This is beyond frustrating! I never wanted the DC version, and now all my pdfs open up on the web. I have spent days and way too many hours trying to fix this. Please a simple download link without dc that apparently no one likes.

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defaultnq0zaqfdgpo9

Participant

I paid a subscription for the older version with editing fuction, a colleage help me to install chrome and accidentally installed the terrible acrobat reader DC version, my old version is gone and I paid for nothing now. I cannot use the editing fucntion anymore. What should I do?

try67

Community Expert

Installing Reader does not remove any older installations of Acrobat. The application is still there, probably just not set up as the default PDF handler. Remove Reader DC if you don't want to use it and then open Acrobat and set it to be the default PDF handler via Edit - Preferences - General - Select Default PDF Handler.

try67

Community Expert

All previous Reader installers are available here:

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/

Or here:

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/mac/

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an_engineer

Participant

This issue is not solved.

DC is not good for several reasons:

1. The main issue is the incredibly long time delay for opening a file. I have timed over a minute in several instances. This is frustrating during meetings or discussions when you want to quickly look at a file on your computer, but have to wait for it to open. It never used to take long, a few seconds max. Simply unacceptable.

2. DC tries to upsell the user on a lot of workflows that used to be included free. NO ONE LIKES THAT.

3. I don't need another cloud option. I have so many shared drive locations that we sometimes lose track of where everything is. Adding cloud funcitonality was a feature no one was looking for. I only need to open files, look at them, and maybe highlight something.

4. McAfee gets tacked on. I already have my antivirus solution worked out, and I don't appreciate additional software being installed on my computer without asking for it.

Please bring back a standard, non DC (aka no cloud stuff) Adobe Reader. I tried downloading older versions using the procedure listed in the solution, and it was not effective.

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Test Screen Name

Legend

If you can't or won't run Reader DC, I can't recommend going back to Reader XI, as it now has unfixed security issues. Instead, you should look for other vendor's products. I cannot see any alternative.

wmclaxton

Participant

PDF has succeeded wildly as a safe and standard document exchange format, beating out Common Ground and other contenders. But Adobe seems have lost the plot in its desire to add value to their DC subscribers (which I am not). It would be preferable if Adobe also offered a free basic reader as an alternative to the Acrobat Reader DC with all its bells and whistles (and quirks about where and how to save files). It should also be secure. Oh wait, they used to offer such a product choice...

thegeneticbytemare

Participant

Get Acrobat reader 11.0.10 for Windows from Adobe’s ftp server here:: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.10/

German, English (US), French, Spanish and Japanese versions available.

The direct link to the US English version is:: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.10/en_US/AdbeRdr11010_en_US.exe

This appears to be the last FULL install version.

Get the Update dated 07NOV17 to v 11.0.23 here:: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.23/misc/

The direct link to the windows installer version of the update is:: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.23/misc/AdbeRdrUpd11023.msp

For other language versions try v11.0.00 here:: ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/11.x/11.0.00/

The update should work on any of these, but I have not tried,

I muddled through all this today and the install works fine for me on Windows 7 x64.

Sinc,

GBM

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davidf25813781

Participant

I know it's been a while but in case you haven't found this already, there are many pdf readers from other software companies that offer you a lighter, faster loading experience and more features. I like PDF XChange from Tracker Software.

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Test Screen Name

Legend

Reader DC comes with the option to use cloud storage. Do you want a personal disable (so you do not see the cloud save/open option) or something to fully disable it for a company?

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Steven22927867o0to

Participating Frequently

As a company, how do we fully disable cloud access in both Reader and Acrobat (both of which have been rolled out enterprise wide)?

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Test Screen Name

Legend

Certainly I agree they did that.

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Test Screen Name

Legend

WHat nonsense is this? They did not "take Photoshop to the cloud". Unless you mean something very different by that than I do. What DO you mean by "take Photoshop to the cloud"?

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mikeschellenbergerAuthor

Participant

@try67 I work on my hobby at least once a month.

@test screen name

Yea, "take Photoshop to the cloud' might be an incorrect statement, I should have said 'take Photshop to the monthly subscription model'.

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