How to Remove Adobe Reader 9.3 & Reinstall 9.0

Adobe Reader was first released in 1993 and was then known as Acrobat Reader. Since then, a few new features have been added, but the core functionality of being able to open Portable Document Format files (PDFs) remains the same. While Adobe Reader 9.3 is made to run smoothly on Windows Vista or 7, some users do encounter problems, and, if you are one of these users, you might want to remove 9.3 and reinstall 9.0.

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  Close Adobe Reader 9.3 if you currently have it open. You can do this by clicking the red "X" in the top right of the Adobe 9.3 window.

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  Click the "Start Orb" on the bottom left of the screen and click "Control Panel."

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  Click "Programs and Features." Scroll down and select "Adobe Reader 9.3." Click "Uninstall."

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  Click "Next" to begin removing Adobe Reader 9.3. Click "Finish" to complete the removal. Click "Start," then "Shutdown," then "Restart" to reboot the computer.

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  Download Adobe Reader 9.0 by visiting the link listed in the "Resource" section. Save the installation file to your Desktop.

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  Double-click the Adobe Reader 9.0 installation file on your Desktop to open the installer for Adobe Reader 9.0.

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  Click "Next" to begin reinstalling 9.0.

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  Click "Finish" to complete the "Reader 9.0" reinstall process.