Pdf Problem – Can’t open .pdf files in Adobe Acrobat Reader?

Are you not able to open portable document format files in Adobe Acrobat reader all of the sudden? You may receive the “Microsoft Visual C++ Runtime Library Runtime Error! Program: C:\Program Files (x86) AdobeReader This application has requested the Runtime to terminate in an unusual way. Please contact the application’s support team for more information.” error message when attempting to open Adobe Acrobat portable document format files. If removing and reinstalling the Adobe Acrobat reader software program does not solve your problem, then the following solutions just may work.

If you do attempt to remove and reinstall Adobe Acrobat reader program then perhaps using a personal computer optimization tool may help solve your problem. Sometimes cleaning up junk files and removing not necessary Microsoft Windows operating system registry entries can fix problems like an application that refuses to open. You may want to run cleaner and registry scans with this preferred PC optimization tool .

One of the easiest solutions is to go into the properties of the Adobe Acrobat reader program AcroRd32.exe executable by right clicking on the AcroRd32.exe executable and then selecting “Run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows XP (Service Pack 2)”. You may also have to perform this on the Adobe Acrobat reader program Acrobat.exe executable as well.

Another possible solution, if the previous one does not work is to try right clicking the executable(s) again only this time select “Run as Administrator”. Then proceed with the first set of instructions. You will want to run Adobe Acrobat reader program AcroRd32.exe and Acrobat.exe executable with administrator credentials.

Finally, editing the following Microsoft Windows operating system registry key will hopefully fix your error. To accomplish this you click the Microsoft Windows “Start” menu button and then select “Run”. Type in “Regedit” then click on “OK”.

Once in the Microsoft Windows registry editor, navigate to the following location:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

On the right hand side of the Microsoft Windows operating system registry editor highlight “AppData”. Double click “AppData” to edit this file path. Change the file path from %USERPROFILE%Application Data to %USERPROFILE%AppData.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders

AppData
%USERPROFILE%Application Data
%USERPROFILE%AppData

You will want to make certain that you are familiar with the Microsoft Windows operating system registry tool, before making any changes. You can always back up the Microsoft Windows operating system registry before making any changes. You want to open up Microsoft Windows operating system registry tool, so that you can facilitate these changes.

Then select the key or sub key that you want to back up. Now click on “File”. Then select “Export”.

Now you will want to type the name of your backup file. Then you select a location that you want to save this backup file. Finally, click on “Save”.

You have successfully backed up this registry key or sub key. Now you can finally make your changes with the instructions above. If you accidentally mess anything up you can restore this back by clicking on “File.

Now choose “Import” this time. Then browse to the file you just created. This file will have a .reg file name extension.

You will want to select this file. Finally, you can click on “Open”. As a computer repair technician I never mess around in the Microsoft Windows operating system registry unless absolutely necessary.

Hopefully, you have fixed your problem where by Adobe Acrobat reader software program would not open up correctly and or successfully. These instructions were written for a computer with Microsoft Windows eXPience operating system installed. However, they can certainly be used as a basis point for other Microsoft Windows operating systems.

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Pdf Problem – Can’t open .pdf files in Adobe Acrobat Reader Video Transcript

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hello this is Aaron with a net computers

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dot-com with another potential fix for

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an issue you might be having this one is

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more specifically succinctly for Adobe

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PDF PDF problem can’t open PDF files in

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Adobe Acrobat Reader unable to open PDF

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files on Adobe Acrobat Reader all of the

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sudden you may receive the quote

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microsoft visual c++ runtime library

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runtime error program c program files

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x86 adobe reader this application is

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requested the runtime to terminate in an

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unusual way please contact the

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application support team for more

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information unquote error message when

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attempting to open adobe acrobat PDF

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files if removing and reinstalling the

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program does not solve the problem then

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the following solutions may work yes a

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quick solution to that is to uninstall

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and then reinstall adobe PDF or you

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could try repair you go into control

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panel add remove programs on windows

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machines computers running Microsoft

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Windows then run a repair utility on

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Adobe PDF that might clear up that error

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if not try to uninstall Adobe PDF Reader

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Acrobat Reader then reinstall it

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hopefully you no longer receive that

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error when trying to open up PDF files

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if those two quick solutions don’t work

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then you can continue on with these

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instructions and then in the description

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of this YouTube video I will put the web

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link to this blog post where it has more

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specific instructions for you so step

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one would be one of the easiest

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solutions is to go into the properties

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of the acro Rd 32x II executable by

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right-clicking on the acro Rd 32x II

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executable and then selecting quote run

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this program in compatibility mode for

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Windows XP service pack 2 unquote you

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may also have to do this on the

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Exe executable as well you would want to

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go into c program files and then adobe

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acrobat folder could be x86 or you could

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do a quick search search for those exact

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filenames acro ACR ORD 32 dot e XE as

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well as acrobat AC ro OB 8 edx e and

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then right click those and then follow

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those instructions to run those programs

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and compatibility mode and you would

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select windows xp service pack 2 part 2

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or number 2 another solution if the

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previous one doesn’t work is to try to

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right-clicking the executables again

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only this time select run as

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administrator then proceed with the

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first set of instructions so yes it may

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not work just by setting them in

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compatibility mode on Windows 8 Windows

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7 etc what you do is just downgrade if

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your Acrobat doesn’t work and it reader

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doesn’t work on Windows 7 you just

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change compatibility mode and choose the

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most previous version you could even

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select Windows Vista or Windows XP

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service pack 3 or Windows XP service

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pack 2 until the program finally works

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correctly that might be a quicker

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solution for you it might be important

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it might be an emergency you might

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really need to access those PDF files

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you do not have another computer you’re

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on a deadline you could follow step 1

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and then BAM it works or you might have

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to follow step 2 which is in the same

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menu you right click those executables

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and then you set under properties you

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set run as administrator then you set

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the compatibility mode step number 3 or

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possible tip number 3 finally editing

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the following registry key will

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hopefully fix your error to accomplish

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this you go to start select run type in

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regedit click on OK once in the registry

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editor navigate to the following

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location hecu for

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bird slash software for slash Microsoft

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forward slash windows forward slash

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current version forward slash Explorer

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forward slash user shell folders and

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then once you get to that key on the

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right hand side of the registry editor

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highlight app data double click app data

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to edit its path change the path from %

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user profile % application data to %

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user profile % app data so your as you

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can see you’re just Reis pelling that

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word you’re taking out application and

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application and then replacing it with

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app instead then also h k CU software

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microsoft windows currentversion

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Explorer user shell folders AppData key

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value from % user profile % application

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data to % user profile % app data so you

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shorten it so hopefully if you’re not

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familiar with how to or editing your

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Windows registry I highly recommend you

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back it up first just in case and then

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also with the registry editor it’s

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verbatim so you really want to make sure

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that you change the registry key to

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exactly the way it’s stipulated here or

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if you’re not familiar with editing the

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windows registry I recommend going out

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on Google and finding some tutorials

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there’s no doubt there’s blog posts and

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articles and other YouTube videos that

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will specifically just show you how to

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edit the registry successfully and

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without causing further problems because

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what can happen is you might set a

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registry entry incorrect because it’s

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it’s it’s case sensitive and you have to

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you know the spelling is important it

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might make that program no longer usable

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or you might end up

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changing settings you might have the

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wrong registry key and you change up

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settings and you can you know start

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meddling with programs that you do not

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want to so anyways hopefully these tips

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fix your possible problem where you are

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no longer able to open PDF files and

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Adobe Acrobat Reader if these tips don’t

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work then I would recommend you just

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uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader and then

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look for a file cleaning program like CC

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cleaner which I talked about on my

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previous video you would run a registry

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session regi not the registry clean out

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your temporary files and folders then go

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in back and reinstall Adobe Acrobat

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Reader and then it might work like it

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did before anyways you can always browse

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any computers com for more possible

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potential fixes to your most common

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computer problems thank you for

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listening