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_Anthony_Krause_
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April 18, 2007
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64-Bit AdobePDF Printer -- Experiemental!!!!

  • April 18, 2007
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Ok, just as a heads up for all you people that are having issues trying to install Acrobat 8 (Pro or Standard) to any system that is running a 64-bit OS and if you got prompts to insert your windows CD:

ADOBE DOES NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THIS METHOD!!! TRY THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

The AdobePDF printer will function if you MANUALLY extract the AdobePDF.dll (the DLL file that is associated to the PDF printer) and place it on your desktop and tell your Setup that is requesting the file to browse and point to the desktop ---

The location of the DLL file is required is within the Data1.cab and it will be named 'AdobePDF.dll_64' (DO NOT USE THE AdobePDF.DLL that is there, that is a 32-bit driver), copy the '64' file to your desktop and rename it to AdobePDF.dll

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Possible locations of install cab files

Download Version:
Start>Run> %temp% > Acrobat 8 Professional (or standard) > data1.cab

or CD

X:\Acrobat 8 Professional (or standard) > data1.cab

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After the file has been copied and the setup is complete, you may delete the file off your desktop safely

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I have tested this method with the following Operating Systems:

Windows XP Pro 64bit
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit
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I have NOT tested it on the following Operating Systems:

Windows Server 2003 (ANY version) 64bit
Windows Vista Business 64bit

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Let me know if it works; also, I only have found this to work only when you have the prompt for the windows cd to be inserted referencing the AdobePDF.dll, so if you want to get this to work, you may have to completely uninstall Acrobat or maybe a possibility to repair the install.
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    _Cindy_Coe_
    Participant
    March 17, 2008
    Hey Anthony.
    Just followed your instructions to install Adobe 8 Pro to my new Tx2000 HP Entertainment Tablet unning Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit. Thanks for this tip - no other info on the web and now with Adobe charging for support - I was desperate. So far so good. Cross your fingers that this will be my last post on the subject!

    P.S. Anyone have conflicts between HP printer software and Adobe Updates? Everytime my adobe Reader or Acrobat updates I lose my scan capability on my HP All-in-One 7310. I finally had to turn off the update feature in Adobe :( because I had to reinstall printer everytime it updated!

    Cheers!
    CC
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    _cbendan_
    Participant
    December 20, 2007
    Thanks Alexandre L and all that have contributed.

    I've made all the steps that you have pointed. Acrobat works well, except the PDF IE TOOLBAR. I click on the top-left button in IE7, but nothing happens. The same with it's menu items. I've installed, uninstalled and reinstalled...., but allways the same.
    The pdf printer works well in the archive menu (Archive-->print). But not with the pdf ie7 toolbar (think AcroIEFavclient.dll). The button is "active", but nothing happens when you click it.

    I have Vista x64 Ultimate spanish.

    Thanks!!
    (sorry for gramatical and/or ortographic errors).
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    _Alexandre_L_
    Participant
    November 5, 2007
    Here is an update to my own post from last week.

    I found a way to work around the ADOBEPDF.DLL problem. The idea is simply to pre-copy it before installing Acrobat 8.0 (this is only valid for 64-bit installations).

    I copy the file from "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Xtras\AdobePDF\AMD64\ADOBEPDF.DLL" from an already installed computer. Then, just before installing Acrobat 8.0, I have a batch file that pre-copies this file to "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Adobe\Acrobat 8.0\Acrobat\Xtras\AdobePDF\I386\ADOBEPDF.DLL". With this trick, installation is able to find the file and does not crash like it used to...

    On the issue of "slipstreaming" the 8.1 and 8.1.1 patches into the main install, I have not found any way other than installing them separately.

    Here is the complete sequence I follow when pushing Acrobat 8 to a newly deployed computer:
    1) pre-copy ADOBEPDF.DLL to the I386 directory
    2) do a silent install of Adobe Acrobat 8.0.0
    3) do a silent install of 8.1.0 update
    4) restart the computer
    5) do a silent install of 8.1.1 update

    I have tried to completely suppress the restarts (option /rs in setup.ini and option /norestart for msiexec for the updates). This led to mysterious crashes of Acrobat after installation. The only way I found to be working was to allow this one restart between the updates.

    I hope this might help someone else...
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    _Alexandre_L_
    Participant
    October 31, 2007
    OK, great. The 8.1 (and now 8.1.1) patch brings full support for Adobe Acrobat 8 under 64-bit Windows Vista. *But* this patch only installs on systems where Acrobat 8.0 is already installed.

    My problem here is that I need to deploy Acrobat to clean systems. And when I do a silent installation, it crashes because of this ADOBEPDF.DLL which is not found. I will *not* install Acrobat manually on several dozens of machines during the final deployment. There has to be another way.

    I have tried "slipstreaming" the 8.1 and 8.1.1 patches into the main install, to no avail so far. I have tried customizing the .msi with a .mst transform file, into which I added the 64-bit ADOBEPDF.DLL in the I386 location: no success.

    And strangely enough, I could not find people having this problem on the Internet and looking for a solution. Am I the only one trying to deploy Acrobat 8 on 64-bit Windows Vista?
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    _Ezekiel_L__
    Participant
    June 8, 2007
    The Acrobat 8.1 patch has been released and should solve any issues with this. :) YAY!
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    _H_Frenk_
    Participant
    June 4, 2007
    After months of frustration, I finally got Acrobat Pro 8 and 64-bit Vista working together. Thanks to all who provided suggestions.

    Here's what worked:

    I followed suggestions above to rename the AdobeDLL.dll_64 driver and used it during the install.

    Control Panel >> Printers >> Adobe PDF >> Ports >> select XPSPort

    Control Panel >> Printers >> Adobe PDF >> Properties (Right-click) >> Advanced >> Printer Defaults >> Adobe PDF Conversion Settings (3rd tab) >> Adobe PDF Folder >> set to XPSPort

    Now, when I print using the AdobePDF printer, the document opens as a PDF in Acrobat 8 and I can then save it where I wish.
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    _Colin_Hildinger_
    Participant
    May 10, 2007
    Actually, you don't have to dig out the file. When you get the browse option, it will point to an i386 folder. Go up one level and you will see that there is also an AMD64 folder. You can go there and select the file and the install will proceede
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    _Michele_DiBassie_
    Participant
    May 10, 2007
    I have tried installing the printer driver to use Acrobat 8 in Vista 64 bit in every possible way to no avail. A very nice tech told me to create a post-script printer to print the document to a file, and then use Acrobat Distiller to print the file to Adobe:

    Go to Control Panel and Printers, and Add a printer.
    Add a Local Printer and use the File:Print to File Port.
    You can use any printer driver as long as it says it is color and has PS in it.
    When you print with it, it will ask you to save the file, which will be a .prn file. Then, you open Distiller and open the .prn file. (You will have to tell Distiller to look for "All Files.") It will then produce a PDF that you can open and save.

    The .prn files can be hard to find, though. Quickbooks saved it in my QuickBooks program directory, Explorer saved it on my Desktop, and Word saved it in Documents. If you search for a .prn in Vista, you have to use an advanced search and check the box for non-indexed, hidden and system files.

    Good luck!
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    _KrisRivel_
    Participant
    May 7, 2007
    Yeah, I share your pain. Adobe has really dropped the ball in a lot of ways. Don't forget no Linux support for Photoshop, Illustrator, etc. I still can't believe there's no 64bit support for Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects either.
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    _Darrin_FM_
    Participating Frequently
    May 7, 2007
    After fighting for over 2 months with the installation of Acrobat Pro 8 on Vista 64x and getting nothing but printer errors, I followed the advise of some people here and started using the free CutePDF writer printer to fill in for the broken Adobe PDF Printer.

    While CutePDF has stepped up their 64x support, I have to wonder why Adobe is dropping the ball on the product that made them such a big name. If I had known that they were going to be dragging on forever about 64x support I never would of purchased Acrobat Pro.

    Well, Adobe has my $$$ now and I will either continue to use the Frankenstein mash of CutePDF writer with Acrobat Pro... or give up on Acrobat and move on to CutePDF Pro, where I would feel they have earned my $$$ (and a lot less at that!), my loyalty and my recommendations.

    Very disappointed with Adobe with this release. Can't say I recommend them anytime soon when there are more responsive vendors out in the market willing to step up and help their user-base.

    And just how long does Adobe expect it's users to wait? Just a time schedule for a possible fix would of been nice.

    Guess I'll wait a little longer to see if Adobe fixes the broken 64x print drivers, but at least CutePDF has come to the rescue.
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