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Article #12485Re: Adobe Reader 2.1 still keeps coming up.
From: wayne a cain
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 20:51
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 20:51
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I got this from Adobe Tech Support by email: Adobe Systems Technical Document 316396 Title: Manually Removing Acrobat Reader 2.1 in Windows Adobe Acrobat Reader 2.1 does not include an uninstaller for Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows 3.1x. To remove Acrobat Reader, you must manually delete its components and remove Acrobat Reader references from the Win.ini file. Also, if you�re in Windows 95 or Windows 98, you must remove Acrobat Reader references from the Windows registry. For instructions on removing Adobe Type Manager (ATM), which is installed with Acrobat Reader, see document (Document link not converted) 312890, �Removing ATM 3.0x, 2.6 or 2.5.� To manually delete Acrobat Reader 2.1 components: 1. Remove your personal files from the Acroread folder and its subfolders. 2. Delete the Acroread folder. 3. Delete the Acroread.ini file from the Windows folder. 4. In Windows 95 or Windows 98, delete the Acrobat Reader shortcut from the Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Adobe Acrobat folder. To remove Acrobat Reader references from the Win.ini file: 1. Make a backup copy of the Win.ini file, which is located in the Windows folder. 2. Open the original Win.ini file in a text-editing application that can save in text-only format (e.g., WordPad). 3. In the [Extensions] section, delete the line: PDF=c:\acro16\acro16.exe�^.pdf� 4. In the [Adobe Acrobat] section, delete the line: Install path=c:\Acro_16. 5. Save the Win.ini file in text-only format. To remove Acrobat Reader references from the Windows registry in Windows 95 or Windows 98: 1. Choose Start > Run. 2. Type �regedit� in the Open text box and click OK. 3. Choose Registry > Export Registry File, specify a location and name for a backup registry file in the Export Registry File dialog box, and then click Save. 4. Open to the Hkey_Classes_Root key (i.e., folder). 5. Delete the following keys from the Hkey_Classes_Root key: .pdf Acro*.* (delete all keys that begin with �Acro�) PDF*.* (delete all keys that begin with �PDF�)
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