Acrobat Reader 6.0.6 will not start up

[Tony_Ringler@adobeforums.com]

When I try to open any PDF file, Acrobat Reader attempts to start up but then immediately shuts down. I get a black splash screen that tells me to restart my computer. I am running OS X 10.4.11 on a PowerBook G4 1.5Ghz with 1.5GB on RAM. No printers or external devices are attached. Does any one know what is causing this. Need some help. Thanks

[Steve_Werner@adobeforums.com]

It's not worth trying to fix an application that is several years old and is FREE. Click on the link below and simply download FREE Adobe Reader 8:

<http://www.adobe.com/go/EN_US-H-GET-READER>

[Tony_Ringler@adobeforums.com]

Thanks. But, I am using Acrobat Pro 6.0 that came with Adobe CS and need all of the functions, Distiller, etc. Would really like to get this problem resolved before thinking about upgrading to CS3.

[Steve_Werner@adobeforums.com]

You said Acrobat 6 Reader in your header and message.

Try uninstalling and reinstalling Acrobat 6 Pro. There should be an Uninstaller in the Acrobat 6 Pro folder.

[Tony_Ringler@adobeforums.com]

There is no uninstaller for Acrobat 6 Pro. I did find somewhere in these forums that someone had written a script to uninstall Acrobat Pro 6 which worked great. However, that link has been taken down. Maybe someone out there still has a copy. I did find a TechNote on how to remove Acrobat 6 manually. Looks like a monumental job, about 2 pages of items to delete. If you find a better solution, sure would like to know about it. Thanks.

[Steve_Werner@adobeforums.com]

I guess that it was with Acrobat 7 Professional that they added the Uninstaller. I think you'll need to remove the components manually and reinstall. (What can I say, you have an old version of the application.)