pdf files flash open then close immediately

[Plano_User]

Whenever I try to open a pdf file using Adobe Reader, they just flash open and close and I get a plethora of error messages which I have to X out of.

[sjpt]

Is this a DRM pdf file.  If not, I suggest you use Adobe Reader or another reader such as Foxit.

If so, ADE should be able to open it, as long as the authorization is correct.

If the authorization is wrong, it should just give warning messages.

If you are trying a valid file, the only thing I can suggest is ...

There are lots of bugs in ADE2.0.  Try replacing ADE2.0 with the older but more reliable v1.7.2.

(You can have them both installed at once if you like.)

Version 1.7.2, it is a little difficult to find, available on Adobe site for Windows and for Mac.

http://helpx.adobe.com/digital-editions/kb/cant-install-digital-editions.html

The forum software is sometimes corrupting the link above.  There shouldn't be a blank in 'editio ns.html'.  The following redirects to the same page: http://tinyurl.com/diged172