does anyone have difficulty installing adobe reader 8 on vista ??

I'm running 64 bit vista home premium but i keep getting this same msg



which temp folder is it referring to ?

same problem encountered. clear the temp and prefetch folders but still happen. revert back to AR7. i think its software conflict. btw i'm using 32bit vista

how the boot screen??round like the transformation pack..me will change to vista when get the money..

Hmm... so this is what you guys get after 5 years?

Nope! Running Windows Vista Ultimate 64. Usually if i were to install any os, i would normally download directly from the internet instead of relying from archives programs.

The solution is in adobe website. During the extract of the file, after it finsih extract b4 you install, go to the temp folder which adobe extract and copy the extracted file out to your desktop. Then u can cancel the setup. Just install your adobe on the extracted directory which you copy to your desktop.

try to set the adobe reader 8 installer compatibility to "windows xp sp2"
then run it as administrator
it should works! try !


anyone know where to download directx update to increase game compatibility in vista ?
i checked a few pages back in this thread. i could not find it..

This post has been edited by gstoh: Feb 10 2007, 01:07 PM

@gstoh

yup ur method worked fine thx

since windows vista is out edi, can i play old games with it? like dota and so..on.

I already been playing DOTA on Vista since few days ago, and glad to report that it works beautifully as well . Now i am only waiting for the driver update for my soundcard, stupid creative always never update their driver

warcraft 3 works on vista

but i can't get rainbow six vegas to work though

Windows Firewall in Vista failed me. I tried to block all outbound connections and add the programs one by one into the exception list. Guess what? My Internet died. Couldn't sign in to Windows Live Messenger, surf web pages using Firefox.

Oh yeah, it didn't even ask me whether I should allow or block a particular program. That was why I had to add them one by one into the exception list. Even the Windows Firewall in Windows XP SP2 also gives notification when a program is launched. Since it's a full-fledged firewall, I think Microsoft is ought to make it more user friendly.

This post has been edited by tps18489: Feb 10 2007, 03:09 PM

My Vista crashed this morning....all i did was play BFME2 for 30 minutes and then listen to some music using the VISTA MCE. Maybe MCE not stable??

so currently, use Vista own firewall or 3rd party firewall better?

Actually, the Windows Firewall in Windows Vista is quite powerful. It's able to block unwanted inbound connections. It should be able to compete with other 3rd-party firewall softwares. Just that it's not so user friendly, judging from the problem I faced. The only way now is to allow all outbound connections. This is sometimes a good thing as there are less notifications. But it's harmful if your PC has some unknown softwares or malwares accessing the Internet without your knowledge.

dota = warcraft 3 ,works fine

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Added on February 10, 2007, 7:34 pmya, IE7 is not stable!
i go to download certain softwares from microsoft website.. also get crashed!

This post has been edited by gstoh: Feb 10 2007, 07:34 PM

I am using IE7 with XP Pro, no problem though.., try post your questions to the newsgroup link that i provide, there are many out there that provide answers for this kind of dilemmas, good luck..

hi i tried whole night to install vista ultimate on my system...but cant

it keeps showing the progress bar never ending....i suspect because i have sata drives....my mobo is msi k9n sli platinum

anyone can help?

Hi guys.

Just wondering, is it possible to install windows xp after installing windows vista first? or is it only possible vice-versa?

you can try it..
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...&displaylang=en
go to this link to download "vista application compatibility update"
every time i go to that site.. when i click download, the errors will occur

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Added on February 11, 2007, 9:58 amhow yo do dual os ? xp and vista together?
is it instal vista first then only install xp ?

This post has been edited by gstoh: Feb 11 2007, 10:01 AM