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Can't Use Adobe Reader In Vista
You can't consider a Windows operating system installation complete until you've
got Adobe Reader on your system. So many assets on the Web come in Acrobat form,
and unless you have the full program on your software shelf you need Reader to
check them out.
If you're the kind of power-user who turns off User Account Control, or if you
log on right into the default administrator account, you might notice that Adobe
Reader 8 won't install after download—or after you discover it on some other
media that included it. That's a known problem, and you're not alone.
You'll have to solve this problem through one of two ways. If you've turned off
UAC, turn it back on. Go into Control Panel, click User Accounts, and click Turn
User Account Control on or off. Restart the computer. Then, install Adobe Reader
normally. When the installation is complete, you can turn UAC off again if you
wish.
If, however, UAC is on and Reader still won't install, you'll need to run the
installer in Windows XP compatibility mode. Navigate to the folder into which
you saved the Reader installer. Right-click it. Click the Compatibility tab.
Under Compatibility Mode, check Run This Program in Compatibility Mode and,
below that, choose Windows XP from the list. Reader should install just fine
after that.
Let me know if you need anything else.
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