Comments on: Adobe!!! Stop making Acrobat useless with out Photoshop installed! http://johnwilker.com/2008/07/adobe-stop-making-acrobat-useless-with-out-photoshop-installed/ Books, Community, Entrepreneurship, Technology Sat, 19 May 2012 09:53:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brian White http://johnwilker.com/2008/07/adobe-stop-making-acrobat-useless-with-out-photoshop-installed/comment-page-1/#comment-3300 Brian White Sat, 08 May 2010 07:39:01 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Adobe-Stop-making-Acrobat-useless-with-out-Photoshop-installed#comment-3300 I got this same error message, which closed the pdf file I wanted to read. After a restart, I launched Adobe Photoshop, tried the pdf file, and got THE SAME ERROR message! Earlier this year, Adobe Reader crashed every time I tried to open a pdf file. I e-mailed Adobe for advice, and two separate people in India "helped" me by sending highly informative. . . .PDF FILES. I had told them loud and clear that I couldn't open them, in my initial complaint. Adobe seems intent on committing suicide. I got this same error message, which closed the pdf file I wanted to read. After a restart, I launched Adobe Photoshop, tried the pdf file, and got THE SAME ERROR message! Earlier this year, Adobe Reader crashed every time I tried to open a pdf file. I e-mailed Adobe for advice, and two separate people in India “helped” me by sending highly informative. . . .PDF FILES.
I had told them loud and clear that I couldn’t open them, in my initial complaint.
Adobe seems intent on committing suicide.

]]> By: John Wilker http://johnwilker.com/2008/07/adobe-stop-making-acrobat-useless-with-out-photoshop-installed/comment-page-1/#comment-1160 John Wilker Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:06 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Adobe-Stop-making-Acrobat-useless-with-out-Photoshop-installed#comment-1160 @JD, that one isn't Full featured right? Not Pro. Good to know. I'll install Fireworks, I guess tomorrow, since I didn't today, LOL Thanks for the info! Always appreciated! @JD, that one isn't Full featured right? Not Pro.

Good to know. I'll install Fireworks, I guess tomorrow, since I didn't today, LOL

Thanks for the info! Always appreciated!

]]> By: John Wilker http://johnwilker.com/2008/07/adobe-stop-making-acrobat-useless-with-out-photoshop-installed/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 John Wilker Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:06 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Adobe-Stop-making-Acrobat-useless-with-out-Photoshop-installed#comment-1161 @Shan, Yeah that's what I'll try, I can probaby make use of Fireworks @JD yeah it's licensed, I have CS3 full suite installed on my main machine, but only want to open/read/create PDFs on my MacBook Air. I think the fireworks route is probably my path of least resistance. Is there no way Acrobat can be activated on it's own? that seems kinda weird that it requires another app for activation, no? @Shan,

Yeah that's what I'll try, I can probaby make use of Fireworks

@JD

yeah it's licensed, I have CS3 full suite installed on my main machine, but only want to open/read/create PDFs on my MacBook Air.

I think the fireworks route is probably my path of least resistance.

Is there no way Acrobat can be activated on it's own? that seems kinda weird that it requires another app for activation, no?

]]> By: Shan http://johnwilker.com/2008/07/adobe-stop-making-acrobat-useless-with-out-photoshop-installed/comment-page-1/#comment-1162 Shan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:06 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Adobe-Stop-making-Acrobat-useless-with-out-Photoshop-installed#comment-1162 I would guess he's taking advantage of the license option of installing a second copy on a laptop (his MacBook Air), not to be used at the same time as the primary copy on another machine. He did mention he didn't want to install other apps to save space. I recommend installing Fireworks (343MB) or Dreamweaver (366MB). You could try installing one on a USB thumb drive, and only plug it in whenever CS3 decides to randomly require activation. I would guess he's taking advantage of the license option of installing a second copy on a laptop (his MacBook Air), not to be used at the same time as the primary copy on another machine. He did mention he didn't want to install other apps to save space.

I recommend installing Fireworks (343MB) or Dreamweaver (366MB). You could try installing one on a USB thumb drive, and only plug it in whenever CS3 decides to randomly require activation.

]]> By: Shan http://johnwilker.com/2008/07/adobe-stop-making-acrobat-useless-with-out-photoshop-installed/comment-page-1/#comment-1163 Shan Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:06 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Adobe-Stop-making-Acrobat-useless-with-out-Photoshop-installed#comment-1163 As far as I know, it's because those other applications have the activation code in them, and Acrobat does not. Stupid, I agree, but I figured I'd share what's going on there. As far as I know, it's because those other applications have the activation code in them, and Acrobat does not. Stupid, I agree, but I figured I'd share what's going on there.

]]> By: John Dowdell http://johnwilker.com/2008/07/adobe-stop-making-acrobat-useless-with-out-photoshop-installed/comment-page-1/#comment-1164 John Dowdell Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:45:06 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Adobe-Stop-making-Acrobat-useless-with-out-Photoshop-installed#comment-1164 Sorry for the hassle. The technote doesn't seem to add much additional information: http://www.adobe.com/go/kb400590 But... are you saying that you have a copy of CS3, but only have Acrobat installed? If so, can you keep at least one creative tool in Creative Suite 3 installed and activated? From what I'm reading that seems to remove the problem. (If this is not possible, then I suspect the CS3 may have been a freebie, and perhaps downgrading the freebie request could do it. Just a hunch on my part though.) jd/adobe Sorry for the hassle. The technote doesn't seem to add much additional information:
http://www.adobe.com/go/kb400590

But… are you saying that you have a copy of CS3, but only have Acrobat installed? If so, can you keep at least one creative tool in Creative Suite 3 installed and activated? From what I'm reading that seems to remove the problem.

(If this is not possible, then I suspect the CS3 may have been a freebie, and perhaps downgrading the freebie request could do it. Just a hunch on my part though.)

jd/adobe

]]> By: John Dowdell http://johnwilker.com/2008/07/adobe-stop-making-acrobat-useless-with-out-photoshop-installed/comment-page-1/#comment-169 John Dowdell Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Adobe-Stop-making-Acrobat-useless-with-out-Photoshop-installed#comment-169 You can download the free Reader too, for your smaller computer. To activate your Creative Suite 3 on a second machine, there do indeed seem to be some minimum installation requirements. You can download the free Reader too, for your smaller computer.

To activate your Creative Suite 3 on a second machine, there do indeed seem to be some minimum installation requirements.

]]> By: John Wilker http://johnwilker.com/2008/07/adobe-stop-making-acrobat-useless-with-out-photoshop-installed/comment-page-1/#comment-170 John Wilker Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Adobe-Stop-making-Acrobat-useless-with-out-Photoshop-installed#comment-170 @JD, that one isn't Full featured right? Not Pro. Good to know. I'll install Fireworks, I guess tomorrow, since I didn't today, LOL Thanks for the info! Always appreciated! @JD, that one isn’t Full featured right? Not Pro.

Good to know. I’ll install Fireworks, I guess tomorrow, since I didn’t today, LOL

Thanks for the info! Always appreciated!

]]> By: John Wilker http://johnwilker.com/2008/07/adobe-stop-making-acrobat-useless-with-out-photoshop-installed/comment-page-1/#comment-168 John Wilker Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Adobe-Stop-making-Acrobat-useless-with-out-Photoshop-installed#comment-168 @Shan, Yeah that's what I'll try, I can probaby make use of Fireworks @JD yeah it's licensed, I have CS3 full suite installed on my main machine, but only want to open/read/create PDFs on my MacBook Air. I think the fireworks route is probably my path of least resistance. Is there no way Acrobat can be activated on it's own? that seems kinda weird that it requires another app for activation, no? @Shan,

Yeah that’s what I’ll try, I can probaby make use of Fireworks

@JD

yeah it’s licensed, I have CS3 full suite installed on my main machine, but only want to open/read/create PDFs on my MacBook Air.

I think the fireworks route is probably my path of least resistance.

Is there no way Acrobat can be activated on it’s own? that seems kinda weird that it requires another app for activation, no?

]]> By: Shan http://johnwilker.com/2008/07/adobe-stop-making-acrobat-useless-with-out-photoshop-installed/comment-page-1/#comment-167 Shan Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.johnwilker.com/j/index.cfm/2008/6/30/Adobe-Stop-making-Acrobat-useless-with-out-Photoshop-installed#comment-167 I would guess he's taking advantage of the license option of installing a second copy on a laptop (his MacBook Air), not to be used at the same time as the primary copy on another machine. He did mention he didn't want to install other apps to save space. I recommend installing Fireworks (343MB) or Dreamweaver (366MB). You could try installing one on a USB thumb drive, and only plug it in whenever CS3 decides to randomly require activation. I would guess he’s taking advantage of the license option of installing a second copy on a laptop (his MacBook Air), not to be used at the same time as the primary copy on another machine. He did mention he didn’t want to install other apps to save space.

I recommend installing Fireworks (343MB) or Dreamweaver (366MB). You could try installing one on a USB thumb drive, and only plug it in whenever CS3 decides to randomly require activation.

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