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When you start Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional or Standard, you receive the error message A serious error has been detected and Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional [or Standard] cannot continue. Please reinstall the application and try again.
When you launch, Acrobat verifies whether the app is already activated. If Acrobat fails to detect that the activation occurred, it displays an error message prompting you to reinstall the app. A common reason for the issue is that a corrupt AdobeConfig.xml file exists on your system.
To resolve the issue, perform the following steps in the order they are listed:
If the name of the configuration file is correct and the issue persists, do one of the following:
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@Chiradeep wrote on 03 Dec 2023
When you start Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional or Standard, you receive the error message A serious error has been detected and Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional [or Standard] cannot continue. Please reinstall the application and try again.
I'm confused by your FEATURED post, Chiradeep. Acrobat 8 was released seventeen years ago on November 3, 2006. The activation server for Acrobat 8 was shut down years ago and Acrobat 8 is no longer supported.
https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/activation-deactivation-help.html
Tagging @Tariq Dar for clarification.
Jane