I need Adobe Reader 6 for windows 98

I had the same problem trying to find Adobe Reader 6 for Windows ME.
I finally found it here:
http://www.brothersoft.com/adobe-reader-download-59854.html

Be VERY ware of unofficial sites. They could be including viruses or
worse with what you download!!

Aandi Inston

Janet have you had any problems with the version 6 with the 98SE? I have read so many different problems associated with all these adobe reader versions that I am very undecided what to do, but I need the reader. Please let me know as soon as you can.

Thanks much. I am assuming you downloaded version 6, if not let me know that too.

Thanks again,
Nancy

Hi Janet,
Thanks so much for responding. Did you use the site, http://www.brothersoft.com/adobe-reader-download-59854.html
to download version 6? If so, I will use the one you used,as I found another that says to load version 5 for 98XSE.

II haven't seen the updates to version 6, if you have a site I would sure appreciate the link to it. If you do apply them, please let me know if it screws up anything on your system.

I am by no means a computer wizard and need all the help I can get. So any help or info you can give me is greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much,
Nancy

I strongly advise against downloading Reader from non-Adobe sites.
Mostly they are not authorized to offer it, and you have to ask why
they ARE offering it? Could they be including a virus with there
downloads, for example?

Aandi Inston

You can find the full installer for Reader 6 in here:

ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/6.x/6.0/enu

Shouldn't be any reason to scan them since they come right from Adobe's site (although not a bad idea if you are downloading them from somewhere else).

But, be sure and shut down you virus stuff during the install. Like with other applications, running anti-virus software while installing can cause troubles down the road.

Just saw this topic. I too am using Adobe Reader 6.0 on a Win98SE computer which I continue to use as my main operating system. I have also installed all the updates (installed the full 6.0.1 over 6.0 then all the other updates) so that 6.0 has now become 6.0.6. However, I am having the following problem: When I go to "Edit", "Preferences", "Page Display" comes up first. There is a section at the bottom "Magnification" with 2 boxes, Default Zoom, Max Fit Visible Zoom. Both boxes have question marks, other jibberish, what am I supposed to enter in these boxes? I keep on getting an error window saying "The value of the magnification must be "Fit Page", "Fit Width", "Fit Visible", "Actual Size", "Reflow" or it must be a value between 8.33% and 6400%", then won't let me make any other settings, I just keep getting the same error window. I am a non-techie so if someone can help, please make your reply easy to follow. Thanks.

Ken,
When did this start happening, after one of the updates or after going to version 6.0?

Thanks,
Nancy

Hi Nancy, after going from 5.1 to 6.0. The only reason I went to 6.0 is because 5.1 won't open certain picture content from ebooks etc, only magazines it seems. 6.0 seems to open everything. In fact, I just went back to "Preferences" in 5.1 to get the same info. There it says to enter "Fit Width" for the first box, then "800% for the other box. Then 5.1 works perfectly. 6.0 won't even let me enter that info. I suspect that 6.0 really isn't compatible with 98SE. In fact, I put my problem into a separate message in this forum "Configuring Page Display in Preferences", have not got a reply. In all honesty, from my non-techie experience, Adobe Reader is a piece of Bloatware junk. There are other equally competent free replacements, most notably Foxit Reader, only a 2mb file, which essentially accomplishes the same functions as Adobe with a much smaller footprint. My only problem with Foxit is slow page opening in long books, magazines, perhaps not configuring it properly. I'll wait awhile to see if someone comes up with a concrete solution to my problem. If not I might just revert to Foxit, try to make it run faster. Thanks, Ken.

Hi Nancy. I went with my gut instincts deleting everything Adobe Reader from my computer, all of 6.0.6 + 5.1. I then installed Foxit Reader version 2.2 build 2129, the most recent version that still works with Win98SE. In "Edit", "Preferences", "Page Display", it fills in the 2 boxes with "Fit Width", "6400%", grey out so it can't be changed. I also uncheck "Display texts optimized for LCD screen" because I have a CRT monitor, everything works perfectly, even the slow page loading problem in large books, magazines seems to be gone. This whole exercise was worthwhile just to prove that Adobe Reader is not for me. Best of luck with your situation, Ken.

Hi Ken, thanks for all the info. I went to the Foxit website and looked everywhere but couldn't find the place where they say what version 98SE will work with. Would you mind telling me where you found it and what site you downloaded from? I see there is a toolbar, did you download that?

Thank you, I am very non-techie obviously much more so than you.
Nancy

Hi Claudio,
You gave a site ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/6.x/6.0/enu

Janet said she used this and checked it for problems so was going to go with it, but am unfamiliar with "enu" downloading.

I am very computer illiterate when it comes to something I have never seen before. I have no idea how to download this type of a file, can you help?

Thanks,
Nancy

> unfamiliar with "enu" downloading.

That's just part of the name. Copy and paste
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/6.x/6.0/enu
into your web browser and you are there.

This shows a list of files. The file you want is probably
AdbeRdr60_enu.exe . If you don't see the full name use View > List.

Pick the file you want, right click on it and choose Save Target As in
the usual way.

Aandi Inston

Hi Nancy. I got Foxit from this site "http://www.softpedia.com/get/Office-tools/PDF/Foxit-PDF-Reader.shtml". There is a lot of info on this page, says for all versions of Windows. I checked it with my Avast virus scanner, appears to be a clean file. After install go to "Help", "Check for Updates Now". It will come up with a number of available updates, some of which will only work with the paid version of Foxit. The 2 I use are "GDIPlus" + "JPEG2000 + JBIG 2 Image Decoders", both essential to optimize the image capabilities of Foxit. Click "Add" for both of them, then install, follow the instructions. Then In "Edit", "Preferences", "Page Display", I also uncheck "Display texts optimized for LCD screen" because I have a CRT monitor, leave the check in if you have an LCD monitor. Then enjoy Foxit. Let me know how it turns out, Ken.

>I need An Adobe Reader for windows 98

See my advice to Nancy just above this message.

Aandi Inston

I need An Adobe Reader for windows 98 And I'm not sure where to go.

Thanks Aandi and Ken.

Just want to tell Kerry I am dealing with 98SE, not 98. Available versions are different for adobe, haven't checked the Foxit info yet.

Nancy

The reason why non-Adobe sites would be offering older versions of Reader is probably because Adobe doesn't seem to offer those older versions for download. But people still need them. That doesn't make it safe, nor does it make it legal, but it certainly defeats the silly idea that simply offering these older versions for download is in some way "suspicious."

You can find older versions of Reader here:
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/
ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/acrobatreader/win/