Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 Installation

This handout will walk you through the installation of Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0. Adobe Acrobat Reader is software designed to read documents created in Adobe Acrobat 4.0 (*.pdf).

Before you begin:

This document assumes that your machine is a part of CUE (Common User Environment). If your Windows PC is not a member of CUE, instructions are provided here: Configuring Windows NT for CUE and Configuring Windows 2000 for CUE .
You will need to uninstall any prior version of Adobe Acrobat Reader before you begin installation of version 4.0.
It is recommended that you print out these instructions before you begin.

Uninstallation of Acrobat Reader :

Click on the Start menu, then select Settings, and click on Control Panel.

Now double-click on Add/Remove Programs. Find Adobe Acrobat 3.x and click the Add/Remove button. If you only see Adobe Acrobat 4.0 listed, then it is already installed on your computer. You do not need to proceed any farther. Similarly, if you do not see any version of Acrobat Reader listed, you can skip to the section titled "Installing Adobe Acrobat 4.0."

You will now be asked to confirm the uninstallation of Acrobat Reader. Click Yes.

You will see an unstillation program run in order to remove Acrobat Reader from your computer. Occasionally, you will get a message about a shared *.dll file. If the message appears, click the Yes To All button.

A message will appear asking you to confirm your action. Click Yes to continue.

After uninstallation you will need to click the OK button to continue. Occasionally there will be an error during installation. If this occurs, you will need to send an e-mail to {helpdesk@jlab.org}.

Now you will be returned to the Add/Remove Programs menu. Click OK to continue.

Finally, you will be returned to the Control Panel window. Click on the "X" in the upper-right corner of the window to close it. Now you are ready to install Acrobat Reader 4.0.

Installing Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 :

First, you will need to click on the Start menu, then select Jlab - Cue, Client Installed Programs, and click on Acrobat Reader 4.0 Setup.
After the the program extracts, you will see a Welcoming screen. Click Next to continue.

The licensing agreement will now appear, click Accept to accept the agreement.

The following screen will ask you where you would like to install Acrobat Reader. The default folder is ok, but if you would like to change it, Click Browse. Otherwise, Click Next to install Acrobat Reader.

After Acrobat Reader has finished installing, adobe will display a "Thank You" message. Click OK to complete the installation process.

Now you will be returned back to your desktop and a shortcut for Adobe Acrobat will now be displayed.

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