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To Install Adobe Acrobat Reader on a PC
To Install Adobe Acrobat Reader on a Mac
Troubleshooting (Adobe Customer Support)

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I. To Install Adobe Acrobat Reader on a PC

1.1 Create a new folder in your C drive called C:\ACROREADER (or whatever you want to name it).

1.2 Click here to download Acrobat Reader: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

1.3 Scroll down the page until you see the following:

1.4 Step One: Specify language (English), platform (Win 95, Win 98 or Win 3.1) and nearest location (USA) from pull down menus.

1.5 Step Two: Select the area you are most interested in and type in your email address in the space provided.

1.6 Step Three: Click on the "Download" button to begin downloading.

1.7 The Download link will download the Acrobat Reader installer application named something like "ar40eng". You may need to use the "Save to Disk" function of your Web browser. Save it to the new folder you created, C:\ACROREADER. The download of this Setup application might take a few minutes.

1.8 Go into C:\ACROREADER and run the file that you just downloaded. Follow the installation instructions that appear on the screen. The installation procedure will ask you to read and accept the Electronic End User License Agreement.

II. To Install Adobe Acrobat Reader on a Mac

2.1 Click here to download Acrobat Reader: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

2.2 Scroll down the page until you see the following:

2.3 Step One: Specify language (English), platform (Select either "Mac_bin" or "Mac_hqx") and nearest location (USA) from pull down menus.

Note: To download the MacBinary version (".bin" file), your Web browser should be configured to understand the application/x-macbinary MIME type. To download the BinHex version (".hqx" file), your Web browser should be configured to understand the application/mac-binhex40 MIME type. Otherwise, You may need to use the "Save to Disk" function of your Web browser and then unpack the file. StuffIt Expander, a popular Helper Application from Aladdin Systems, can do either job.

2.4 Step Two: Select the area you are most interested in and type in your email address in the space provided.

2.5 Step Three: Click on the "Download" button to begin downloading.

2.6 Once unpacked, you'll have an installer program downloaded on your system. Double-click on the installer program icon and follow the installation instructions that appear on the screen. The installation procedure will ask you to read and accept the Electronic End User License Agreement.

NOTE: If there is a failure at any point during the installation of Acrobat Reader, the installer will perform a complete uninstall. Do not close the installer application by clicking its close box in the upper right corner of the background window after clicking the "Thank You" dialog box that appears at the end of the installation. If you wait for a second or two, the installer will automatically close the background windows after the installation is complete.

KCC Help: If you are still having trouble after going to Adobe's Customer Support, please contact the KCC IMTS Customer Care Center at 808.734.9711 or email ccckap@hawaii.edu.