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Replacement for Non-Distributable Acrobat Reader.

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by 1bn0

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Adobe has removed the offline installation of Adobe Acrobat. They expect everyone to either install on-line or request a distribution license from them.

I am looking for an alternative PDF reader / Printer that I do not need "written permission" to install, every time I reload a computer or prepare a new one.

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by thumbsup2

It's not requiring a license, it's a distribution agreement.

It looks like they want you to fill out a distribution agreement so they have some idea of what kinds of systems the reader is being deployed to. From what I can see, they want to verify your company email address as well as tell them how many copies you intend to distribute in the next year.

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/distribute.html

and

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/acrrdistribute.html

Neither is requiring payment or licensing. They're just protecting their product from unauthorized distribution of inappropriate versions to systems it won't run on, since they don't have the ability to check the system requirements themselves that these copies would be distributed to.

by 1bn0

Just want to be able to install on the desktop when required. Intenral company computers. Users are not allowed to install software. Package is only upgrade for those that require it.

by thumbsup2

Installing at will (when required) without the individual PC visiting the website to download it [b]IS[/b] redistribution of the one and only download that you already have. Reread the links. All they want you to do is tell them what you intened to install it on with no limit of how many installations you can have or when you can do it. The download that I looked at is not an upgrade. It's the full download for the reader.

by oh smeg

These have Adobe Reader on them and keep it in a safe place. But if you can get one a month or so old to be sure.

I always save the files to a Temp Folder and install from there when required it saves a lot of bandwidth.

Col

by bizzo

Go to www.adobe.com
Click on "Get Adobe Reader"
Select your options, click "Download Now"
If you get any security warnings or installation starts, cancel them
On the page you're at, it should give a message saying:
"Thank you. Your download will start automatically.
If it does not start, click here to download."
Then just save the download from there, I've just downloaded AdbeRdr812_en_US.exe

Is this what you're after, or did I misread your post?

by 1bn0

But it didn't get me there. I did grab the setup and cab file generated in a temp folder but the setup won't run.

by thumbsup2

The download is an EXE file with no setup or cab file to be put into a temp file. Don't know what you downloaded, but it wasn't the right thing. When the download begins, you should keep the EXE file. The EXE is what you want to run to install on each computer.

by 1bn0

Finally got the download file. Thanks to everyone for their response.

by shhite

We just purchased this product and it is great. It does have printer cababilities as well. You purchase the amount of license you need and can activate and deactivate those licenses as needed. Website is www.bluebeam.com.

Hope this help.

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