Update: In researching this issue I came across an AWESOME step by step for installing Adobe written by Aaron Parker, that includes an MST of the recommended settings. All I can say is Aaron, you da man!http://blog.stealthpuppy.com/deployment/deploying-adobe-reader-9-for-windows
There also is a greate admin template to set up Adobe Acrobat to work so it opens OUTSIDE the browser. I had to do two things to get Adobe Acrobat to work on Vista. Logged on as an admin, go to the Adobe reader executable on the hard disk in the program files/adobe/9.0/reader folder and right click on it and choose properties. Then choose the compatibility tab and choose set compatibility for all users and choose Windows XP SP2 from the drop down. Apply. I then had to open Adobe reader, choose edit/preferences. Click on Internet in the side menu and uncheck the open in browser box. Hope this helps.
NOTE: If you have a solution to this please post in the comment section! Thank you.
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 will crash and will not run. It gives errors in modules annots.api and also msvcr80.dll. Note that this is NOT an IE only thing, Acrobat reader crashes when run by itself, with Firefox and Apple Safari browsers as soon as the account is set to roam.
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. Further having to mess around with Dep and Windows Security features is NOT an option. If Adobe wants to play with the big boys and try to consider it's product an "industry standard" they have to write it correctly.
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
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. Further having to mess around with Dep and Windows Security features is NOT an option. If Adobe wants to play with the big boys and try to consider it's product an "industry standard" they have to write it correctly.
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
Citrix admins have also reported issues with it crashing and getting it to work~
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b5f923
However I did find an installation script for Adobe 9 on Citrix
here Though I have not tested this so I do not know if it works.
http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b5f923
However I did find an installation script for Adobe 9 on Citrix
here Though I have not tested this so I do not know if it works.
My recommondation is don't install Adobe Acrobat 9 in a Vista domain until Adobe addresses this issue!
NOTE: Local non admin user profiles CAN run Adobe. If you make it a roaming one that is when you have issues.
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