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Is it just me or is Adobe beginning to suck?

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    Senkwe Chanda
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    I downloaded Adobe Reader 6 (Why the name change??) and I'm trying to install it. This alien exe calling itself Netopsystems FEAD Optimizer runs for about 3 minutes, then nothing. So I figure, ok...it must have finished whatever it was doing (recomposing apparently) so I can install Reader now. Nope, double clicking the exe makes the "optimizer" run AGAIN. What am I missing here? Has anybody installed this thing yet? What's the difference between a C++ programmer and God? God knows he's not a C++ programmer : anon

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      I downloaded Adobe Reader 6 (Why the name change??) and I'm trying to install it. This alien exe calling itself Netopsystems FEAD Optimizer runs for about 3 minutes, then nothing. So I figure, ok...it must have finished whatever it was doing (recomposing apparently) so I can install Reader now. Nope, double clicking the exe makes the "optimizer" run AGAIN. What am I missing here? Has anybody installed this thing yet? What's the difference between a C++ programmer and God? God knows he's not a C++ programmer : anon

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      brianwelsch
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      I can't stand PDF files. It takes forever to load a gazillion plug-ins, etc.. X| Can't help you with your problem, though. sorry.

      "The beat goes on.. da-da-dum dadum dum"

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        I can't stand PDF files. It takes forever to load a gazillion plug-ins, etc.. X| Can't help you with your problem, though. sorry.

        "The beat goes on.. da-da-dum dadum dum"

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        Senkwe Chanda
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        brianwelsch wrote: Can't help you with your problem, though. sorry In that case "you better lose yourself" :cool: What's the difference between a C++ programmer and God? God knows he's not a C++ programmer : anon

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        • S Senkwe Chanda

          I downloaded Adobe Reader 6 (Why the name change??) and I'm trying to install it. This alien exe calling itself Netopsystems FEAD Optimizer runs for about 3 minutes, then nothing. So I figure, ok...it must have finished whatever it was doing (recomposing apparently) so I can install Reader now. Nope, double clicking the exe makes the "optimizer" run AGAIN. What am I missing here? Has anybody installed this thing yet? What's the difference between a C++ programmer and God? God knows he's not a C++ programmer : anon

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          NetDave
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          Not only that, but it takes forever to load itself when you open a PDF file. It sits there with a splash screen and messages go flying by about "loading this" and "loading that". :mad: A minute or so later your document pops up and hopefully you can still remember why you were opening it in the first place. :confused: QRZ? de WAØTTN

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            Not only that, but it takes forever to load itself when you open a PDF file. It sits there with a splash screen and messages go flying by about "loading this" and "loading that". :mad: A minute or so later your document pops up and hopefully you can still remember why you were opening it in the first place. :confused: QRZ? de WAØTTN

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            JoeSox
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            NetDave wrote: It sits there with a splash screen and messages go flying by about "loading this" and "loading that". :laugh: They're just showing off to other developers I guess:rolleyes: It should be banned! I agree. Later,
            JoeSox
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            • S Senkwe Chanda

              I downloaded Adobe Reader 6 (Why the name change??) and I'm trying to install it. This alien exe calling itself Netopsystems FEAD Optimizer runs for about 3 minutes, then nothing. So I figure, ok...it must have finished whatever it was doing (recomposing apparently) so I can install Reader now. Nope, double clicking the exe makes the "optimizer" run AGAIN. What am I missing here? Has anybody installed this thing yet? What's the difference between a C++ programmer and God? God knows he's not a C++ programmer : anon

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              ZoogieZork
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              Yikes -- I thought I was only one who had trouble installing that blasted Reader. I got it installed eventually, but for the life of me I can't remember how... - Mike

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              • S Senkwe Chanda

                I downloaded Adobe Reader 6 (Why the name change??) and I'm trying to install it. This alien exe calling itself Netopsystems FEAD Optimizer runs for about 3 minutes, then nothing. So I figure, ok...it must have finished whatever it was doing (recomposing apparently) so I can install Reader now. Nope, double clicking the exe makes the "optimizer" run AGAIN. What am I missing here? Has anybody installed this thing yet? What's the difference between a C++ programmer and God? God knows he's not a C++ programmer : anon

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                Jim Crafton
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                I had a coworker complain about this as well. He said that alot of people were complaining about all sorts of problems with it, and that he eventually just uninstalled it manually and went back to version 5. ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned

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                • S Senkwe Chanda

                  I downloaded Adobe Reader 6 (Why the name change??) and I'm trying to install it. This alien exe calling itself Netopsystems FEAD Optimizer runs for about 3 minutes, then nothing. So I figure, ok...it must have finished whatever it was doing (recomposing apparently) so I can install Reader now. Nope, double clicking the exe makes the "optimizer" run AGAIN. What am I missing here? Has anybody installed this thing yet? What's the difference between a C++ programmer and God? God knows he's not a C++ programmer : anon

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                  Roger Wright
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                  Senkwe Chanda wrote: Has anybody installed this thing yet? Yup. No troubles at all. I just said "No, thanks" to their "optimizer" junk and did it the old fashioned way. It's still a piece of garbage, but unfortunately they're so much better at marketing than programming that it's impossible to avoid .pdf files anymore. "My Fridge Science Experiment can beat up your Fridge Science Experiment."

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                  • S Senkwe Chanda

                    I downloaded Adobe Reader 6 (Why the name change??) and I'm trying to install it. This alien exe calling itself Netopsystems FEAD Optimizer runs for about 3 minutes, then nothing. So I figure, ok...it must have finished whatever it was doing (recomposing apparently) so I can install Reader now. Nope, double clicking the exe makes the "optimizer" run AGAIN. What am I missing here? Has anybody installed this thing yet? What's the difference between a C++ programmer and God? God knows he's not a C++ programmer : anon

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                    Stephane Rodriguez
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                    You can remove most plugins from Reader 6 (or 5) startup. This makes the reader stzrts even faster than earlier versions. More info here[^].


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                      NetDave wrote: It sits there with a splash screen and messages go flying by about "loading this" and "loading that". :laugh: They're just showing off to other developers I guess:rolleyes: It should be banned! I agree. Later,
                      JoeSox
                      www.joeswammi.com
                      www.humanaiproject.org

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                      Lost User
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                      JoeSox wrote: showing off to other developers The only people that would be impressed by it are the computer illiterates :| Paul ;)

                      That demands capital punishment!! Death by a herd of marauding Bobs! - Ryan Binns

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                        JoeSox wrote: showing off to other developers The only people that would be impressed by it are the computer illiterates :| Paul ;)

                        That demands capital punishment!! Death by a herd of marauding Bobs! - Ryan Binns

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                        JoeSox
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                        Paul van der Walt wrote: The only people that would be impressed by it are the computer illiterates I know, your right. But what other logical explanation is their to solve this anomaly of crazy splash screen API this and api that:doh: :-D Later,
                        JoeSox
                        www.joeswammi.com
                        www.humanaiproject.org

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                          Paul van der Walt wrote: The only people that would be impressed by it are the computer illiterates I know, your right. But what other logical explanation is their to solve this anomaly of crazy splash screen API this and api that:doh: :-D Later,
                          JoeSox
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                          www.humanaiproject.org

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                          JoeSox wrote: But what other logical explanation is their to solve this anomaly of crazy splash screen API this and api that :laugh: Maybe you're right.... :-D Paul ;)

                          That demands capital punishment!! Death by a herd of marauding Bobs! - Ryan Binns

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                          • S Senkwe Chanda

                            I downloaded Adobe Reader 6 (Why the name change??) and I'm trying to install it. This alien exe calling itself Netopsystems FEAD Optimizer runs for about 3 minutes, then nothing. So I figure, ok...it must have finished whatever it was doing (recomposing apparently) so I can install Reader now. Nope, double clicking the exe makes the "optimizer" run AGAIN. What am I missing here? Has anybody installed this thing yet? What's the difference between a C++ programmer and God? God knows he's not a C++ programmer : anon

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                            dandy72
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                            "Beginning" to suck, I think, is an understatement. Slowly but surely, with every subsequent release of Acrobat Reader, Adobe has been shooting itself in the foot and I've found myself liking CHMs more and more. (SO WHY CAN I STILL NOT READ CHMs ON MY POCKETPC!?!) :mad: (PS - Yeah, I know I can decompile them, but throwing one CHM on a PPC is way quicker than 1000 HTMs and associated JPGs)...

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