Viewing PDF problems

I have an iBook G4 with the original operating system 10.2.something. I have already uploaded the highest adobe reader as I can (7.0) with my OS. I have a PC from work that I uploaded some PDF's onto a flash drive. When I brought the flash drive home to upoload the PDF's to my iBook, they load up, but I can't view them. Here is the other strange thing, there are two PDF's from another journal database, that I can read on the Mac. The rest of the PDF's, which are journal articles, I can't read. The bar will come up with the little pics of the journal's pages, but it wont' bring them up on the main screen when I click on them.
Troubleshooting efforts:
1. I have tried the flashdrive in another computer (PC) and the files upload and view fine.
2. I have tried saving the files to a different flashdrive and then trying to load them to the Mac, same thing.
3. I have tried saving them several ways on the Mac, and it still doesn't work.
Any ideas?

Hi Mar3,
First of all, Welcome to the Apple Discussions Forums!
Can't remember if 10.2 Jaguar has Preview application but if you do have you tried viewing them in Preview? Just a thought but might work.....
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