Re: Problem opening pdfs on new T60p (XP os)

[turnerpr]

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When I try to open a PDF online it asks me to install Adobe. When I install it, I get an error box from "Netopysytems Size Optimizer 1.0" that says "Another instance of this program is already running. You cannot run multiple instances at the same time."

Saw this thread on the Vista forum and it describes exactly my problem, but I have XP so the suggested fixes aren't applicable. Just received my first T60p after benefiting greatly from this forum. Happily, I haven't run into significant problems and I've been able to fix the minor ones EXCEPT for opening pdf files from the internet or a memory stick. I've installed Adobe reader 8.0 but I get the same error message above when I try to open a pdf. When I say ok to the installer, it tries to install Reader 7.0 until it realizes that 8.0 is already installed and freezes. I CAN open Reader 8.0 and then open the file but this is a time-consuming workaround.

Any suggestions?

Thanks much.

[Purcy]

Aw, Adobe Reader can be such a pain! I also have vers 8 and I think I went into Add/Remove programs and removed the other versions. You can also just download another .pdf application and use that, there are better than Adobe (which is a really huge program). If you open Adobe Reader and click on Help, there is also a Repair Adobe Reader Installation you can click on; maybe that would help.

Good luck

[rkawakami]

Have not personally used this one, but it was highly rated recently by PC Magazine:

Foxit Reader

[Purcy]

I LOVE Foxit and use it on my Dell Axim, since Adobe Reader Mobile is even more squirrely than the PC version. It is not a freeware, but I am still using the trial version, I highly recommend it.

[Kyocera]

We've had some weird issues with adobe reader 8 on our company network for some who remote in, I installed 8 on the server and some of the remote clients are having issues with some of the formatting when they pull up a pdf to read it, I had everyone update their machines to 8 and seems to have helped for now.

[turnerpr]

Thanks everyone! I removed Adobe Reader and installed Foxit. There is a free version -- doesn't have all the bells and whistles but it is sufficient for me. Problem solved.