# Adobe problem

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-problem/573067>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 1, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-problem/573067 "2011-03-01T15:33:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Gbro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Gbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gbro)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-problem/573067/1 "2011-03-01T15:33:03Z")

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I am new to windows 7 and challenged in all aspects of computers. 🙂  
I hate updates as so many times things don’t run after updates are installed.  
Well that again happened.

I clicked on installing an Adobe update that I have been putting aside for a month or two and now I am unable to open any HTML PDF files.  
This is the error message I get when i click on any PDF in my web browser and I have tried both Internet explorer and fire fox (I use fire fox);

> [@](#):
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> Acrobat plug-in  
> The Adobe Acrobat/Reader that is running can not be used to view PDF files in a Web Browser.  
> Please exit Adobe Acrobat/Reader and exit your web browser and try again.

And I have restarted, rebooted, tried several [Adobe.com](http://Adobe.com) help suggestions and nothing is working.  
Anyone else run into that error message??

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**Author:** ![Heyoka13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Heyoka13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heyoka13)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adobe-problem/573067/2 "2011-03-01T15:38:06Z")

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I always have a weird problem with anything to do with Adobe.

Give up, life is good without Adobe, the sun will still rise tomorrow, the birdies will still sing, the sky will still be blue.