Adobe Reader

[Dell Christopher]

Windows 7 Home Premium
Adobe Reader 10.0.1

Recently I've noticed that Adobe Reader 10.0.1 won't open some .pdf files.
While watching it try, the banner says SECURED and it ultimately sits
freezing at "Not Responding". I am able to open most .pdfs, and can not
figure out why others won't open.

Any suggestions?

 

[housetrained]

"Dell Christopher" wrote in message

Windows 7 Home Premium
Adobe Reader 10.0.1

Recently I've noticed that Adobe Reader 10.0.1 won't open some .pdf files.
While watching it try, the banner says SECURED and it ultimately sits
freezing at "Not Responding". I am able to open most .pdfs, and can not
figure out why others won't open.

Any suggestions?

Tell us the name of a couple that will not open, maybe we can help.

 

[Tester]

Windows 7 Home Premium
Adobe Reader 10.0.1

Recently I've noticed that Adobe Reader 10.0.1 won't open some .pdf
files. While watching it try, the banner says SECURED and it ultimately
sits freezing at "Not Responding". I am able to open most .pdfs, and
can not figure out why others won't open.

Any suggestions?

Probably these files are passpord protected and you can check them out
by opening the same files using other readers like foxit. Download a
free reader from here:

<http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/>

If you can't open the same files using other readers then clearly the
files are password protected.

hth

 

[Dell Christopher]

Most recently, it was a Quick Set-up Guide and Owners Manual .pdfs for a new
Yamaha audio receiver. Before that, an occasional billing statement from my
bank and another creditor.

I just tried Foxit Reader and that did the trick. I'm happy it worked, but
I'm not clear why Foxit opened it and Adobe Reader could not.


"housetrained" wrote in message Tell us the name of a couple that will not open, maybe we can help.

 

[Dell Christopher]

Thanks for the suggestion. Foxit Reader worked.


"Tester" wrote in message Probably these files are passpord protected and you can check them out
by opening the same files using other readers like foxit. Download a
free reader from here:

<http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/>

If you can't open the same files using other readers then clearly the
files are password protected.

hth

 

[relic]

Most recently, it was a Quick Set-up Guide and Owners Manual .pdfs for a
new Yamaha audio receiver. Before that, an occasional billing statement
from my bank and another creditor.

I just tried Foxit Reader and that did the trick. I'm happy it worked,
but I'm not clear why Foxit opened it and Adobe Reader could not.


"housetrained" wrote in message Tell us the name of a couple that will not open, maybe we can help.

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John the West Ham fan

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GOOD GOD! How is anyone supposed to follow that garbage?

Remove all of WLM 2011 in Add/Remove Programs
Download Windows Live 2009
Install the pieces you need.

 

[Ken Blake]

Windows 7 Home Premium
Adobe Reader 10.0.1

Recently I've noticed that Adobe Reader 10.0.1 won't open some .pdf files.
While watching it try, the banner says SECURED and it ultimately sits
freezing at "Not Responding". I am able to open most .pdfs, and can not
figure out why others won't open.

Any suggestions?

I can't tell you why you are having a problem, but I definitely have a
suggestion: replace Adobe Reader with the free downloadable Foxit
Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/). It's much better
and faster.

 

[Dell Christopher]

Will do; thanks!


"Ken Blake" wrote in message
I can't tell you why you are having a problem, but I definitely have a
suggestion: replace Adobe Reader with the free downloadable Foxit
Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/). It's much better
and faster.

 

[Fred]

I can't tell you why you are having a problem, but I definitely have a
suggestion: replace Adobe Reader with the free downloadable Foxit
Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/). It's much better
and faster.

I'll second that.

 

[Stan Brown]

Thanks for the suggestion. Foxit Reader worked.


"Tester" wrote in message Probably these files are passpord protected and you can check them out
by opening the same files using other readers like foxit. Download a
free reader from here:

<http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/>

If you can't open the same files using other readers then clearly the
files are password protected.

Please fix your quoting style. When you use that idiosyncratic
technique, and someone else follows up on it, it looks like you said
what you actually only quoted.

I'm aware that the recent updates to Windows Live Mail broke your
quoting style. Unfortunately that poses a painful choice to you:
either fix every quote manually, or get a real newsreader such as
Gravity, Xananews, and Forte Agent (to mention some that come to
mind at the moment). OR, if you really want WLM, some say that
it's possible to downgrade to WLM 14; see below.

Thanks for your consideration!

Along with what the others have suggested, you can uninstall
WLM 2011 and install WLM 2009 instead, which handles quoting
a lot better:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?
FamilyID=56883de5-2024-4631-806e-757693072a1c

[or use http://tinyurl.com/25zfouw which redirects to the above]

 

[Ken Blake]

Will do; thanks!

You're welcome. Glad to help.

 

[XS11E]

I can't tell you why you are having a problem, but I definitely
have a suggestion: replace Adobe Reader with the free downloadable
Foxit Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/reader/). It's much
better and faster.

There are many "better" as in less bloated, faster, etc. but I've run
several such as Foxit, Sumatra, etc. etc. etc. and am currently back to
Adobe, nothing else I've found will open all PDF files.

 

[SC Tom]

There are many "better" as in less bloated, faster, etc. but I've run
several such as Foxit, Sumatra, etc. etc. etc. and am currently back to
Adobe, nothing else I've found will open all PDF files.

I use PDF-Exchange Viewer, and have not had a single PDF not open for me.

http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer

 

[Char Jackson]

"Dell Christopher" wrote in message

Windows 7 Home Premium
Adobe Reader 10.0.1

Recently I've noticed that Adobe Reader 10.0.1 won't open some .pdf files.
While watching it try, the banner says SECURED and it ultimately sits
freezing at "Not Responding". I am able to open most .pdfs, and can not
figure out why others won't open.

Any suggestions?

Tell us the name of a couple that will not open, maybe we can help.

Hi John,
Could you be convinced to try a different newsreader, one that
complies with standards a little better? WLM 2009 would be an easy
transition for you, for example, and would be appreciated by many of
us.

 

[Ken Blake]

There are many "better" as in less bloated, faster, etc. but I've run
several such as Foxit, Sumatra, etc. etc. etc. and am currently back to
Adobe, nothing else I've found will open all PDF files.

I've never seen a pdf file that Foxit wouldn't open, but Adobe Reader
would. Can you point me to such a file on the web somewhere?

 

[XS11E]

I use PDF-Exchange Viewer, and have not had a single PDF not open
for me.

http://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-viewer

I've never seen a pdf file that Foxit wouldn't open, but Adobe
Reader would. Can you point me to such a file on the web
somewhere?

No, 'fraid not. My brokerage sends some weird secured, password
protected, multi-layer PDF files, neither Foxit or PDF-Exchange viewer
will open them nor will any other PDF software I've tried, they'll
accept the password and open the outer file but will not open the inner
file. Adobe has no problem at all with them.

 

[Ken Blake]

No, 'fraid not. My brokerage sends some weird secured, password
protected, multi-layer PDF files, neither Foxit or PDF-Exchange viewer
will open them nor will any other PDF software I've tried, they'll
accept the password and open the outer file but will not open the inner
file. Adobe has no problem at all with them.

OK, Thanks anyway. I won't worry about it then.

 

[Rich]

OK, Thanks anyway. I won't worry about it then.

I seem to remember having an issue with FoxIt not opening PDF's embedded in
Firefox. I would need to somehow save the PDF & open it separately in FoxIt.
It may have been my system or Firefox but all I know is that Adobe opened it
in the web page with no problem. I didn't feel like doing any extensive
troubleshooting so that was the end of my Abode-less experiment.


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[Airman Basic]

Have also noticed complicated pdfs print much slower with Foxit than Adobe.

 

[XS11E]

OK, Thanks anyway. I won't worry about it then.

I'd worry about it. One, more people will probably start using this
type of password protect and two, it really looks like Adobe is making
moves designed to stop others from making working PDF reader software.
I have no idea what to do about it but I did go back to Adobe and gave
up the billions and billions of gigabytes needed for it. <sigh>