[Jake]

OK so now I know it is not my machine. Three different PC all giving the same error messages when I try to view certain PDF files. "Could not find object XXX" or "invalid file", "incompatible format", or "an error exists on this page". After a while or the next day the files will start to work sometimes. Anyone else? I only noticed this about a month ago.

I have not googled for a solution yet but Adobe Reader is up to date on the machines in question. Browser is Chrome, OS is XP, and 7. While I am one topic what is the best Adobe Reader replacement these days?

 

[classicsat]

As far as I am concerned, Foxit Reader is the best non Acrobat Reader clone

 

[Jake]

I just installed Foxit. The Adobe forums are flooded with posts about this error so searching for a solution very difficult.

 

[Coop]

Everything seems to be working fine on my machine (Vista), you could also use an extension in your browser like gPDF in Chrome, its nice not having to download every pdf you want to view. I wound think there must be equivalent extensions for other browsers.

 

[recneps77]

I'd rather keep it separate.
100% of my firefox crashes are resultant from adobe's plugin.

 

[Coop]

I agree, the plug-in I listed opens them up in Google Docs.

 

[Jake]

Hmm. It never occurred to me that it was the plugin that was causing the error and not the application. I assume when AR is updated the plugin is updated as well. I think I will look into gPDF though. Thanks for the tip.

So is there ANY reason to keep Adobe Reader installed?

 

[Coop]

Goolge's own extension "Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer" might be a better one to try as it opens more file types.

 

[Camera.Ken]

Adobe Reader Solid For Me

I run Adobe Reader, and have never had any problem that I recall. And I use it every day.

 

[Jake]

How about when viewing inside your web browser?

 

[grog]

I gave up on viewing PDFs within the browser a couple of years ago. I routinely keep many tabs open and it was really annoying to have Adobe lose its marbles and crash the whole browser (which happened fairly regularly). I now use Foxit and find it much leaner and faster.

 

[Dr.Dave]

Everything seems to be working fine on my machine (Vista), you could also use an extension in your browser like gPDF in Chrome, its nice not having to download every pdf you want to view.

I've always used the official Google extension. I don't know if there's much difference, but I prefer the official version unless there's a compelling reason to use a 3rd party.
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/nnbmlagghjjcbdhgmkedmbmedengocbn

 

[Snake785]

Hmm. It never occurred to me that it was the plugin that was causing the error and not the application. I assume when AR is updated the plugin is updated as well. I think I will look into gPDF though. Thanks for the tip.

So is there ANY reason to keep Adobe Reader installed?

I know I needed it when filling out my passport application. It used some feature to generate a barcode dynamically...not sure if foxit supports that barcode feature, however.

So unless you need to fill out a passport application, there is no reason to keep Adobe Reader installed

 

[BGY11]

FoxIt didn't support that barcode function when I filled out my application back in March.

 

[TechieFreak]

Hmm. It never occurred to me that it was the plugin that was causing the error and not the application. I assume when AR is updated the plugin is updated as well. I think I will look into gPDF though. Thanks for the tip.

So is there ANY reason to keep Adobe Reader installed?

+1 For Foxit reader. I've been using it for years. Adobe Reader is a pig on resources, every time you reboot, it takes up memory space unnecessarily. It also keeps bugging for updates, and keeps wanting to install more bloatware. I haven't had Adobe Reader installed on my PCs for years, I don't miss it at all.

 

[TKG26]

i get same issue as the OP on xp and vista running chrome.... refresh refresh sometimes fixes issues. have not been annoyed enough yet to look into the problem..hehe