Guest Angel Posted January 1, 2008 Posted January 1, 2008 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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