Acrobat Reader Won't Install

The Adobe Acrobat Reader is a program used to open, view and print PDF files. When trying to install the program, you may encounter problems that you need to troubleshoot to install Acrobat Reader successfully. Problems may include software conflicts and issues on system requirements among many others.

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  Inspect the Adobe Acrobat Reader installation CD/DVD for apparent damages. If there are scratches or cracks, it may already be damaged. Do not attempt to insert a damaged or cracked optical media into your optical drive to prevent inflicting damage to the computer hardware.

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  Check if your computer meets the minimum requirements for the program installation. Note that the Windows 7 operating system requires Adobe Reader version 9.2 or later. The computer system should have Internet Explorer version 6 or later, 355MB of available hard disk space, 128 MB of RAM and at least 800 x 600 minimum screen resolution.

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  Custom-install the program. Run the Acrobat Reader installer and follow the on-screen instructions until you reach the part where there is an option for "Custom Installation." Select this option, click "Next," deselect the other options to install except for the core features of the Adobe Acrobat Reader and click "Next" once again. Wait for installation to finish.

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  Uninstall previous versions of the Adobe Acrobat Reader from the computer if the current program installed is already corrupted and also to prevent software conflict. Click "Start," "Control Panel," "Programs and Features" and then select the program you want to uninstall. Click the "Uninstall" button to uninstall the program. Try installing the program again and see if that solves the problem.