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Old 05-16-21, 05:41 AM   #1
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Default Adobe Reader install problem on Win 7

I previously had Yandex installed on my laptop and is a pain so I removed it and tried downloading Adobe Reader. Seems the only allowable version is Adobe Reader DC so I tried installing it and get a message that a newer version is already installed.
I checked Add/Remove Programs but there is no Acrobat files in there at all, if I double click a pdf file it asks for a program to open it with, but nothing there?
Anyone have any ideas what to do or where to look?
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Old 05-16-21, 10:16 AM   #2
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Try this method.
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Old 05-16-21, 11:49 PM   #3
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This video/mod/update was done on windows 8 and is nothing like windows 7 (32bit), I did try working around it by ticking "show hidden files" but the file in the "program files" folder does not exist.
It seems that it is a C runtime error according to the Adobe reader page:

https://helpx.adobe.com/au/acrobat/k...ler-packa.html
goes to:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...5-287930f3560c

Tried this but the file will not run so I'm blowed if I know what to do now.
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Maybe the best solution is an alternative reader. (free) If anyone knows a good one please suggest it, thanks.
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Use a "Cleaner" to get rid of registry entry and some junk files to avoid "any kind of problem". After that take down Reader from trust source "and NOT 3 part links, if that the case.
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