I have just waded through all of those updates 1 at a time and if you un-install KB2917929 it will solve the problem. Believe it or not Microsoft call it a compatibility update!!!!
Adobe Acrobat on Windows 8.1
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Installed adobe acrobat 7.0 pro on windows 8.1 machine. Everything seemed to install correctly but when I try launching the program i get a message:
Acrobat.exe - application error
The applicalication was unable to start correctly (0xc00000fd). Click OK to close the application.
Please help!
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Anonymous
2015-02-02T18:25:04+00:00 I have the same problem. I tried to install Adobe Acrobat 7 on a new Windows 8 laptop. Not to sound stupid, but how do I uninstall the KB2917929 file.
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Anonymous
2015-02-03T11:35:35+00:00 Follow these steps:
- click on "Control Panel"
- click on "Programs and Features"
- far upper left panel corner outside of list, click on "view installed updates"
- highlight update to uninstall
- click "uninstall" beside "organize" in blue shaded title box
Process complete.
I also shut off the AUTOMATIC UPDATES on WIN8 and I have NEVER installed another update. I will wait until WIN10 comes out. Unfortunately you can not go back to WIN7 which I think was really nasty of Microsoft!
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Anonymous
2015-02-16T21:22:23+00:00 TJ, my version of 8.1 dates from after KB2917929, so it is incorporated; do you have any other suggestions? I have tried three different programs which advertise that they will fix the error, but none of them worked. I'm trying to run Acrobat 3D.
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Anonymous
2015-02-17T21:18:58+00:00 I have the same problem. KB2917929 isn't in my list of updates. Would appreciate any suggestions for a fix.