swaantje

Hi,

I have Windows Vista 32 bit and from the beginning I have problems opening pdf's from internetsites: my computer suggests that I install the recent version of Adobe what I did (succesfully as adobe says). I tried some of the suggestions I found on the internet: uninstall - install, execute as administrator, change the compatibility to Windows server pack 2, upgrated the internet explorer, but still it doesn't work. Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot, Swaantje

MikenandezNST

Here is a link to a cool Adobe Reader alternative http://www.foxitsoftware.com/downloads/index.php the program is not even close to half the size of Adobe's Reader.

What type of problem are you having with flash player?

Can you watch a youtube video?

sashakay

I'm trying to install adobe shockwave to my windows vista 64 bites and each time trying to install it, its telling me file cant be transfer are something like that and saying I should abort it and not installing the shock wave. what can do, is there something wrong with my computer? Please tell me what I should do, thank you.

swaantje

I can watch a youtube video but there are a lot of sites where I cannot open the link on the site, for example www.clou.nl (there is a english version): if I go to ''downloads'' or I just choose any product so on the right site of the products there are some documents to download: it doesn't work (by normal clicking on the left side of the mouse) and I get the message as I described above.
Because I never can open a pdf file directly from an internetsite on this Vista computer I am using ''a trick'' to have a look in a pdf document by clicking on the rightside of the mouse, than I choose in the menu ''save as'' and I save the document and then I can open it and have a look in it. But for example on the site I mentioned above that ''trick'' doesn't work. If I click on the right side of the mouse I get a little menu ''settings'' and ''information on Adobe Flash Player 10''. But this menu doesn't bring me anywhere (at least not that I understand). When I look under ''information on Adobe Flash Player 10'' it says ''You have version 10,0,32,18 installed''. When I look under ''settings'' it has some choices about Settings of Adobe Flash Player like allowing the Adobe FP to the microphone, the camera, privacy etc.

I hope this will make my problem more understandable? Thanks anyway for the answers. Swaantje

MikenandezNST

Have you tried the link I provided for a alternate .pdf opener?

swaantje

Sorry, I forgot to react on that part of your suggestion: I followed the link but than I see about more than 20 programs to download and I don't have any idea which one I would need. Can you give a suggestion?

Thank you, Swaantje

Acenator

I believe you would be wanting the "Foxit Reader 3.0 Build 1817" as it is the newest one available.

joeten

hi i found this curtesy of dinesh at vista64.com
Flash player for vista(64) bit

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1. Open Computer.
2. Navigate to C:\Windows\SysWOW64\.
3. Scroll down and open the Macromed directory.
4. Open the Flash directory.
5. Right-click FlashUtil9b.
6. Select Run as Administrator.
7. When the UAC prompt appears, select Continue.
8. Follow the Flash Player installation wizard.
Once the wizard completes, Flash Player has been properly installed and will now function properly

swaantje

Thanks a lot, the Fox reader works fine! Best regards, Swaantje