Re: Adobe Reader issues

[Guest Angel]

Re: Adobe Reader issues

 

"Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message news:...

: Thank you very much Gary,

:

: I was able to do the burn and install. It appears that it will work for

that

: machine. Like you say it is really not built to do much. No one knows how

: old that machine is. If I ever try to do anything as far as downloads it

: can't cut it! I think the only time I will use it to get on line is to

: update the Avast!, and in case something happens to this one that I would

: need to yell to the group or email for help!

:

: Maybe what he did was upgrade it to 98SE from 95 or older machine. The old

: keyboard was from 3.11. I think that is what my youngest son said. What

the

: other parts were from, only the guy that put it together knows, maybe!

:

: The one that is hooked up to the DSL I bought June 2000.

:

: Angel

:

: "Gary S. Terhune" <none> wrote in message

: news:%23MQ9pALTIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

: : Using your DSL machine, download this, burn it to CD to transfer to the

: : other machine.

: : http://grystmill.com/shared/rp505enu.exe

: :

: : A wireless adapter costs only a few dollars, Angel. Here's an example

: that's

: : $24, but I've seen them for under $20. http://tinyurl.com/2moqjx

: :

: : To be honest, that machine is just too old and on the bottom end of what

: can

: : run Win98SE. I will expect endless problems from you to be posted here

: that

: : mostly have to do with that machine being too weak for the purpose.

: :

: : --

: : Gary S. Terhune

: : MS-MVP Shell/User

: : http://www.grystmill.com

: :

: : "Angel" <angel@noway.com> wrote in message

: : news:OezDK3KTIHA.4752@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

: : > Happy New Year everyone!!

: : >

: : > My question: I cannot use Adobe 6.01 on that old small computer. It

: keeps

: : > coming up with an Illegal Operation pop up. I do have Adobe 3.02 on

it

: : > because I got that off my Office 97 disk.

: : >

: : > I tried to get the Adobe Reader from the Adobe site but all they have

: for

: : > Windows 98SE is the Adobe 6.01. Nothing in between the 3.02 and 6.01.

: : >

: : > I went up to the http://www.oldversions.com and tried to download 5.05 from

: there

: : > but it kept freezing up. When I did the 3 finger solute, it told me

that

: : > http://www.oldversions.com was not responding.

: : >

: : > I was going too try to get the download from http://www.oldversion.com to my

: : > desktop that has the DSL and burn it to a disk but I think it

downloads

: : > automatically to the machine itself. That plan would not work

: : >

: : > I am using, at this time, dial up on that old computer. I kept trying

to

: : > get

: : > the Adobe 5.05 and it kept freezing up. I do a restart every time

after

: I

: : > try because this other computer has only 64 mg of RAM.

: : >

: : > I do not feel at this time that I do not want to go through the

expense

: of

: : > an Ethernet Card and a wireless connection for it. That machine is

old,

: : > how

: : > old, I do not know. It is what I call a "thrown together machine".

: : > Hardware

: : > age, unknown.

: : >

: : > Question: How can I get the 5.05 version for that machine?

: : >

: : > Another question: Do I need it or will the 3.02 be good enough?

: : >

: : > Angel

: : >

: : >

: :

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