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ambert88998173
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November 18, 2016
Question

Can't open Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

  • November 18, 2016
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I started having this problem yesterday. I had a writing assignment to do and I had to open a PDF to do it. I opened the file and immediately Adobe closed on its own.

I've tried opening it on different accounts and it did the same thing! I need to have this fixed because 90% of my schoolwork is PDFs.

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Adorobat
Participating Frequently
November 24, 2016

Hi ambert88998173 , Conejokate

Could you please try the following steps and see if that resolves the issue:

1- Remove Acrobat Reader using Cleaner tool (for Windows) from here: Download Adobe Reader and Acrobat Cleaner Tool - Adobe Labs

2- Restart the computer.

3- Download and install Reader DC from here: Adobe - Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Distribution

@Conejokate   Could you please confirm the application you are having issues with- Acrobat Reader DC/ Adobe Acrobat?

                              And, the Operating System you have on your computer?

Thank You,

Shivam

Conejokate
Participant
November 21, 2016

No answer???  I am getting the error message:

Acrobat failed to connect to a DDE Server.

I did a restore and it worked but then today when I went to print a PDF I get the message again.

Please help.  Frusterating there is no phone support.

Adorobat
Participating Frequently
November 21, 2016

Hi ambert88998173,

Could you please try the following steps and see if that resolves the issue:

1- Check for updates, launch Reader>Navigate to Help menu>select Check for Updates.

2- If that doesn't work, try to repair Reader>launch Reader>Help menu>click Repair installation.

Could you please let me know the version of Reader DC installed on the machine?

And, the Operating System you have on the machine-Windows/Mac?

Does Reader closes when you open this particular pdf file or all the pdf files?

ambert88998173
Participant
November 21, 2016

I can't get the version because I can't open Adobe acrobat. Even without opening a PDF I can't open it.

I'm on a Windows computer.