Adobe acrobat reader
Apr 15th 2003, 7:35 pm
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Adobe acrobat reader
I know it's kinda off the topic but i just wanted to express my fury.
To be able to read any documents on NZ immigration website,you need this acrobat thingy but i just went to download it and it'll take up to 2hrs!!!!!!I can't keep my phone line busy for that long(me being me,we have one phone line for net and phone use!)..is there any other way????????????
Anniexx (Hates computers!)
To be able to read any documents on NZ immigration website,you need this acrobat thingy but i just went to download it and it'll take up to 2hrs!!!!!!I can't keep my phone line busy for that long(me being me,we have one phone line for net and phone use!)..is there any other way????????????
Anniexx (Hates computers!)
Apr 15th 2003, 7:59 pm
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Re: Adobe acrobat reader
Originally posted by Anniexx
I know it's kinda off the topic but i just wanted to express my fury.
To be able to read any documents on NZ immigration website,you need this acrobat thingy but i just went to download it and it'll take up to 2hrs!!!!!!I can't keep my phone line busy for that long(me being me,we have one phone line for net and phone use!)..is there any other way????????????
Anniexx (Hates computers!)
I know it's kinda off the topic but i just wanted to express my fury.
To be able to read any documents on NZ immigration website,you need this acrobat thingy but i just went to download it and it'll take up to 2hrs!!!!!!I can't keep my phone line busy for that long(me being me,we have one phone line for net and phone use!)..is there any other way????????????
Anniexx (Hates computers!)
Your best bet would be to buy a computer magazine with a CD stuck on the front cover (or DVD if your computer has a DVD reader). Most of these CDs or DVDs will have a copy of Acrobat Reader program.
You can pop the CD or DVD into your computer, install the software and then read the NZ docos.
Good luck,
AndyH
Apr 15th 2003, 9:19 pm
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If you go to the following link
http://download.com.com/3000-2079-10...ml?tag=lst-0-1
This is a pdf text viewer. It is only about 360k as opposed to the 8.5 Mb for adobe.
Haven't tried it but should be alright (make sure you virus check etc before using it)
http://download.com.com/3000-2079-10...ml?tag=lst-0-1
This is a pdf text viewer. It is only about 360k as opposed to the 8.5 Mb for adobe.
Haven't tried it but should be alright (make sure you virus check etc before using it)
Apr 16th 2003, 7:57 am
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Thanx andy..i went straight to the shops for a look but no mags in there had acrobat on the cd but i'll keep checking 
I went to to that link you left howard and downloaded that thingy but i can't get it to work on my pc as it's a zip thingy(notice i use the word 'thingy' when i don't know what else to call it )
So i'm back to square one at the moment..unless anyone else has any bright ideas?
Anniexx
I went to to that link you left howard and downloaded that thingy but i can't get it to work on my pc as it's a zip thingy(notice i use the word 'thingy' when i don't know what else to call it )
So i'm back to square one at the moment..unless anyone else has any bright ideas?
Anniexx
Apr 16th 2003, 8:06 am
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Originally posted by Anniexx
Thanx andy..i went straight to the shops for a look but no mags in there had acrobat on the cd but i'll keep checking
I went to to that link you left howard and downloaded that thingy but i can't get it to work on my pc as it's a zip thingy(notice i use the word 'thingy' when i don't know what else to call it )
So i'm back to square one at the moment..unless anyone else has any bright ideas?
Anniexx
Thanx andy..i went straight to the shops for a look but no mags in there had acrobat on the cd but i'll keep checking
I went to to that link you left howard and downloaded that thingy but i can't get it to work on my pc as it's a zip thingy(notice i use the word 'thingy' when i don't know what else to call it )
So i'm back to square one at the moment..unless anyone else has any bright ideas?
Anniexx
Regards
Terry
Apr 16th 2003, 12:39 pm
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Originally posted by HowardB
If you go to the following link
http://download.com.com/3000-2079-10...ml?tag=lst-0-1
This is a pdf text viewer. It is only about 360k as opposed to the 8.5 Mb for adobe.
Haven't tried it but should be alright (make sure you virus check etc before using it)
If you go to the following link
http://download.com.com/3000-2079-10...ml?tag=lst-0-1
This is a pdf text viewer. It is only about 360k as opposed to the 8.5 Mb for adobe.
Haven't tried it but should be alright (make sure you virus check etc before using it)
What this means Anniexx is that you'll have to download each PDF to your computer then run the utility to view the PDF file.
Good luck,
AndyH
Apr 16th 2003, 4:33 pm
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Most PC's have Acrobat pre-installed. Click here to see http://www.joenz.com/testpdf.pdf
It is a pretty important programme to have on your PC. If you choose to download it from a computer mag or from the web it may be in compressed (zipped) form. So before you unload it you may need to have a programme like WinZip installed first. That too can be got from a Computer Mag CD or from here http://www.winzip.com/ddchomea.htm
Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from here ...
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
If when you do find that computer mag look also for Spybot S&D which is excellent at removing spyware ...
It is a pretty important programme to have on your PC. If you choose to download it from a computer mag or from the web it may be in compressed (zipped) form. So before you unload it you may need to have a programme like WinZip installed first. That too can be got from a Computer Mag CD or from here http://www.winzip.com/ddchomea.htm
Acrobat Reader can be downloaded from here ...
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
If when you do find that computer mag look also for Spybot S&D which is excellent at removing spyware ...
