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Adobe / PDF / Chrome issue

July1962
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Since installing Adobe Acrobat Professional 8 on my pc I can no longer view online PDF files.
I get a message telling me to exit my browser.
I can read the online PDF files via Explorer, but would like to know if there's a way of viewing them in Chrome (I could easily read them before I installed Acrobat 8, but am reluctant to uninstall Acrobat 8).
I have Adobe Reader 7.0 on my pc...
It's nice to be important.....but it's more important to be nice :)

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  • Knarf44
    Knarf44 Posts: 557 Forumite
    I installed a Chrome extension called "Docs PDF/Powerpoint viewer" which allows me to right click a PDF link and open the PDF in Google docs or my installed PDF viewer "Foxit".
  • July1962
    July1962 Posts: 910 Forumite
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    Thanks Knarf44, I'll give it a go :)
    It's nice to be important.....but it's more important to be nice :)
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    PS - why are you using an insecure seriously out of date version of Adobe Reader when one of the most common paths of infection is via malware laced PDFs?
  • July1962
    July1962 Posts: 910 Forumite
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    I wasn't aware that I was using something insecure. (I'm new to Adobe / PDF)

    What would be my best option?
    Uninstall Abobe Reader 7.0?
    Install a newer version? (Can I download it free from anywhere?)
    Will it interfere with Acrobat 8?

    I have AVG (regularly updated) and run Malwarebytes as & when.
    It's nice to be important.....but it's more important to be nice :)
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