ADOBE READER FOR WINDOWS

Install and Configure Adobe Reader XI for Windows

Adobe Reader XI is a software product from Adobe Systems which allows people on different computer systems to view a computer file and see the same thing, complete with formatting, fonts, pictures and graphics. Adobe Reader uses the PDF (Portable Document Format) file format.

As of October 8, 2013, the current version of Adobe Reader is 11.0.05. To see what version of Adobe Reader you have installed, open Adobe Reader. From the Help menu choose About Adobe Reader XI .... You will see the version number listed in the lower left corner of the window. Click the version window to close it.
Note: If your account does not have Administrator rights to do installs, you will not be able to complete any of these steps. Please contact Computer Support via the Help Request form so that Ag IT staff can apply this update.

Which Steps should I follow?

1. If you have version 11.0 or later, follow the sub-steps a through h.
1. Open Adobe Reader.
2. From the Help menu choose Check for Updates. (Note: If no updates are available, click Close. Then close Adobe Reader. You're done.)
3. If updates were found, click the Download button. The updater will download the needed files. Wait until you see the message an "Update is ready to install" in the lower right corner of the screen.
4. Before installing the update, close Adobe Reader.
5. In the lower right corner of the screen, click the red Adobe icon. Click Install.
6. When the update completes, click Close. (Note: If needed, click Restart Now.)
7. Re-open Adobe Reader (after a restart if that was needed). Repeat steps b - f until no more updates are available.
8. Go to the Configure Adobe reader section.
2. If you have a version previous to version 10, follow all these steps to remove any old versions, then download and install the new version.

Note: Adobe also sells a "full" version of Adobe Acrobat Professional. If you have a version of this on your machine, you do not need to uninstall it to install the new version of Adobe Reader. The current shipping version of the full version is Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro.

Install Adobe Reader XI

1. Open your web browser. (Example: Internet Explorer or Firefox). Other applications should be closed.
2. Go to http://www.adobe.com/downloads/.
3. Click the Get ADOBE READER button.
4. UN-CHECK any extra toolbars that are offered. Example: Google Toolbar, Google Chrome.
5. Click Download now.
6. Follow on-screen steps to install.
   Note: The Adobe Download Manager will download and install the application.
7. If asked to restart, click Yes.
   
   Note: If the Adobe Download Manager process fails to install Adobe Reader X, you can visit the Adobe Reader for Windows download site from Adobe. Click the link to download Adobe Reader MUI 11.0 - Multiple languages. Then click Proceed to Download. Click Download Now. Save the ZIP file to your computer. You can then right click on the ZIP file and extract (expand) its contents. Open the AdbeRdr11000_mui_Std - folder. Double click on Setup.exe. Follow the prompts to install Adobe Reader XI.
8. Re-open Adobe Reader (after a restart if that was needed). Repeat steps b - f from the first section until no more updates are available.

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