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Alternative to Adobe Reader.

whattochoose
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It appears Adobe Reader no longer provide their product to Windows Vista users...
https://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
Can anybody recommend a good alternative version?
Thank you.
https://get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions/
Can anybody recommend a good alternative version?
Thank you.
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Sumatra, very lightweight and brilliant, even supports XP still:
http://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/free-pdf-reader.htmlScience isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.0 -
Foxit Reader0
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Fightsback wrote: »... even supports XP still:
I suspect the version you'd get by selecting 'XP SP3' also supports Vista in reality.0 -
Yes Sumatra0
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Jivesinger wrote: »So does Adobe Reader, according to the link in the original post, which curiously still includes XP in the dropdown list on the web page, but not Vista.
I suspect the version you'd get by selecting 'XP SP3' also supports Vista in reality.
Nobody in their right mind uses adobe reader anyway, it's seriously bloated and a security hell hole.
Sumatra download size 4mb and that's not a stub installer it's the full installer.Science isn't exact, it's only confidence within limits.0 -
+1 for Sumatra.
Have used it for a couple of years now.0 -
Unfortunately there are a few sites mostly hmrc ones that insist on acrobat and reject foxit. Don't know if they reject others.0
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Just use the chrome browser?0
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Definitely Sumatra.......Give it a try, you've nothing to lose.Drinking Rum before 10am makes you
A PIRATE
Not an Alcoholic...!0
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