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joep50209929
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February 10, 2017
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Acrobat reader uninstalled my existing Acrobat (I want it back)

  • February 10, 2017
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I just downloaded the current Acrobat Reader package and installed it for use as a lightweight reader.  It has apparently been 'marketized' because it no longer creates .pdf files.  Rather than pay the high monthly fee, I just removed it.  I've legally had Acrobat on this computer for many years... It moved right over when I went from Vista to Windows 10, no problems, it worked great.

When I tried the new Acrobat Reader and decided I didn't like it, installed and removed.  Acrobat Reader's installer also thoroughly removed my copy of Acrobat including all of its icons, Cortana now just says huh?  Not nice.  Please put my Acrobat back.

Thank you,

Joe50209929

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    Brainiac
    February 10, 2017

    Reader could never create pdf files. You are thinking of Acrobat or there is a subscription you can purchase that makes it so you can create pdf files online via Reader.

    That being said, you need to look through your programs for your old Acrobat. Reader is a separate application and shouldn't uninstall anything but itself. More than likely, when you installed the free Reader, it set your file associations so that Reader was used to open pdf files instead of Acrobat. When you uninstalled it, it didn't reassign those files to Acrobat. You will need to do that (Google "set file associations in Windows 10" if you don't know how).

    If that doesn't work, simply reinstall Acrobat...

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