Archive for July, 2007

Fuzzy Fonts or Blurry text In Adobe Reader 8?

If text appears blurry in Reader but things look fine in other applications you may want to check on your preferences. Reader will either use embedded fonts or default fonts when viewing a pdf. What that means is, as long as you can view that font in a different program and it […]

Need Help Downloading Adobe Reader 8.1?

For some reason Adobe Reader uses a download manager. This means that you need to download a program from Adobe in order to download Reader. This adds an extra layer of complexity to what should be a simple process. The solution? Bypass the download manager by downloading Adobe Reader from Adobe’s […]

Error 1500, Error 1704 or Error 2711 When Installing Adobe Acrobat or Reader 8

These errors are actually Microsoft errors. Basically they all mean that you have a suspended installation and need to deal with that before you can install or uninstall anything else. Microsoft has a tech doc on this issue. Their advice? Restart your computer. Fine advice, but it may not work.
Even […]

Adobe Reader 8: Print to File, Output File Name Problem

Unable to Print From Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat? Not being able to print from reader can be very frustrating. Luckily, If you get prompted to enter a file name every time you attempt to print from Reader then the solution is very simple.

If this looks familiar then follow the solution below to […]

Adobe Reader or Acrobat 8 Freezing or Being Slow with Windows Live OneCare

If Acrobat or Reader 8 freezes up often and takes about 30 seconds between each action you may want to check to see if you’re using Windows Live OneCare. It seems that having OneCare installed can seriously slow down some systems and can have a horrible effect on Adobe Acrobat 8 and possibly […]