How do I install Acrobat without a working dvd drive?

How do I install Adobe Acrobat X without using my CD/DVD drive on my computer? I need the software but have a dead drive.

Well, those things cost 20 bucks at your nearest electronics store... Other than that you can simply download the trial and activate it with the serial or copy the installers to a USB stick on anotehr machine and run them.
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