Adobe Acrobat Pro Not Working, they're asking me (a student) for a payment to use the software

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March 12, 2020
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Adobe Acrobat Pro Not Working because apparently my trial ended, and no Im not paying you money because I'm a broke student. Adobe is extremely greedy for placing a paywall in front of students before using Adobe programs. This is ridiculous and I'm extremely upset, this program should be absolutely free for college students. How can I fix this so that I can open the software that I already have downloaded and have been using for the last 3 years? I'm not a new user, and there shouldn't be anything to activate, please let me use the software as is.

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Correct answer John T Smith

Reader is free, everything is costs https://get.adobe.com/reader

When you ask a question you need to provide some basic information
-Forum quick start https://community.adobe.com/t5/Community-Help/ASK-Forum-Success-Guide-Efficiently-using-the-forums/td-p/4791542
- https://community.adobe.com/t5/Get-Started/Questions-you-need-to-answer-to-receive-better-help/td-p/6199470

Just Shoot Me

Legend

Then I suggest that when you finish school and either get a job or start your own business that you give away to Students any extra money you may make or the products your company may produce for Free.

Although many governments like to make you think you are entitled the bottom line is you are not.

There is no such thing as a Free lunch (or free software). Somewhere someone is paying for what you are getting for free.

try67

Community Expert

> this program should be absolutely free for college students

I'm all for supporting students, but this sentence is just nonsense. Why should that be? Should students also get free computers? Free cars? Free houses? What else? Adobe (and many other companies) give substantial discounts to students and teachers, and should be applauded for that, but to demand that they (or any other company) give away their products for free just because you're a student is quite rude.

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hagebuscAuthor

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I'm not asking for anything other than access to the software while I'm a student. I'm already paying a lot for school and my tuition used to include the use of this software. What's frustrating is when you're working on a project for school and halfway through the project it stops working because a pay-wall gets in the way of my school work. I'm sorry you think I'm being rude, but imagine how pissed you would be if you were in my situation.

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ProlificUser

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If its Acrobat you are using, create a new account using a new email ID and you may get 7 days of full feature access, so that you can complete your work.

Just because you are a student, does not entitle you to free products. Like someone mentioned above, someone, somewhere is paying for it. Adobe already gives away a free product, Adobe Reader.

If your tuition includes the Acrobat Pro DC software and but it is giving you a paywall, there might have been an issue with your account. Contact your school's IT administrator regarding this or contact Adobe Customer support.

https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html