Acrobat Reader Will Not Read

Discussion in 'Software' started by Fuzzy, Jan 20, 2017.

  1. Fuzzy

    Fuzzy Private E-2

    Starting to-day I cannot open any PDF document. Although the page opens it's immediately covered by an error notice: AcroMissingCompWClass: AcroRd32.exe-Application error
    The instruction at 0x0404525c refernced memory at 0x 00000000. The memory could not be read.

    Although I have the latest version of the Reader, I tried to uninstall it (to later reinstall) in the Control Panel but it wont let me because it says that the program is open and must be closed first. The only thing I had open was the uninstall window.

    I'm using a Dell Studio 540 using Windows 7 64 bit.

    How can I get this thing working again?
     
  2. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

  3. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi


    I used to suggest always for PDF files to use Acrobat Reader but wit current versions, there slowness. issues, not so much now I tend to use http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/foxit_reader.html as its current, secure and best I've seen so far, past the in-built reader in Windows 10 (personal choice)

    But to try and get Acrobat working I would follow the above by Eldon.
     
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  4. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

  5. MaxTurner

    MaxTurner Banned

    I personally don't have a problem with Adobe Reader other than unless you disable in services.msc, its Update Service will launch at every start up.
    pdf exchange is not bad but see this:
    Editor's Note:
    Be sure to check Free version during installation. Pro version is default.
     

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