-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Adobe Reader Version X updated 12/21/2010
- From: recklessmaverick <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 18:00:16 -0500
Since printing works in IE I would bet he needs the correct
plugin/add-in/extension or whatever for Opera and Firefox to make it
work there. Note: The plugin for Opera may not work in Firefox and
vice versa. I don't know enough about those two to know for sure.
Don
On 1/29/2011 9:06 AM, Larry Southerland wrote:
> Here's a more-detailed explanation of the problem(s) that my father-in-law
> is experiencing. Of course, I'm not there to see exactly what is happening,
> so I'm at a loss. Any ideas that you guys might have? Your assistance
> would be appreciated.
>
>
> Your friend,
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> Larry
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> _____
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> Dear Larry, This summary of my Adobe Reader problems is my attempt to stick
> to essentials, and also to try to find my way through some details where the
> status may have changed during this period.
>
> The basic difficulty is that Adobe Reader fails to print the screen when I
> ask it to. It just reports one blank page with one line of identification on
> it. This started about the time I adopted the updated program Adobe Reader X
> in December. I also had trouble running Foxit and had to remove it because
> it prevented the downloads from some sites from working.
>
> The print problem exists when using Browsers Mozilla Firefox and Opera but
> Adobe printing does work using Internet Explorer. I avoid using IE because
> I do not like it. I use Opera as my default because Firefox does not
> display the screen correctly. The problem appears when using either the HP
> Laser Jet or the HP Office Jet Printer.
>
> I can work around this problem by saving the screen to a new folder on the
> Desktop called Adobe Downloads. I then open the file from that Desktop
> folder and print it out OK. But this means I have to recognize when to save
> the screen to the folder. I am wasting a lot of time and paper in this
> process.
>
> When I try printing direct from the original screen, and it returns a blank
> page, I then find that the file appears in the Printer queue as in process.
> If I try to close the computer using "Hibernate", it returns a message that
> it cannot put the computer into hibernation because the spooler is running,
> and I should try to close that down. It does not tell me how, but if I
> delete the jobs in the queue, I can then go into hibernation.
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