sequence we need to follow? (I am pretty sure IT remembered to install Acrobat after FrameMaker, but I can't tell for sure) * Are there any other options for generating reliable PDFs from FrameMaker9 on Windows7, other than upgrading to Acrobat9? * And (though this question is off topic) has anyone experienced any show stoppers with using CS2 Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign on Windows7? Thanks for any insights :). Ursula McCloy Information Developer The PEER Group Inc. ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.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/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Re: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
Thanks, Art :). While I thought I was explaining myself clearly, your questions made me realize that in fact I did not! Ah, the value of a peer review... 1) I have a brand-spanking-new machine with Windows7 64-bit on it. 2) We installed our new FM9 license. All works well. 3) We installed our old Acrobat 7 Pro on it. All works well, except that the PDF Printer driver does not appear as a printer in the Devices Printers dialog, nor is it available as an option when you print via any application (including FrameMaker), nor can I Save As PDF via FrameMaker. This leads me to believe that the PDF Print driver is not actually installed. 4) I cannot locate the PDF Printer driver (which I believe is called AdobePDF.dll or AdobePDF.inf) to try and perform a manual installation. Is there any way to successfully install Acrobat7 so that in includes the PDF Printer driver in Windows 7, 64-bit (i.e., a particular sequence we have to follow using the normal installer, an extra manual step we could perform)? I think we could install under XP compatibility mode, but then the printer driver would not be available to applications running in Windows7, rendering it useless. If there is no workaround for Acrobat 7, is there another printer driver (not from adobe) that is 64-bit compatible and reliable for use as a postscript generator? Thx Ursula -- From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campb...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:09 AM To: Ursula McCloy Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7? A couple of answers, cut in below. Art Campbell art.campb...@gmail.com ... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl. -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ursula McCloy ursula.mcc...@peergroup.com wrote: Hi, We have recently upgraded to Windows7, 64-bit, and were also able to upgrade to FrameMaker9. We have not yet committed to upgrading our Acrobat 7 licenses (bundled with CS2; to upgrade that is ~$700 - a tad steep for our tastes). While we are pleased with our FM9 upgrade in general, we are unable to SaveAsPDF, since the Acrobat PDF print driver does not appear to be installed. The old 7 driver is still installed, unless you somehow modified your Acrobat installation. There wouldn't have been any reason to disturb it during the FM 9 installation. However, that 5- or 6-year old software is installed in a different path than the current Acrobat r 9 location, so the newer location is used in FM 9. Of course, we could print to file using another print driver, but that is not generally considered kosher, and can produce a whole slew of other problems (fonts, colours, etc.) that I do not want to wrangle with. Actually, most people have reported noticabely fewer problems printing to the printer instance than using the buggier SaveAs route in 9. If you're having problems printing to the Acrobat 7 printer instance from 9, it's likely do to your Acrobat 7 set up. For instance, did you update Acrobat settings to include the new font folders installed with FM 9? * Has anyone been able to get the Acrobat7 PDF print driver to install on a Windows7 machine? * If so, is there a particular install sequence we need to follow? (I am pretty sure IT remembered to install Acrobat after FrameMaker, but I can't tell for sure) Why would they have needed to? You said it was already on the system, and its removal isn't required by the FM 9 installation. * Are there any other options for generating reliable PDFs from FrameMaker9 on Windows7, other than upgrading to Acrobat9? Yes, printing to the logical printer * And (though this question is off topic) has anyone experienced any show stoppers with using CS2 Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign on Windows7? Thanks for any insights :). Ursula McCloy Information Developer The PEER Group Inc. ___ ___ You are currently subscribed to framers as arch...@mail-archive.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/archive%40mail-archive.com Send administrative questions to listad...@frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.
Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
A couple of answers, cut in below. Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ursula McCloy wrote: > Hi, > > We have recently upgraded to Windows7, 64-bit, and were also able to > upgrade to FrameMaker9. We have not yet committed to upgrading our > Acrobat 7 licenses (bundled with CS2; to upgrade that is ~$700 - a tad > steep for our tastes). > > While we are pleased with our FM9 upgrade in general, we are unable to > SaveAsPDF, since the Acrobat PDF print driver does not appear to be > installed. The old 7 driver is still installed, unless you somehow modified your Acrobat installation. There wouldn't have been any reason to disturb it during the FM 9 installation. However, that 5- or 6-year old software is installed in a different path than the current Acrobat r 9 location, so the newer location is used in FM 9. > Of course, we could print to file using another print > driver, but that is not generally considered kosher, and can produce a > whole slew of other problems (fonts, colours, etc.) that I do not want > to wrangle with. > Actually, most people have reported noticabely fewer problems printing to the printer instance than using the buggier SaveAs route in 9. If you're having problems printing to the Acrobat 7 printer instance from 9, it's likely do to your Acrobat 7 set up. For instance, did you update Acrobat settings to include the new font folders installed with FM 9? > * Has anyone been able to get the Acrobat7 PDF print driver to install > on a Windows7 machine? * If so, is there a particular install sequence we need to follow? (I am > pretty sure IT remembered to install Acrobat after FrameMaker, but I > can't tell for sure) > Why would they have needed to? You said it was already on the system, and its removal isn't required by the FM 9 installation. > * Are there any other options for generating reliable PDFs from > FrameMaker9 on Windows7, other than upgrading to Acrobat9? > Yes, printing to the logical printer > * And (though this question is off topic) has anyone experienced any > show stoppers with using CS2 Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign on > Windows7? > > > Thanks for any insights :). > > Ursula McCloy > Information Developer > The PEER Group Inc. > ___ > > >
Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
OK, if you run the installation program in Windows XP compatibility mode, it doesn't have anything at all to do with what the Acrobat program actually does or what it works with when it's running. The installation program just installs. Period. It doesn't control what can or cannot use the virtual printer but given that A7 is being installed on a system running an operating system it wasn't designed for, I'm not too surprised you're having problems though. I'd try: 1. Download the Acrobat 9 eval version and install it, to make sure that, at least works. Worst case is you can use it for 90 days free. 2. Ring up Adobe Tech Support (yeah, I know it's several hours of phone hell, but installation problems are free), and see if it's possible to set up Acrobat 7 on W7. Cheers, Art Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ursula McCloy wrote: > Thanks, Art :). > > While I thought I was explaining myself clearly, your questions made me > realize that in fact I did not! Ah, the value of a peer review... > 1) I have a brand-spanking-new machine with Windows7 64-bit on it. > > 2) We installed our new FM9 license. All works well. > 3) We installed our old Acrobat 7 Pro on it. All works well, > except that the PDF Printer driver does not appear as a printer in the > Devices & Printers dialog, nor is it available as an option when you > print via any application (including FrameMaker), nor can I Save As PDF > via FrameMaker. This leads me to believe that the PDF Print driver is > not actually installed. > 4) I cannot locate the PDF Printer driver (which I believe is > called AdobePDF.dll or AdobePDF.inf) to try and perform a manual > installation. > > Is there any way to successfully install Acrobat7 so that in includes > the PDF Printer driver in Windows 7, 64-bit (i.e., a particular sequence > we have to follow using the normal installer, an extra manual step we > could perform)? I think we could install under XP compatibility mode, > but then the printer driver would not be available to applications > running in Windows7, rendering it useless. If there is no workaround > for Acrobat 7, is there another printer driver (not from adobe) that is > 64-bit compatible and reliable for use as a postscript generator? > > Thx > > Ursula > > -- > From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campbell at gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:09 AM > To: Ursula McCloy > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using > Acrobat 7 on Windows7? > > A couple of answers, cut in below. > > Art Campbell > art.campbell at gmail.com > "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent > and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson > No disclaimers > apply. > DoD 358 > > On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ursula McCloy > wrote: > Hi, > > We have recently upgraded to Windows7, 64-bit, and were also able to > upgrade to FrameMaker9. We have not yet committed to upgrading our > Acrobat 7 licenses (bundled with CS2; to upgrade that is ~$700 - a tad > steep for our tastes). > > While we are pleased with our FM9 upgrade in general, we are unable to > SaveAsPDF, since the Acrobat PDF print driver does not appear to be > installed. > The old 7 driver is still installed, unless you somehow modified your > Acrobat installation. There wouldn't have been any reason to disturb it > during the FM 9 installation. > > However, that 5- or 6-year old software is installed in a different path > than the current Acrobat r 9 location, so the newer location is used in > FM 9. > > > Of course, we could print to file using another print > driver, but that is not generally considered kosher, and can produce a > whole slew of other problems (fonts, colours, etc.) that I do not want > to wrangle with. > > Actually, most people have reported noticabely fewer problems printing > to the printer instance than using the buggier SaveAs route in 9. > If you're having problems printing to the Acrobat 7 printer instance > from 9, it's likely do to your Acrobat 7 set up. For instance, did you > update Acrobat settings to include the new font folders installed with > FM 9? > > * Has anyone been able to get the Acrobat7 PDF print driver to install > on a Windows7 machine? > * If so, is there a particular install sequence we need to follow? (I am > pretty sure IT remembered to install Acrobat after FrameMaker, but I > can't tell for sure) > > Why would they have needed to? You said it was already on the system, > and its
Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
A quick look at Adobe's site yields the following - so I wouldn't waste my time on the phone with Adobe. As I have Adobe CS2 (Acrobat 7) I have yet another reason to resist the change to Windows 7. Yeah! Alison "What about older versions of Acrobat and Windows 7? If you own Acrobat 6, Acrobat 7, or Acrobat 8 software, you are eligible for an upgrade to Acrobat 9. An Acrobat 9 upgrade can be purchased through your Adobe reseller or the Adobe Store. Upgrading to Acrobat 9 will ensure compatibility with Windows 7 and access to the latest product enhancements such as the ability to build PDF Portfolios, to create and track PDF forms, and to manage team collaboration working with additional services available with a free Acrobat.com services account. Acrobat 9 can be used to create high-quality PDF files from virtually any application and delivers one-click functionality from popular business applications such as Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, and Lotus Notes. More information about upgrading to Acrobat 9 is available from upgrade page. Enterprise customers with a Gold or Platinum support plan can contact Customer Support for upgrade tips and planning help." http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/faq/#item-0 Alison Craig, Technical Writer Ultrasonix Medical Corporation Tel: (604) 279-8550, ext 127 E-mail: alison.craig at ultrasonix.com -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 11:10 AM To: Ursula McCloy Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7? OK, if you run the installation program in Windows XP compatibility mode, it doesn't have anything at all to do with what the Acrobat program actually does or what it works with when it's running. The installation program just installs. Period. It doesn't control what can or cannot use the virtual printer but given that A7 is being installed on a system running an operating system it wasn't designed for, I'm not too surprised you're having problems though. I'd try: 1. Download the Acrobat 9 eval version and install it, to make sure that, at least works. Worst case is you can use it for 90 days free. 2. Ring up Adobe Tech Support (yeah, I know it's several hours of phone hell, but installation problems are free), and see if it's possible to set up Acrobat 7 on W7. Cheers, Art Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ursula McCloy wrote: > Thanks, Art :). > > While I thought I was explaining myself clearly, your questions made me > realize that in fact I did not! Ah, the value of a peer review... > 1) I have a brand-spanking-new machine with Windows7 64-bit on it. > > 2) We installed our new FM9 license. All works well. > 3) We installed our old Acrobat 7 Pro on it. All works well, > except that the PDF Printer driver does not appear as a printer in the > Devices & Printers dialog, nor is it available as an option when you > print via any application (including FrameMaker), nor can I Save As PDF > via FrameMaker. This leads me to believe that the PDF Print driver is > not actually installed. > 4) I cannot locate the PDF Printer driver (which I believe is > called AdobePDF.dll or AdobePDF.inf) to try and perform a manual > installation. > > Is there any way to successfully install Acrobat7 so that in includes > the PDF Printer driver in Windows 7, 64-bit (i.e., a particular sequence > we have to follow using the normal installer, an extra manual step we > could perform)? I think we could install under XP compatibility mode, > but then the printer driver would not be available to applications > running in Windows7, rendering it useless. If there is no workaround > for Acrobat 7, is there another printer driver (not from adobe) that is > 64-bit compatible and reliable for use as a postscript generator? > > Thx > > Ursula > > -- > From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campbell at gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:09 AM > To: Ursula McCloy > Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using > Acrobat 7 on Windows7? > > A couple of answers, cut in below. > > Art Campbell > art.campbell at gmail.com > "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent > and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson > No disclaimers > apply. >
Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
Acrobat 7 does not support any version of Windows beyond Windows XP and certainly NOT any 64-bit version of Windows. With all due respect, if you are considering upgrades of operating system and hardware (such as more memory than can be supported by a 32-bit OS), you should consider the FULL cost of such upgrades including any and all applications you either explicitly or implicitly require. With regards to "generating reliable PDF files from FrameMaker 9 on Windows 7," some ideas: (1) FrameMaker 9 does come with a headless limited version of Distiller 9 (you can't run it separately) that allows creation of PDF via the "save as PDF" facility of FrameMaker 9. However, you would need to uninstall Acrobat 7 if you want it to install and work. (2) Non-Adobe PDF creators will not integrate with FrameMaker and typically have been known to create mediocre-at-best PDF. - Dov Adobe does NOT support CS2 on Windows 7. Only CS4 and CS5 are supported on Windows 7. > -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at > lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of > Ursula McCloy > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 10:17 AM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on > Windows7? > > Hi, > > We have recently upgraded to Windows7, 64-bit, and were also able to > upgrade to FrameMaker9. We have not yet committed to upgrading our > Acrobat 7 licenses (bundled with CS2; to upgrade that is ~$700 - a tad > steep for our tastes). > > While we are pleased with our FM9 upgrade in general, we are unable to > SaveAsPDF, since the Acrobat PDF print driver does not appear to be > installed. Of course, we could print to file using another print > driver, but that is not generally considered kosher, and can produce a > whole slew of other problems (fonts, colours, etc.) that I do not want > to wrangle with. > * Has anyone been able to get the Acrobat7 PDF print driver to install > on a Windows7 machine? > * If so, is there a particular install sequence we need to follow? (I am > pretty sure IT remembered to install Acrobat after FrameMaker, but I > can't tell for sure) > * Are there any other options for generating reliable PDFs from > FrameMaker9 on Windows7, other than upgrading to Acrobat9? > * And (though this question is off topic) has anyone experienced any > show stoppers with using CS2 Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign on > Windows7? > > > Thanks for any insights :). > > Ursula McCloy > Information Developer > The PEER Group Inc.
Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
Thanks, Art :). While I thought I was explaining myself clearly, your questions made me realize that in fact I did not! Ah, the value of a peer review... 1) I have a brand-spanking-new machine with Windows7 64-bit on it. 2) We installed our new FM9 license. All works well. 3) We installed our old Acrobat 7 Pro on it. All works well, except that the PDF Printer driver does not appear as a printer in the Devices & Printers dialog, nor is it available as an option when you print via any application (including FrameMaker), nor can I Save As PDF via FrameMaker. This leads me to believe that the PDF Print driver is not actually installed. 4) I cannot locate the PDF Printer driver (which I believe is called AdobePDF.dll or AdobePDF.inf) to try and perform a manual installation. Is there any way to successfully install Acrobat7 so that in includes the PDF Printer driver in Windows 7, 64-bit (i.e., a particular sequence we have to follow using the normal installer, an extra manual step we could perform)? I think we could install under XP compatibility mode, but then the printer driver would not be available to applications running in Windows7, rendering it useless. If there is no workaround for Acrobat 7, is there another printer driver (not from adobe) that is 64-bit compatible and reliable for use as a postscript generator? Thx Ursula -- From: Art Campbell [mailto:art.campb...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 9:09 AM To: Ursula McCloy Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7? A couple of answers, cut in below. Art Campbell art.campbell at gmail.com "... In my opinion, there's nothing in this world beats a '52 Vincent and a redheaded girl." -- Richard Thompson No disclaimers apply. DoD 358 On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 1:17 PM, Ursula McCloy wrote: Hi, We have recently upgraded to Windows7, 64-bit, and were also able to upgrade to FrameMaker9. We have not yet committed to upgrading our Acrobat 7 licenses (bundled with CS2; to upgrade that is ~$700 - a tad steep for our tastes). While we are pleased with our FM9 upgrade in general, we are unable to SaveAsPDF, since the Acrobat PDF print driver does not appear to be installed. The old 7 driver is still installed, unless you somehow modified your Acrobat installation. There wouldn't have been any reason to disturb it during the FM 9 installation. However, that 5- or 6-year old software is installed in a different path than the current Acrobat r 9 location, so the newer location is used in FM 9. Of course, we could print to file using another print driver, but that is not generally considered kosher, and can produce a whole slew of other problems (fonts, colours, etc.) that I do not want to wrangle with. Actually, most people have reported noticabely fewer problems printing to the printer instance than using the buggier SaveAs route in 9. If you're having problems printing to the Acrobat 7 printer instance from 9, it's likely do to your Acrobat 7 set up. For instance, did you update Acrobat settings to include the new font folders installed with FM 9? * Has anyone been able to get the Acrobat7 PDF print driver to install on a Windows7 machine? * If so, is there a particular install sequence we need to follow? (I am pretty sure IT remembered to install Acrobat after FrameMaker, but I can't tell for sure) Why would they have needed to? You said it was already on the system, and its removal isn't required by the FM 9 installation. * Are there any other options for generating reliable PDFs from FrameMaker9 on Windows7, other than upgrading to Acrobat9? Yes, printing to the logical printer * And (though this question is off topic) has anyone experienced any show stoppers with using CS2 Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign on Windows7? Thanks for any insights :). Ursula McCloy Information Developer The PEER Group Inc. ___
Is it possible to Save As PDF from FrameMaker 9 using Acrobat 7 on Windows7?
Hi, We have recently upgraded to Windows7, 64-bit, and were also able to upgrade to FrameMaker9. We have not yet committed to upgrading our Acrobat 7 licenses (bundled with CS2; to upgrade that is ~$700 - a tad steep for our tastes). While we are pleased with our FM9 upgrade in general, we are unable to SaveAsPDF, since the Acrobat PDF print driver does not appear to be installed. Of course, we could print to file using another print driver, but that is not generally considered kosher, and can produce a whole slew of other problems (fonts, colours, etc.) that I do not want to wrangle with. * Has anyone been able to get the Acrobat7 PDF print driver to install on a Windows7 machine? * If so, is there a particular install sequence we need to follow? (I am pretty sure IT remembered to install Acrobat after FrameMaker, but I can't tell for sure) * Are there any other options for generating reliable PDFs from FrameMaker9 on Windows7, other than upgrading to Acrobat9? * And (though this question is off topic) has anyone experienced any show stoppers with using CS2 Photoshop, Illustrator, or InDesign on Windows7? Thanks for any insights :). Ursula McCloy Information Developer The PEER Group Inc.
