Re: Adobe Reader 8.0 fails to start

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From: Ben_Coplan
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:12

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You have the correct combination of SP2 and IE7. You should run a full virus and spyware scan before doing anything else. Then, disable them and redownload Reader to install from a "Temp" folder that you create. This is after doing the following.

Have you actually looked in the Registry? If not-that is one place where odd things can be left. In addition, you might want to try a complete uninstall of ALL things Adobe. That includes the Adobe folder.
There are several messages about manual uninstallation; so I won't write it again. (Thank MarkATS, Grafiti and me)
Warning-Editing the Registry can be Dangerous. Do so only after making a backup of it and a System Restore point. This is done at your own risk. The worst case will be to reformat the drive. It may be a real pain to do, but will give you a truly fresh platform.
I too agree that Reader 8 should have been more thoroughly tested.

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