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Adobe Reader 8 is now available. Should I install it?
Note that although Adobe Reader 8 is available for desktop and laptop computers, it is recommended that eBook users not install Adobe Reader 8 at this time. Adobe Reader 8 is designed to work in conjunction with an application called Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) for the download and use of Adobe eBooks. ADE for Windows and Mac is still in Beta. For now, eBook users should enjoy Adobe eBooks on Adobe Reader 6.0 or 7.0.
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System Requirements for Adobe Reader 6.0 and 7.0 for Windows
- Processor:
- Intel PentiumŪ-class processor
- Operating Systems:
- Adobe Reader 6.0: Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 SP1, Windows XP (Professional, Home, Tablet PC, or Media Center Edition), Microsoft Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate Edition)
- Adobe Reader 7.0: Windows 2000 SP2, Windows XP (Professional, Home, Tablet PC, or Media Center Edition), Microsoft Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate Edition)
- Memory requirements:
- Hard disk space (English version):
- Up to 90 MB of available hard-disk space
- Browser:
- Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher, Netscape 7.1 or 8.0, Firefox 1.0 or higher, or Mozilla 1.7
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System Requirements for Adobe Reader 6.0 and 7.0 for Macintosh
- Processor:
- PowerPC® G3 processor (or greater)
- Operating Systems:
- Apple® Mac OS X version 10.2.8, 10.3, or 10.4
- Memory requirements:
- Hard disk space (English version):
- Up to 110 MB of available hard-disk space
- Browser:
- Safari 1.2.2 browser supported for Mac OS X 10.3 or higher, Internet Explorer 5.0
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System Requirements for Adobe Reader for Palm OS for Windows
Click here to view a list of compatible devices…
- Processor:
- Intel PentiumŪ-class processor
- Operating Systems (PC):
- Microsoft Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP (Professional, Home, Tablet PC, or Media Center Edition), Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate Edition)
- Operating Systems (PDA):
- Palm OS 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0, or Palm Desktop 4.0, 4.01
- Memory requirements (PC):
- Hard disk space (PC):
- 20 MB of available hard-disk space
- Hard disk space (PDA):
- 600 KB of free space on Palm OS device
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System Requirements for Adobe Reader for Palm OS for Macintosh
Click here to view a list of compatible devices…
- Processor:
- Operating Systems (Mac):
- Operating Systems (PDA):
- Palm OS 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 or Palm Desktop 4.0
- Memory requirements (Mac)):
- Hard disk space (Mac):
- 20 MB of available hard-disk space
- Hard disk space (PDA):
- 600 KB of free space on Palm OS device
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System Requirements for Adobe Reader for Pocket PC
- Processor:
- Intel PentiumŪ-class processor
- Operating Systems (PC)
- Microsoft Windows 2000 SP2, Windows XP (Professional, Home, Tablet PC, or Media Center Edition), Windows Vista (Home Basic, Home Premium, Business, or Ultimate Edition)
- Operating Systems (PDA):
- Pocket PC 2002 or Windows Mobile 2003 (Update 2)
- Memory requirements (PC):
- Hard disk space (PC):
- 16 MB of available hard-disk space
- Other:
- Microsoft ActiveSync 3.5 or later
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Download and Installation Instructions for Adobe Reader 6.0 and 7.0 for Windows
Note that although Adobe Reader 8 is available for desktop and laptop computers, it is recommended that eBook users not install Adobe Reader 8 at this time. Adobe Reader 8 is designed to work in conjunction with an application called Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) for the download and use of Adobe eBooks. ADE for Windows is still in Beta. For now, eBook users should enjoy Adobe eBooks on Adobe Reader 6.0 or 7.0.
- Click here, or visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html, to go to the Adobe Reader download page.
The 'Download new and previous versions of Adobe Reader' screen is displayed.
- Click the 'Free Adobe Reader' link (under the heading 'Downloads' in the left vertical navigation bar).
The 'Adobe Reader - Download' screen is displayed.
- Complete 'Step 1 of 2' by selecting your 'Operating System', 'Version', and 'Language' from the dropdown menus. If you have Windows Vista, select 'Windows XP SP2' as your Operating System.
The 'Download new and previous versions of Adobe Reader' screen expands to display 'Step 2 of 2'.
- Complete 'Step 2 of 2' by selecting the version of Adobe Reader that you wish to download (Adobe Reader 7.0.8 or Adobe Reader 6.0.1) and click the 'download' button. Be sure to uncheck the items listed under 'Also download' if you do not want to download them.
Your browser prompts you to open or save the file.
- Browse to (and make note of) a location to save the file you are preparing to download. Click the 'OK' button to download and save the Adobe Reader install file to your machine.
Please be patient, as this file may take a few minutes to download and save.
- When the download is finished, locate the file in the location to which you saved it. Double-click the file to start the installation process, then follow the prompts to complete the process.*
If a message is displayed alerting you that 'another application is set to view PDF files' on your computer, be sure to choose Adobe Reader 7.x as the default application for opening PDFs.
Once you have stepped through the prompts, the 'Adobe Reader - Setup' screen displays the status of your installation, and indicates when the installation has finished successfully.
- Once installation is complete, click the 'Finish' button to exit the 'Adobe Reader - Setup' dialog box.
- If desired, open Adobe Reader from the shortcut on your desktop.
Note that when you open Adobe Reader for the first time, the 'Adobe Reader - License Agreement' is displayed.
- To use Adobe Reader, accept the terms of the license agreement by clicking the 'Accept' button.
- If desired, you may delete the .exe file once you have completed the installation process.
* If you cannot install the file immediately, you may cancel the installation process and install later by double-clicking on the .exe file that you downloaded.
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Download and Installation Instructions for Adobe Reader 6.0 and 7.0 for Macintosh
Note that although Adobe Reader 8 is available for desktop and laptop computers, it is recommended that eBook users not install Adobe Reader 8 at this time. Adobe Reader 8 is designed to work in conjunction with an application called Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) for the download and use of Adobe eBooks. ADE for the Mac is still in Beta. For now, eBook users should enjoy Adobe eBooks on Adobe Reader 6.0 or 7.0.
- Click here, or visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html to download Adobe Reader 6.0 or 7.0.
The 'Download new and previous versions of Adobe Reader' screen is displayed.
- Complete 'Step 1 of 2' by selecting your operating system and language from the drop down menus. Select Version '10.2.8-10.4' and click 'continue'.
The 'Download new and previous versions of Adobe Reader' screen expands to display 'Step 2 of 2'.
- Complete 'Step 2 of 2' by selecting the version of Adobe Reader that you wish to download (Adobe Reader 7.0.8 or Adobe Reader 6.0.1) and click the 'download' button.
The .dmg installation package will likely be saved to your desktop.
- Double click the .dmg file to retrieve the Reader .pkg file.
- Double click the .pkg file to save the Adobe Reader install file to your machine.
Please be patient, as this file may take a few minutes to download and save.
When the download is finished the .pkg file window opens.
- Double-click the .app file to start the installation process, then follow the prompts to complete the process.*
Once you have stepped through the prompts, Adobe Reader is installed. When installation is complete, Adobe Reader opens.
Note that when Adobe Reader opens for the first time, the 'Adobe Reader - License Agreement' is displayed.
- To use Adobe Reader, accept the terms of the license agreement by clicking the 'Accept' button.
- If desired, you may delete the .dmg file once you have completed the installation process.
*If you cannot install the file immediately, you may cancel the installation process and install later by double-clicking on the .dmg file that you downloaded.
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Download and Installation Instructions for Adobe Reader for Palm OS*
- Click here, or visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html to download Adobe Reader for Palm OS.
The 'Download new and previous versions of Adobe Reader' screen is displayed.
- Complete 'Step 1 of 2' by selecting 'Mobile' as your Operating System, and specifying your 'Version' and 'Language' in the dropdown menus.
The 'Download new and previous versions of Adobe Reader' screen expands to display 'Step 2 of 2'.
- Complete 'Step 2 of 2' by clicking the 'Download Adobe Reader' button.
A 'File Download' dialog box is displayed. Please note that the download dialog box may mention that this file can 'harm your computer' and that this is a standard message encountered when downloading executable (.exe) files.
- Click the 'Save' button.
A 'Save As' box is displayed.
- Browse to (and make note of) a location to save the file, and click the 'Save' button to save the Adobe Reader for Palm OS install file (AdobeReader-PalmOS.exe on Windows / .dmg on Mac) to your machine.
Please be patient, as this may take a few minutes to download and save.
- When the download has finished, browse to the .exe file (AdobeReader-PalmOS.exe) and double-click it. Follow the instructions displayed to complete the installation process.
- When the installation is complete, you may delete the .exe file (AdobeReader-PalmOS.exe on Windows / .dmg on Mac) from your machine.
- At some point you will have to activate your Adobe Reader for Palm OS in order to read ebooks. Please see the section titled 'Activating Adobe Reader 6.0 and 7.0' below for the steps to activate your reader.
*Please note that in order to use Adobe Reader for Palm OS, you must have Adobe Reader installed on your local computer (PC) as well.
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Download and Installation Instructions for Adobe Reader for Pocket PC*
- Click here, or visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2_allversions.html to download Adobe Reader for Pocket PC.
The 'Download new and previous versions of Adobe Reader' screen is displayed.
- Complete 'Step 1 of 2' by selecting 'Mobile' as your Operating System, and specifying your 'Version' and 'Language' in the dropdown menus.
The 'Download new and previous versions of Adobe Reader' screen expands to display 'Step 2 of 2'.
- Complete 'Step 2 of 2' by clicking the 'Download Adobe Reader' button.
A 'File Download' dialog box is displayed. Please note that the download dialog box may mention that this file can 'harm your computer' and that this is a standard message encountered when downloading executable (.exe) files.
- Click the 'Save' button.
A 'Save As' box is displayed.
- Browse to (and make note of) a location to save the file, and click the 'Save' button to save the Adobe Reader for Pocket PC install file to your machine.
Please be patient, as this may take a few minutes to download and save.
- When the download has finished, browse to the .exe file and double-click it. Follow the instructions displayed to complete the installation process.
- When the installation is complete, you may delete the .exe file from your machine.
- At some point you will have to activate your Adobe Reader for Pocket PC in order to read Adobe ebooks. Please see the section titled 'Activating Adobe Reader 6.0 and 7.0' below for the steps to activate your reader.
*Please note that in order to use Adobe Reader for Pocket PC, you must have Adobe Reader installed on your local computer (PC) as well.
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Activating Adobe Reader 6.0 and 7.0
In order to read digitally protected PDFs (like the Adobe eBooks found at this site), you will need to activate your copy of Adobe Reader.
There are 2 types of activation:
- 'E-Z Activation' will automatically take place the first time you download and attempt to open a digitally protected PDF. Once E-Z Activation is complete, your browser displays the 'Adobe DRM Activator' screen, notifying you that activation was successful and prompting you to complete 'Named Activation', if desired. If you intend to use Adobe eBooks on multiple machines, follow the steps listed to complete the Named Activation process. Alternatively, you can complete Named Activation at a later time through the Adobe Reader interface with reference to the information below.
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- 'Named Activation' is required if you want to use digitally protected PDFs on multiple machines. To complete Named Activation, you will be required to activate each machine on which you intend to use protected PDFs to the same Microsoft Passport account.
The first time you download and attempt to open a digitally protected PDF, E-Z Activation will automatically take place and your browser will display the 'Adobe DRM Activator' screen. This screen notifies you that activation was successful, and also prompts you to complete Named Activation, if desired. To complete the Named Activation process, follow the steps listed on the 'Adobe DRM Activator' screen.
Note that you can complete Named Activation at a later time through the Adobe Reader interface as follows:
If you are using Adobe Reader 6…
- While connected to the Internet, double-click the Adobe Reader icon to open Adobe Reader.
- From the Adobe Reader menu bar, select Tools > eBook Web Services > Adobe DRM Activator.
Your browser will open the 'Adobe DRM Activator Site' web site.
- Follow the instructions at this site to activate your copy of Adobe Reader.
If you are using Adobe Reader 7…
- While connected to the Internet, double-click the Adobe Reader icon to open Adobe Reader.
- From the Adobe Reader menu bar, select File > Digital Editions > Authorize Devices.
Your browser will open the 'Adobe DRM Activator Site' web site.
- Follow the instructions at this site to activate your copy of Adobe Reader.
Currently, up to 6 machines (Windows, Macintosh, and/or supported PDAs) may be activated to the same Passport account. Please note that transferring Adobe Reader eBooks from one computer to another will work only if the destination computer is running Adobe Reader 6.x.
Note that Named Activation is not currently supported in Adobe Reader 8 and the Beta version of Adobe Digital Editions.
For the latest information on the Adobe Reader, we encourage you to click here to visit the Adobe Reader product page at Adobe.com.
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