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Hey y'all...is there something I can use to read a pdf file other than Adobe? Their stupid download manager is on the desktop and I can't move or get rid of it. I had to get a manual and needed a reader, but Adobe has always been a pain on my system. The manager thing keeps telling me someone else or a file is using it...so there it sits. Maybe it's just part of the package since I tried to uninstall just the manager, but the error keeps showing.

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It probably won't let you delete it because part of it is starting with windows.

Delete it in safe mode or a slick little program to unlock stuff is called "unlocker".

"Purge IE" is a program that''ll alow you to Delete on reboot.

For PDF stuff CLICK

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Thanks, I uninstalled Adobe and got the free version of Foxit.

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I really like how fast Foxit is, but it’s so much uglier than Acrobat. I had to go back.

Evince gave me a very good first impression, but it’s not for Windows. (We’re constantly left out of everything.)

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The problem with a VIEWER is you can't CREATE PDFs

I have Adobe 6 Professional & have no problems.

It can even save a whole web page as a PDF

What I don't like about Adobe is its awfully complicated-but I don't much go beyound 'save as pdf'

You can speed up Adobe loading by not loading some of the plugins.

There are directions on the web to do this manually--once I had a little program that did it for you.

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Tak, I never noticed Foxit was ugly.

Rich, all I need is a reader so Adobe is a waste of space anyway, being a 65 MG file versus Foxit's 1 MG. Sometimes we have too many options which does make it complicated for me.



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richardj wrote: The problem with a VIEWER is you can't CREATE PDFs

Most people who view PDFs have no need to create them. I don’t see a problem.

Wren wrote: Tak, I never noticed Foxit was ugly. 

I downloaded it again, and maybe it isn’t so much uglier. I think I could get used to it. I’ve attached a screen shot comparing the two. It could’ve been about 6 KiB smaller without any distortion, but I’m not allowed to attach PNGs.




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To create PDFs I just get a pdf maker, and it installs as a print driver. But I rarely use it, but its nice to have sometimes.

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I suppose if you are in school, your need for programs would differ from mine. Not sure I would ever need a PDF maker.

Tak, maybe it's my monitor, but I see no difference in the 2 readers.

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When you create a PDF it looks much more professional then a .doc document.

Like for resumes & presentation or bid papers.

And, while you may create a page in Microsoft Office, alot of people can't open it cus they don't have Office.

Almost everyone has a PDF reader.

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richardj wrote: When you create a PDF it looks much more professional then a .doc document.

Like for resumes & presentation or bid papers.

And, while you may create a page in Microsoft Office, alot of people can't open it cus they don't have Office.

Almost everyone has a PDF reader.

I’m not at all doubting the usefulness of PDF. I’m just saying that I don’t see a problem with Acrobat, Foxit, or any other viewer leaving something out that most people don’t need.

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