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I was having a compatibility problem:  using Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 5 with Windows XP.  (See my first post, "JUST SHOOT ME"). 

I created this new post with a more appropriate title so that others with the same problem might find this solution helpful. 

I wrote: 

I SOLVED THE PROBLEM (for my computer, anyway). Here's what I did:  

1) On your PC, in the Control Panel, click on ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS and remove Acrobat 5.0.5. A message box will appear to let you know that not all of the associated files were removed. Copy down that list and manually delete those files.  

2) On the Internet, to to this page: Softpile.com <http://www.softpile.com/Multimedia/Miscellaneous/Review_04938_index.html>.

 

If the above link is not "clickable," cut & paste the URL into your browser window: http://www.softpile.com/Multimedia/Miscellaneous/Review_04938_index.html <http://www.softpile.com/Multimedia/Miscellaneous/Review_04938_index.html>  

3) Once there, you can download Adobe Acrobat Reader VERSION 4.0. That's right, Version 4.0 works just fine.  

4) After signing off, I rebooted my computer, installed Ver. 4.0, rebooted again, and YIPPEE-KAYOO-KAYAY...IT WORKED.  

So quite evidently, Adobe Acrobat Reader VERSION 5 has some compatibility "issues" (i.e., "problems") which have not yet been recognized and/or addressed.  

On one of the Adobe pages that was sent to me by Tom, ("What's new about Acrobat 5.0"), one of the NEW features of Version 5 is the utilization of CoolType technology. CoolType.dll is exactly what was causing the problem.  

I didn't feel as if I should have to limit my personal use of fonts in order to occasionally use a piece of flawed software.  

If you are having the same problem, try dumping Version 5 and go back to Version 4.  

And again, I want to thank everyone for their input.  

Sincerely,  

Jean