Re: Ugh! .pdf's require Winblows!

Turkbear <john.g_at_dot.spamfree.com> writes:

>bgeer <bgeer_at_xmission.com> wrote:

>>Turkbear <john.g_at_dot.spamfree.com> writes:
>>
>> >bgeer <bgeer_at_xmission.com> wrote:
>>
>> >>... Or to have Windows acroreader refuse to install simply
>> >>because I don't have IE6, which Microsoft lists as 11-75 megabytes to
>> >>download. It presents an unnecessary barrier to just get on with
>> >>things.
>> >>
>>
>> >Why would you need IE6 to run Acrobat reader? We have many, many users running it with IE5.0, and 5.5
>> >as well as running it stand-alone after saving a PDF from Netscape.
>>
>>That's my question - why the hell should acroreader care what IE is on
>>the computer??? I mean, is it a sin to want acroreader for Win
>>*without* IE??? But, fact is, it simply refused to install without
>>offering any kind of alternative. Stupid Adobe!
>>
>>The computer in question has IE 5.0 on it, but acroreader wants 5.0.1.
>>I didn't find an update from 5.0 to 5.0.1 on MicroQuack's web site,
>>only IE6.

>As someone has mentioned, do not confuse the PLUG-IN for IE with the standalone Acrobat Reader.
>The Reader does not care about what browser you have.

The install screens don't say anything about a plugin. Further, on the Win2k system on which I installed Acrobat from the aforementioned cdrom, acroreader 6 was indeed installed from the cdrom.

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