Install Reader DC without removing older version of Acrobat

Report · Oct 08, 2022

I have an older version (7) of Acrobat & would like to install a recent version of Reader DC. The RDC install wants to remove the older version of Acrobat. I use the Acrobat 7 for its editing capability, that Reader DC does not have. Use of A7 is minimal; I see no need to spend $$$ for a new version of Acrobat--the older version is sufficient. Is it completely impossible to have both programs installed? On a Windows 10 desktop.

Thank you, G Kuhn

Report · Oct 09, 2022

I am quite surprised. I have both installed (reader and DC) and the coexist nicely on the same system. You could try to have Acrobat7 on a virtual machone if you use it very rarely.

Report · Sep 12, 2024

I'm running into the same issue. I have Acrobat 9 Pro. Had to reinstall Reader, but the install wants me to delete "older versions of Adobe Acrobat that may be under a perpetual license". I use them for different things. Many things are simple in Reader, but some things I can only do in 9 Pro. Any workaround?

Report · Oct 10, 2022

Adobe merged Acrobat and Reader into one app that checks your license. So this is now, by design, impossible. Probably one motivation was to encourage upgrades. By the way, DO NOT uninstall your Acrobat 7. It's no longer possible to activate it. When that computer dies, Acrobat 7 will be gone; system changes may also break it.

Report · Sep 12, 2024

How do you access the Reader part of it , if you do not have a licence ?

Report · Oct 12, 2022

Thank you Eric and Test Screen,

I appreciate your replies and suggestions. I have not investigated the option of having Acrobat 7 on a virtual machine. I looked into option of moving acrobat 7 to another drive either with outside programs ($$) or Windows tools, that did have the capability. After a few different iterations of possible scenarios, I ended up installing Acrobat 7 on another drive, but A DC still woud not install without removing A7. I was able to install acrobat XI, however; an older, unsupported program (I know), but I will give it a try along with using A7 for editing cabability. My needs are minimal--not professional. Thanks again to each of you!

Gerhard

Report · Apr 11, 2023

Or use an alternative of Adobe reader.

Top 10 Alternatives to Adobe Acrobat Reader

Foxit PDF Reader.
PDF Reader Pro.
PDF Reader.
PDFlite.
FineReader PDF for Windows and Mac.
File Viewer Plus.
File Viewer Lite.
FreeFileViewer.

Report · Jun 16, 2023

I ended up here as Reader stopped working and after trying to reinstall it I ran into this problem. I guess perpetual doesn't mean the same as what it used to. Perhaps this is an unfair assumption, but after the fact that Reader and my older copy of Acrobat worked together up till 2023, I have to question Adobe's "good faith" in the matter. It's a sign of the times when I have to visit Adobe's site to get alternatives to Adobe's software.

Thanks for posting the list.

Report · Jul 02, 2023

I'm a mobile notary. I had a Windows XP that worked perfectly. I could use Adobe to print both letter and legal in one PDF on my Brother printer dual tray. After my son gave me his Windows 10 and I uploaded the new Adobe DC version, I can't print multiple paper sources by PDF page size even though it is checked in the printer box. I think this new DC version is just for marketing an upgrade!! I want my old Adobe back. Is there anyway to seemlessly download the Adobe Reader XI and delete the DC version. I need to be able to print mixed sizes per the loan document instructions. Other than that, I don't need Adobe for any other reason.

Report · Sep 12, 2024

I also have a similar problem. On one of our Windows Servers 4 users are licenced for Adobe Acrobat Standard and 3 are not but we cannot install Reader as it believes it's already installed.