Common problems with Acrobat (.pdf) documents

If you are having difficulties viewing, downloading or printing the *.pdf documents on this site, it is likely due to either an error during file transfer or a browser/reader misconfiguration. Here are a few things that you should check.

Communication error:

It is possible that the file information became corrupted during transfer, especially if you have a modem connection to the internet. Try clicking on your browser's reload button, or reconnect and try again after clearing your browser's file cache (in order to ensure you are not simply recalling a corrupt version of the file from the cache)

Mac users: if you are downloading/saving the file for later use, be sure to download as binary/raw data and not as a TEXT or BinHex (.hqx) file.

Incomplete or multiple installations:

You may have problems if you have more than one copy (i.e. different versions) of the Acrobat software installed on your system. Adobe recommends uninstalling all versions of the Acrobat software, restarting your computer, and reinstalling only the latest version of the software.

Misconfigured browser:

There is a known problem with Internet Explorer 5-5.5 and Acrobat 4.0 for Windows which can cause system freezes. This can occur if Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Exchange is configured as a plugin rather than a helper application. Some solutions include:

You can find more detailed information, other possible causes, and instructions on Adobe's website at:

http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/2d7a.htm

Date: December 11th, 2000