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Article #153Re: Update installation wants "Program Manager" closed
From: Christopher Muto
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:18
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:18
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nandrews wrote: > Thanks Chris, > Unfortunately that isn't the case here. > I am closing Adobe Reader when it is installing and I also close other > programs incase they are the cause. > > I have tried uninstalling Adobe Reader from Control Panel, but that > runs into the same problem i.e., that it wants me to close something > called "Program Manager"! > > Nigel > > > > > On 20 Jan, 15:36, Christopher Muto <m...@worldnet.att.net> wrote: >> nandrews wrote: >>> I am trying to update Adobe Reader, from Update within the programs >>> Help menu. >>> It fails to install asking me to close "Program Manager", but I don't >>> have such an application open! >>> I have closed all running programs and it still requests the same when >>> I 'retry'. >>> It leaves only the resident programs and none of those are called >>> "Program Manager" either, at least in Task Manager! >>> Can anyone suggest what the installer might be wanting? >>> Thanks >>> Nigel >> i have found that if you manually update acrobat reader 9.2 via the >> help-update menu selection it will download the file to update it to 9.3 >> and then ask you to close acrobat reader itself before it will install. >> don't close the installer, just close acrobat reader. i think that >> is the same issue that you are having. > uninstall adobe reader and install the popular and free foxit pdf reader. adobe doesn't care about its customers and offers no worthwhile support. even the paid support disapoints. good luck.
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