Adobe Acrobat Problems

If you find that your computer locks up after downloading one or more Adobe Acrobat files, the following suggestion is made. For more details go to the Adobe Technical Support pages from the following links:

1. Freeze or error in Internet Explorer for Windows when viewing PDF file.

2. Configuring Internet Explorer or AOL to display PDF files (Acrobat 5.0-6.0 on Windows).

From experience it is recommended that you Configure your browser to open PDF files in an Acrobat Window as described in 2 above and summarised below:

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If you want the browser to open PDF files in a separate Acrobat window, configure the browser to use Acrobat or Adobe Reader as a helper application. Then, when you select a PDF file in IE or AOL, the browser opens the PDF file in an Acrobat window instead of the browser window.

To configure the browser to use Acrobat 6.0 or Adobe Reader 6.0 to open PDF files:
1. Exit from IE or AOL.
2. Start Acrobat or Adobe Reader.
3. Choose Edit > Preferences.
4. Select Internet in the list on the left.
5. Deselect Display PDF in Browser, and click OK.
6. Restart IE or AOL.

To configure the browser to use Acrobat 5.x or Acrobat Reader 5.x to open PDF files:
1. Exit from IE or AOL.
2. Start Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
3. Choose Edit > Preferences > General.
4. In the Options section, deselect Display PDF in Browser.
5. Click OK, and then exit from Acrobat or Acrobat Reader.
6. Restart IE or AOL.

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