Hi Mike,

I would suggest uninstalling all the Adobe junk and install Foxit
Reader.

Small, Fast, Clean, and FREE PDF Reader for Everyday Use
http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

--
Regards,
Bert Kinney MS-MVP Shell/User
http://bertk.mvps.org

hurbud@msn.com wrote:
> Hi Everyone -
> I'm a dork. I was having some of the problems with adobe that have
> been mentioned in these forums; the small box with the red x, a
> small box with red, blue, and green that appears on three deep
> windows on most websites, an error message that read " external
> window viewer not found" or something, and just a lot of general
> frustration caused by my inability to navigate through XP spikes in
> the system, freeze jambs, lockdowns, and the like.
> so, after 'reading' a few posts and replies from you great folks- I
> really just scanned the p & r's actually, I decided to uninstall
> Adobe acrobat 4.0, readers 5.something, 6.1, 6.2, and 7.0. My thought
> was, and again, after 'reading' the info here, that I'd just do a
> year end garbage dump (out with the old...) and then go somewhere
> into cyberspace and download a free version of reader 7.0, thereby
> solving all my problems and realigning the stars and planets in the
> process. I discovered the 'whoops' about the second time I was unable
> to install 7.0. I currently sit at the keys Adobeless and feeling a
> little queezy. Any thoughts guys? (keep in mind, there are rules
> about the things you can print on sites like this!)
> Regards,
> Mike