I cannot open or print pdf. files with Adobe on my windows 8

I have downloaded Adobe Acrobat but can only read files not print them - even when I save them.

Problem resolved by uninstalling Windows 8 reader to allow Adobe as the default reader.

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    I bought a new Dell (Inspiron 5110) with pre-installed Windows 7 Home Premium (Version 6.1 SP1, 64 bit) and pre-installed Adobe Reader X (10.1.1). I cannot open ANY of my old pdf files with the Adobe reader (even after I re-installed the Adobe Reader). On another computer with Windows 7 I get the same error message. When I installed several other pdf-readers (Sumatra, Foxit, ..) I can still not open the pdf's -- but all the pdf's still open under Windows XP on my old computer and they also open on all my colleagues' non-Windows 7 computers. So it appears to be a Windows 7 problem. The Adobe error message says 'Adobe Reader could not open _.pdf because it is either not a supported file type or because the file has been damaged (…..).
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    N.B.3.:I've transfered the files via memory stick and portable HD.
    N.B.4.: If I try to open the pdf's via 'Open with' the problem remains the same.
    N.B.5.: When, on my Win7 Dell, I've uploaded/attached one of these old pdf files to an email the rtecipient could not tead it. But he could read it when I'd sent the same file from my old Win XP computer.
    N.B.6.: I have repeated this last observation: When I upload an old pdf file on my Win7 Dell to my email account and then send it to myself, I cannot open/read it on my Win XP (nor on the Dell, of course). Although the file size is precisely the same.
    N.B.7.: When I download a new pdf on my Dell, then upload/attach it to an email also on the Dell and send it to myself, I can download and read the attached pdf on both computers.
    Would be grateful for any suggestions.

    This is really strange.
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    Could you please run a full system anti virus scan on the said PDFs that are present on your local system. It could be a case of infected PDFs.
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    Very strange!  What is your installed Reader version?
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  • Cannot open nor print PDF files.

    Cannot open nor print P
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    Hi all,
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    Post your problem in the forum for Adobe Reader.

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  • How can I open and print PDF files?

    How can I open and print PDF files?

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  • Problem opening PDF files with adobe

    I cannot get adobe to open my pdf files. Not from internet nor from desktop.
    I downloads fine,. I have installed and reinstalled several times.
    If I try to open it looks like it opens but closes immediately. I tried to open adobe, but nothing. A grey screen and that's it. I cannot access the help button

    Yes, I finally got it working using number 2:-) Thank you very much
    2013/8/1 Pat Willener <[email protected]>
       Re: Problem opening PDF files with adobe  created by Pat Willener<http://forums.adobe.com/people/pwillener>in
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  • I have just upgraded to OSX 10.6.8 and now I cannot open or save PDF files from the internet. I get a dialogue box saying the QuickTime plugin has failed. I have tried to download the latest plugin but this doesn't work. Can anyone help?

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  • Unable to open PDF files with Adobe Reader, Mac trying to open files with Quicktime instead, but not succeeding. HELP!

    Unable to open PDF files with Adobe Reader, Mac trying to open files with QuickTime instead, but not succeeding. HELP!

    Hi BDAqua,
    Thanks for the info, I dragged a PDF to desktop ctrl-, get info. change all to open with adobe.
    Problem solved, many thanks for a quick response.
    Barry69

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