Adobe Reader 8.0 Released

[lecter]

Is there a fix for using this damn thing in Vista?? The beta could be unpacked manually...not the case with the final version of the installer.

[+Tantawi Subscriber²]

Double click it and wait until it extracts, then you'll find it in the temp folder of your user profile:

"\Documents and Settings\XXXX\Local Settings\Temp\Adobe..."

[tomwarren Veteran]

Think I'll give this a whirl later on in Vista

[mcloum]

Its actually pretty sleek looking and seems quicker than previous versions.

[craybox]

at last the start of the adobe universal apps :)

[Mathiasdm]

Adobe Reader 7 was 23.something MB, so no reason to complain about that :-p

I downloaded Foxit this week, I wonder if I'll still need it...

[6785077276]

It's 500% faster for me! :yes:

[Azcobain]

Well worth the download. I just deleted the stuff the the install put in my startup folder. Very fast.

EDIT:

How the hell do I prevent Adobe from adding the folder "Updater5" every time I open it?

[craybox]

very fast in OSX as well, lets hope they can do equally as well with CS3

[naap51stang]

if the reader version works as well as the full blown version, it should be really nice.

The only thing I miss, is the "x" in the upper right corner of the full blown version of 7 where

you could close the open PDF, but leave acrobat open. I guess the got rid of that in 8. At least

you can Ctrl-W to do the same thing.

:alien:

[Ar3s]

this was a good update. so far works great.

[Joe User 99]

:( The Enterprise lockdown keys from 7 don't appear to work with this version either.

The what? Where?

Version 7 had a set of tables in the MSI for locking down the install for corporate users.

EnterpriseRegistry, EnterpriseFeatures, EnterpriseShortcuts, etc, etc.

For example, setting some of the keys would disable certain menu items, etc.

What I meant was that I tried setting those values in the corresponding version 8 keys in the registry, but they had no effect.

I am guessing Adobe will put all that in the Installshield Tuner for version 8, but it is not released yet.

And since they apparently differ from those in version 7, I can't set them manually. So...like Acrobat Pro, I will have to wait until they release the Tuner before I can deploy it.

And for all those complaining about the bloat, etc...

Some of us don't get a choice. This is the product of choice where I work. I deploy what they say to deploy.

Edited December 6, 2006 by Joe User 99

[Techno_Funky]

Changelog:

* Larger download so you get the most out of your high-speed internet connection

* More memory used so none remains empty and wasted

* Slower UI to give you time to relax between clicks

:D (Y)

Foxit Reader Rocx my Sox

[alphaomegainfinity]

Great interface and fast viewing.Cheers to Adobe.

[Darrian]

For those running Vista x64 and getting an error at install like I did, search your profile's AppData folder for the setup folder after you launch it but before you approve it to run when the security notice pops up. Then run AcroRead.msi; setup.exe will just crash again.

[batbeef]

Just caught the news and downloaded the new version and so far it's a huge improvement over 7

Loving the new red splash and interface

Very professional and streamlined imo

[DaCypher]

I like version 8 quite a bit. However, it keeps creating an "Updater5" directory in My Documents and its really getting on my nerves. So much so that I am considering going back to 7.x. Anyone have any ideas on how to stop this behavior?

[Hawkeye]

if the reader version works as well as the full blown version, it should be really nice.

The only thing I miss, is the "x" in the upper right corner of the full blown version of 7 where

you could close the open PDF, but leave acrobat open. I guess the got rid of that in 8. At least

you can Ctrl-W to do the same thing.

:alien:

Try this. Open the Preferences (Edit>Preferences or Ctrl+K). Click on the Documents category, and try playing with the "Show each document in its own window (requires restart)" option. You should get it to your liking one way or the other. Otherwise, there is a separate little "X" for each open window inside the main Acrobat window.

I like version 8 quite a bit. However, it keeps creating an "Updater5" directory in My Documents and its really getting on my nerves. So much so that I am considering going back to 7.x. Anyone have any ideas on how to stop this behavior?

I'm not sure if the path will be the same in Adobe Reader 8.0, but in Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, I could simply go to the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\plug_ins directory and either rename or delete the file(s) named Updater. This should stop the folder from being created, and will obviously also stop the Update feature from working in the program.

[shanemca]

You can disable the Update5 directory by doing:

Help > Check for Updates

After it's checked click on Preferences, and change the file location at the bottom of the dialog to somewhere else.

[DaCypher]

I'm not sure if the path will be the same in Adobe Reader 8.0, but in Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional, I could simply go to the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\plug_ins directory and either rename or delete the file(s) named Updater. This should stop the folder from being created, and will obviously also stop the Update feature from working in the program.

Awesome, this worked great. Thanks for this tip.

I really like how documents can be in their own windows now, much easier to work with more than one PDF at the same time. Now if I can only get Excel to do the same thing...

By the way, does anyone know of a way to hide the navigation panel buttons (list of buttons on the left side of the document) by default?

[ThePitt]

Thanks for the news but I think I dont need this... Foxit is a lot better and uses a lot less of resources. Yes, I rather uT instead of the big monster memory eatter called AZ.

And the same with a lot of applications.

[BigDaddy]

sweet.. thanks for the heads up (Y)

works pretty fast and dandy on my machine so no complains here :)

[viciv]

downloaded, thanks for the link

[Hawkeye]

You can disable the Update5 directory by doing:

Help > Check for Updates

After it's checked click on Preferences, and change the file location at the bottom of the dialog to somewhere else.

While this would work to stop the Updater5 folder from being created in My Documents, this would simply cause it to be created someplace else. I think the original poster asked if there was a way to disable it from being created anywhere.

Awesome, this worked great. Thanks for this tip.

I really like how documents can be in their own windows now, much easier to work with more than one PDF at the same time. Now if I can only get Excel to do the same thing...

By the way, does anyone know of a way to hide the navigation panel buttons (list of buttons on the left side of the document) by default?

Actually, this can be done in Excel 2002 and 2003, but not in Excel 2000. It's in the options. Just go to Tools>Options. On the View tab, you have an option to enable or disable "Windows in Taskbar".

[unimatrixzer0]

Which version of Acrobat would I need if I wanted to be able to edit my info into rebate forms?