This program is a B****.
I have v. 7.0.5.

I can't uninstall it.
I can't update it.
I can't open anyhthing UNLESS the file is saved to my computer first (which is why I want the new version/to fix this piece of crap)

I try manually updating it, the new version 7.1.0 downloads (and yes i know there's an 8.something but the same result occurs:), then this happens:



So I try add/remove programs.



So I check out their support site.
Apparently there's a "bronze package" that offers a 1-time support for "supported issues." that's 39.99. This is the only way adobe will help me.

I REFUSE to pay 40 bucks to uninstall their damn software.

Does anyone have any suggestions on where to look or what to do?
the forums seem to only talk about the 8.whatever version.

I can't help but I too Hate Adobe Reader because the damn thing seems to be slower than Landfish walking up a gentle incline.

Boycott the PDF.

Or, you know, don't boycott the popular format that makes people's lives a little bit easier.

Foxit lacks a lot of features that Acrobat has, but Foxit also has a few things up on Acrobat. Maybe my perception is flawed because I actually use Acrobat instead of Acrobat Reader.

PDFs are horrible, and do not make my life easier. They aggravate me because I can't get to source documents I very often need to change.

Personaly I've never found anything foxit couldn't do that acrobat could, but then I've never used it for anything more than viewing and printing pdfs.
and I haven't had any form of acrobat installed for months.

And isn't the reader the only free thing?

There's a few guides on how to make reader a lot faster. It's slow because it comes bundled with a lot of plugins that aren't needed, if you delete them it loads pretty much instantly and has a much lower memory footprint.

I dislike it for home use, but here at work its used in about 99% of my work. No problems here, though I'm sure we have a liscense and such. Plus an IT department. Try googling the error yet? Surely you arent the first person to get that error.

it's never been slow for me and I actually love PDF but I dunno how to help you off the top of my head

Edit:

Here

http://www.webmasterworld.com/foo/3671257.htm

As a graphic designer, I'm glad that PDF rasterises and embeds the images and text in the document. It prevents my clients from trying to steal my work whenever I send them a proof. Anyone that tries to steal the image and text for print use by using the print screen button are idiots.

As for the problem for the OP, have you tried just manually going into the registry and deleting the keys that reference adobe reader? It is really risky doing that if you don't know what you're doing but it is an option to consider.

Get the Windows Installer Cleanup thing, remove adobe reader, install the latest version.

edit

Apparently Pommy already linked to the answer.

I didn't know Foxit's PDF software was capable of converting document colors, or viewing a separation preview. Granted I don't use it much, so maybe I missed a feature or two. Foxit makes it a lot easier to make some changes to documents, but Acrobat is still my #1 guy.

And SavageX, you clearly don't understand the software. You might as well send someone a jpeg or a .tiff for a proof if you're collapsing everything. The beauty of PDF is that both images and text remain editable. You can open the images in either Photoshop, Illustrator, or any comparable software. You can edit text (albeit rather limitedly) right in Acrobat. Or you can collapse everything. This is all set before the PDF is distilled. It can all be changed.

Adobe.

fix'd

I download all PDFs as HTML. I can't be bothered fixing a program that acts like it's unfolding proteins.

This is very true. Acrobat 7 is very fast when properly configured.

Adobe Reader 8 is actually very fast. I like it a lot. I also like Acrobat 8, which is similarly well refined. I imagine Reader could still be made faster by removing unused plugins.

Preview opens PDFs for me. Too bad none of you use OSX!

Pommy's solution is also mine. Zap the Adobe Reader entry, delete the install directory on disk, reinstall.

MS' Windows Installer is horrible at uninstalling. Even with official MS products!

Apparently there were 2 specific files that it wouldn't allow me to delete. It kept saying they were "being used, please end the process using htem" or whatever. My dad spent 2 hours looking at it and was able to delete it so I could install the new version.

Now...if I could just update the new version of flash. their website won't let me download for some reason or another.
Therefore, youtube will not work.

Adobe = H8 is right.

pebkac no problems here