Adobe Reader 9.3 PDF's freeze/hang with IE 8 Browser and Vista: Solution Provided

I have been using Internet Explorer 8 well for some time but I am now having repeated difficulty with Adobe Reader 9.3 because PDF's continually freeze or hang up while I am in the browser -- forcing me to close the browser completely.
Incidentally, Resetting IE 8 to its Default settings did not help to prevent the browser from still freezing while trying to read PDF's.
The only way I solved this problem is to uninstall Adobe Reader 9.3 completely, Restart the computer, and then install Adobe Reader 8.2.0 . Now, I have absolutely no difficulty with PDF's freezing or hanging up.
Adobe has simply to debug Reader 9.3 in order to make it more compatible with IE 8 and Vista.....

What I would try if I were in your situation
uninstall your current Adobe Reader;
reboot Windows to make sure that all components are removed;
download this installer http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/9.x/9.3/enu/AdbeRdr930_en_US.msi (save to disk);
close all browser windows, then run the downloaded installer.
If the problem reoccurs, and if no-one else in this forum has any better advice, then maybe you should try an alternate PDF reader such as Foxit Reader. (But make sure that you don't install the bundled toolbar!)

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Est-ce qu'il y a ici un technicien de chez Adobe comme on peut le voir su le forum en anglais ?
au moins qu'il me donne une réponse sur la limite du nombre de fichier mémorisés .
j'ai compris un truc :
j'ai beau réglé un fichier à la forme voulu , à un moment il redeveins comme avant ; en fait il suffit que je change
les réglages d'affichage dans x nombres de fichiers PDF pour que ça annule les réglages du fichier .
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la seule chose que je n'arrive pas à déterminer c'est pourquoi le fichier téléchargé ( alors que j'en ai des identiques dans ma partion ) se déforme après x clics ailleurs .
et pourquoi , même sur le Bureau et après avoir modfier sa forme , il reprend sa forme initale .au bout d'un moment .
la chose qu'aurait dû inclue Adobe c'est un verrouillage de fenêtre , on garde la même pour tous ( un peu plus grande que le format A4 ou alors un choix par possible ) et ensuite libre de la dimensionné et qu'elle conserve son réglage ( peu importe ce que l'auteur a décidé ) .
Vu que je n'ai pas de réponse, ni personne qui me donne son avis sur le simple fait de tester, je vais me tourner vers un autre lecteur ....qui j'espère sera plus fiable et surout plus cohérent !
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