RE: [OT] Adobe Reader 8 and Vista... - an alternative?

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well once you install Reader 7 under Vista it actually blocks the
Adobe
Update Manager from running at startup as it consider it a
"suspicious" bit
of code...

I hate the way that the bloody Yahoo / Google toolbars have been slapped
into so many installers too - plus - why the f*ck would I want to install
iTunes on my PC when all I want is a player for Quicktime movies?

They're all doing it and it's bloody annoying!

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Paul Gordon
> Sent: 07 March 2007 10:33
> To: UKHA_D Group
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Adobe Reader 8 and Vista... - an
> alternative?
>
> The thing that *really* annoys me with Acrobat is the way it
"infests"
> various bits of MY machine without so much as a by your leave...
>
> i.e.
> It always creates a desktop icon - without asking me
> It always installs some poxy "speed launcher" crap in my
startup group
> -
> without asking me
> It usually adds itself to my quicklaunch bar - without asking me
> It usually adds some auto-update checking crap to the "run"
group in my
> registry - without asking me
> It usually adds its icon to the top level of my start menu - without
> asking me
>
> And even more annoyingly, it reasserts all this bullsh**t every time
> you
> install one of its updates, so I have to "de-infect" my PC
every time I
> get an Adobe update...
>
> And some people say Microsoft take liberties with your PC!?!?!? -
Adobe
> is just one step away from a virus writer if you ask me...
>
> Grr.... - you managed to find my "annoy" button, and pressed
it...
>
> Paul G.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
> Behalf
> Of Wayne
> > Sent: 06 March 2007 20:46
> > To: UKHA_D Group
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] Adobe Reader 8 and Vista... - an
> alternative?
> >
> > Hiya Phil,
> > If the only thing your using Acrobat Reader to read/print PDF
files,
> you
> > may want to try Foxit PDF reader. Its free (as is Acrobat) but
its
> WAY
> > smaller than Acrobat, and a lot quicker to load up when you need
it -
> no
> > more bloatware.
> >
> > Maybe worth a look if the only thing you do with a PDF is read,
> search
> > and print.
> >
> > http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php
> >
> > have fun!
> > Wayne.
> >
> >
> >
> > Phil Harris wrote:
> > > <<SNIP>>
> > >
> > >
> > >> local machine and print server). After much discussion,
searching
> and
> > >> fiddling we worked out that Adobe Reader 8 has a crap
print system
> > >> which
> > >> does not work correctly with PostScript print drivers,
and moving
> all
> > >> of our
> > >> printers to PCL drivers sorted the problem.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Well, turns out that Vista had detected my 5Si MX as a PCL
printer
> rather
> > > than as a postscript printer and had installed the PCL
drivers - I
> swapped
> > > to the Postscript drivers and that sorted it. (The 5Si MX is
happy
> to be
> > > driven either way - PCL or PS.)
> > >
> > > Very odd but working now - thanks for the pointer!
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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