Well, we got halfway there and choked.
I can read PDF that I had saved to my hard drive, but cannot open PDF I get from an email or a website. The PDF loads about halfway, then stops cold. In the initial grey window with the blue progress bar, it appears to come all the way in, but, when it changes from that grey window to the document, at the bottom, it shows loading from 1/3 to anywhere around a half, then stops cold. It will accept no control input.
The second scenario, it loads all the way, and the little menu bar with the Adobe logo on the side appears at the bottom. It changes when you put the mouse on it, but will not accept a click.
When you load from a hard drive, the file comes in quickly, all controls work, you can cruise around endlessly, with no problems.
And for you techies out there, again, Windows 7, what Adobe assures me is the latest version of Acrobat Reader DC, 15.23.20056.16516.
From the thread, you've seen what I and others have tried. Acrobat has become like driving an old Rambler. Stop every few miles and break out the tools. Don't EVER count on being on time.
Some are talking alternative readers. I'm leery of freeware downloads, as so many are thinly disguised virus bombs, but I'm getting tired of tinkering with something even the experts can't seem to fix.
Are you guys listening, or am I standing at the edge of a savannah, yelling into the wind?
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