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robert_9613
January 21, 2026
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Anyone remember the good old days? Adobe 5 and 6? Fast, reliable, worked?

  • January 21, 2026
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So here I am 2 hours in trying to get Adobe Acrobat PRofessional instaleld on my PC, I tried the installer and it installed creative cloud desktop, which I have no desire to use, ever. 

 

Luanch the app, after an hour it says 'Instlaling 42%' to install a PDF editor.

 

God I hope your company goes the way of corel, and soon be cause man you suck as software.

 

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    creative explorer
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    January 26, 2026

    @robert_9613 so how did it go? If it worked, go ahead and marked correct to close this ticket! 

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    creative explorer
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    creative explorerCommunity Expert
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    January 22, 2026

    @robert_9613 I do. I do. How About Adobe 2 and 3?!

    You should be able to install Acrobat Pro without installing Creative Cloud Desktop App. If youa re using the Standard Installer, it will always ask you to install that. Here is a direct link avoiding that step. But first, use the "Add or Remove Programs" to get rid of the CC Desktop app and the failed Acrobat install. Delete or empty the trash / recyle bin too. 

    Now, go to https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/download-64-bit-installer.html Download the zip, extract it, and run the 'exe' directly from the folder. This will install Acrobat as a standalone program.

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