Re: Missed an update.

[Peter Gold <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, Dov:

On 8/13/03 11:42 AM, "Dov Isaacs" <isaacs@adobe.com> wrote:

> All:
> 
> Simply stated, Adobe does not support concurrent installation of
> multiple versions or combinations of Acrobat or Acrobat/Adobe Reader
> on a single system, no "ifs," "ands," or "buts" about it!
> 
> Why? It is not because we are anal and/or are in cahoots with Intel
> or Apple to sell you more computers. And it isn't a licensing issue!
> And it isn't as simple as the problem with other applications in terms
> of which program responds when you "double-click" on a file with a
> certain suffix (in this case, .PDF and .PS)! Simply stated, the "Reader"
> (previously "Acrobat Reader" and now rechristened "Adobe Reader") and
> especially the full Acrobat products are not "isolated" applications.
> Both install components to integrate with browsers, for example, and
> there is no facility for multiple versions to co-exist somehow.
> Then there is the integration of Distiller with the PostScript printer
> driver. This plumbing is fairly delicate and fragile and does not
> survive either (1) attempts to have multiple concurrent versions of
> Acrobat installed or (2) attempts to do major OS upgrades (such as
> Windows'9x/Me to Windows 2000/XP/2003).

MacOS and OS X use creator IDs to associate files with the applications that
created them. Does the confusion you describe for Windows platforms with
multiple versions of Acrobat/Reader also apply on Macintosh?

For those who need to test PDFs with different versions of Acrobat products,
would a solution be to create different user accounts and install a given
Acrobat product version only on a given user account? Or, is the Windows
Registry not able to manage this kind of separation? What about Mac?

> PS: I am sorry if "Mary Rita Muller" thinks that I am yelling at her
> or anyone else. Given, my email volume, I try to keep my responses
> as short as possible and to the point -- some might say fairly terse.
> I try not to "yell" or make it appear that I am belittling anyone.
> Please understand that I suffer from "terminal humoroids" ---
> I have 'em, you suffer from 'em ...
> And some of that humor is on the dry, sarcastic side. Please don't
> take it the wrong way.

Perhaps there's a "Preparation.ps" that will help the sufferers of your
terminal humoroids. Since they're "dry" it probably should be a soothing
ointment that can only be applied the right way.<G>

Regards,

Peter Gold  Trainer, Adobe Certified Expert
KnowHow ProServices   http://www.knowhowpro.com
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