Adobe reader in XP - solution?

[acerinpa]

OK - brief scenario.

IN my office- I have older software that is specific to my industry- unfortunately- it will not run on anything newer than XP. However, being as XP and adobe reader are not working well together anymore- not supported I guess it is called. So, now I cant download and look at stuff I need to on the internet- keep getting the 103:103 Adobe PDF document window.

Solutions/suggestions welcomed

- may have to have two hard drives in one PC- one with XP to run the specific software and one with Win7 to work on internet, etc.

- can you dual bot both XP and Win7 on one PC?

Thanks in advance

 

[KSoD]

Adobe - Adobe Reader download - All versions

From what I see there is still Adobe Reader for XP.

Windows
Intel® 1.3GHz or faster processor
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Professional, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 3 (32 bit) or Service Pack 2 (64 bit); Windows Server® 2003 (with Service Pack 2 for 64 bit; Windows Server® 2008 (32 bit and 64 bit); Windows Server 2008 R2 (32 bit and 64 bit); Windows Vista® Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 2 (32 bit and 64 bit); Microsoft Windows 7 or Windows 7 with Service Pack 1 Starter, Home Premium, Professional, Ultimate, or Enterprise (32 bit and 64 bit)
256MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
260MB of available hard-disk space
1024x576 screen resolution
Internet Explorer 7, 8 or 9, Firefox 3.6, 4.0 or 6.0, Chrome 9.0
Video hardware acceleration (optional)
Find more system requirements

All taken directly from Adobe's page. So I dont understand how it cant be working when it is still fully supported. Have you tried removing it and downloading it again for reinstall?

 

[Fat.Clown]

could try Sumatra PDF or Foxit Reader. I tried both and both works great. not bloated like adobe reader too.

 

[MindoverMaster]

IMO, Adobe Reader isn't really bloated recently. Not like back in the XP/Vista days.

 

[acerinpa]

Hmmm... yes, I have deleted and re-installed twice. Adobe seems to grab the file I am trying to open, the bar appears in a grey screen and when it gets to 100% - it just sits there for a few minutes then I get a window that says," There is a problem with Adobe Acrobat reader if it is running , please exit and try again {103:103}.

FatClown- while Foxit reader will work in other scenarios ( I always use Firefox when I can) - I must log in to a website (Navinet) using windows Internet Explorer ( will not work in Firefox) - so cant use Foxit.

 

[MyGodAL3X]

Did it work with older versions of Adobe Reader? The loading screen you are describing seems like Adobe Reader X.

 

[Joe C]

I use Nitro PDF reader, unlike foxit reader it doesn't attempt to add anything I do not want or need during the install. Nitro just works great for me and it's compatible
Nitro PDF Reader

 

[acerinpa]

Well fixed the one computer by clicking on windows explorer- reset defaults- this put explorer to all defaults- back to explorer 7. Then it automatically downloaded explorer 8. I went thru the questions about add-ons, browsers, etc. - then re downloaded adobe reader. Then went to Navinet ( the site I am having problems with ) - clicked to open a PDF - a bar came up that I was missing an active X ?? do I want to use this - I clicked yes. And "wha- La" the pdf opened just fine. When to another file to open and the same bar about active x came up - this time I clicked to "use always" or something like that - and "presto" it worked again. So obviously - I was missing something to do with Active X controls. SO, one PC is fixed !! I have 2 networked- so go to the other PC- and try the same fix- but nope - cant get adobe to download - it opens a window which says " adobe reader installer , installation encountered errors, failed to initialize". I also keep getting a security bar on this PC when ever I go to Adobe website or Navinet. Additonal ideas?

OK noticed next to the address bar there is a gold lock. so something is occurring in the security.

second edit- The gold lock by the address bar says "security report" when I hover over it - I right click and it gives me a few options - but when I left click an option internet explorer closes. So, this may be a form of malware/virus/spyware- several goggle searches shows that there is software that goes by the name "xp security...." I bet that somehow it got on this pc.