Adobe Acrobat on Windows 8.1

Anonymous
2014-02-12T14:54:24+00:00

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
2014-02-27T14:20:17+00:00

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!!!!

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-02-24T19:49:40+00:00

    Does adobe offer a place to download Acrobat 8, I know with 7.0 adobe directed me to tinyurl.com\CS2 backup for a download since i have an ultrabook and no disc drive.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-02-27T11:38:57+00:00

    For Information:

    I made a system recovery back to 8th of february.

    Then i started for searching all Windows updates.

    I installed Windows updates step by step and after finishing i tried to start Acrobat 7.x.

    In case it works i started the next update. For the case it did not i made a System recovery to formerly Status.

    Results:

    Definitly one of the Win 8.1 Updates from 11.02.14 causes the error.

    The updates are: KB2843630 until KB2919907.

    I did not install These and now my Acobat 7.1.4 works fine as in the past.

    So this is my personal solution, because ist better to work with Acrobat than not.

    And an update to newer Version of Acrobat is for me to expensive.

    Cheers!

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-02-27T14:20:54+00:00

    Consider installing a free PDF reader which also lets you create PDF files.

    http://www.nitropdf.com/pdf-reader

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-02-28T09:43:14+00:00

    Thanks, that is the right problem describtion and brings the solution!

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