Download Adobe Acrobat Reader
System Requirements
- i486 or Pentium processor-based personal computer
- Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT with Service Pack 3 or later
- 10 MB of available RAM on Windows 95 and Windows 98 (16 MB recommended)
- 16 MB of available RAM on Windows NT (24 MB recommended)
- 10 MB of available hard disk space
- 50 MB of additional hard disk space for Asian fonts (required for the Acrobat Reader
CD-ROM, otherwise optional)
Downloading Tips
On the Adobe Acrobat Download page, you will be presented with basic, step-by-step
instructions for downloading the installer application file. If you feel comfortable with
downloading files, you may skip the following tips. If you plan to use these tips, you may
find it helpful to print them out before you begin. Download Adobe Acrobat
Reader
- Step 1 asks you to choose the platform version, language, and download location.
The default setting for the Windows application is Windows 95. If this
is not your windows application, change this setting to reflect the Windows application on
your PC.
- Step 2 simply asks you to register by giving your name and e-mail address,
which is used for Adobe Acrobat informational purposes. You can
check the two boxes located under the e-mail address if you do not wish to receive
Adobe product offers or offers from other companies.
- Click on the download button, and you will be taken to a downloading page which
corresponds to the choices you made in step 2.
- What you will actually download will be an installation file. This means that after the
file is downloaded you will have to perform additional steps to install the software on
your PC. These instructions are presented on the Adobe downloading page and are also
included in the tips that follow.
- After downloading the *.EXE file, quit your web browser.
- Open file manager or file explorer, and double-click on the file you just downloaded.
- Follow the instructions presented on your screen, and Adobe Acrobat Reader will be
installed on your PC.
- Now you can reopen your web browser and read the .PDF file(s).
- If you are using Netscape and are having problems opening the file, select from the
menu bar Options/General Preferences/Helpers. In the 'File type' box, scroll down until
you locate an extension .PDF file. Click on the file, and the words 'pdf' will appear in
the 'File extension' box. Under 'Action', click on 'Launch the application'. Click on the
Browse button just below this. If you did not change the default subdirectory when
installing Adobe Acrobat, select c:\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\ and subdirectory
Reader. You are looking for a .EXE file named ar405eng. Click on the
.EXE file and on 'OK'. Click on 'OK' in the Helpers screen. You should now be able to
return to the page with the PDF document(s) and read the file.
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