[windows2000] Re: Watch out with ADOBE ACROBAT READER 9 and Vista user roaming profiles

  • From: "Jim Kenzig" <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: THIN <thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, vista@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 10:37:07 -0400

And apparantely it doesn;t work too well under Citrix either
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b5f923

Jim Kenzig
Blog: http://www.techblink.com


On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Jim Kenzig <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Let me reiterate this, Adobe reader will work for normal local users of the
> machine if it is a local profile.  As soon as you make the user profile a
> roaming profile on the domain, this is when you get the issues.
>
> Jim Kenzig
> Blog: http://www.techblink.com
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Jim Kenzig <jkenzig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I'm putting this out there everywhere I have a presence in hopes that
>> Adobe will get off it's butt and fix this problem. If you install Adobe 9
>> acrobat reader on Windows Vista on a domain and use roaming profiles for
>> users, be it mandatory or not, Acrobat Reader crashes and will not run.  It
>> gives errors in modules annots.api and also msvc80.dll.
>>
>> As soon as you give the user admin priveleges the program will run.  I've
>> tried turning off UAC, still broke, I've tried running adobe reader in
>> compatibility mode, still broke, I've tried running adobe as administrator
>> settings still broke. I've tried changing access on adobe folders to give
>> users full control, still broke.  Giving a user administrator priveleges is
>> NOT an acceptable solution.
>>
>> I am not the only one having this issue there are posts all over the
>> internet including the below samples IN the adobe forums.
>> http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b5db5d
>> http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b5ea2a
>> http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b5c646
>>
>> Don't install Adobe Acrobat 9 in a vista domain unless you want some super
>> headaches!
>>
>>
>

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