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2007-08-20 09:13:57
patiblanca
Registered: Aug 20 2007
Posts: 2

Hi. I have Acrobat Reader, version 8.0, and it launches when I open certain Web sites. Well, it tries to launch but fails, gumming up the works until I get a message saying "Adobe Acrobat has failed to launch. Please shut down..." or some such. Have you heard of this? Might it be a virus? (I've scanned several times, to no avail.) Thanks.

My Product Information:
Reader 8.0999999999999996447286321199499070644378662109375, Windows
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2007-08-21 08:41:48
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DuffJohnson
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Registered: May 30 2006
Posts: 96
Try uninstalling Reader, restart your machine, re-install Reader, update to Reader 8.1.

Then, start Reader and "Accept" the license agreement before surfing the web. This is a one-time thing. This License window can sometimes appear to trip up your system as you open a PDF in the browser plugin.

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