20 February 2012

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"The file AdobePDF.dll is needed" when installing CS3 on Windows 7 64-Bit

  Monday, February 20, 2012  ,   128 comments
Unlike what most blogs are saying that you need to extract the AdobePDF.dll from the data1.cab file, which is one option, there is a much easier and faster way of doing it. It is already extracted and available to use. When the window appears displaying the above error, do the following

1) Click Browse


2) Click the Folder Up icon


















3) Double-Click AMD64 folder

















4) Double-Click AdobePDF.dll

















5) Click OK to continue the installation


That is all that is to it. The installation will now continue with no further stops. 

128 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 19, 2012 at 4:20 PM

    THANKS! That's an awesome fix. Matt

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2013 at 3:26 PM

    One of the best fixes ever! Thank you. Bilbo

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  3. BruceJanuary 9, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    Wicked smart fix. w00t.

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 9, 2013 at 10:47 AM

    Thanks, saved a lot of time.

    Jan Z (Netherlands)

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  5. Bill ConnellyMarch 8, 2013 at 10:07 AM

    Thanks for saving me an afternoon's worth of probably fruitless network searching for that file. You are awesome!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 10, 2013 at 9:52 PM

    FABULOUS!! Thank you...

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  7. AnonymousApril 5, 2013 at 9:11 PM

    Thanks!

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  8. AnonymousJune 11, 2013 at 4:11 AM

    Thank you!!

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  9. Darrell LaroseJune 26, 2013 at 8:52 PM

    Finally the correct answer. :)

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  10. AnonymousJune 29, 2013 at 2:19 PM

    Great !

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  11. AnonymousJuly 17, 2013 at 10:56 AM

    Wow, that was easy! Thanks so much!

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  12. AnonymousJuly 31, 2013 at 3:19 AM

    What a great fix. I had spent a fruitless hour using every trick I know without any progress. Thanks for your easy solution to an ongoing problem, Bryan

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 4, 2013 at 10:51 AM

    Thank You!!!!

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2013 at 9:50 AM

    Best and easiest fix !!!!!

    Thanks !!

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2013 at 2:36 AM

    This is the greatest and elegant fix! Feeling real sweet after spending hrs looking nowhere for the data1.cab as suggested by another blog.

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  16. AnonymousOctober 4, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    Thank you! Thank you! I can't ell you how much I appreciate you sharing this fix! Way more simple than the Adobe website!

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  17. AnonymousOctober 4, 2013 at 6:25 PM

    You are smarter than the folks at Adobe!

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  18. AnonymousOctober 4, 2013 at 6:28 PM

    You are smarter than the folks at Adobe! Thanks!!!

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  19. AnonymousOctober 4, 2013 at 6:28 PM

    You are smarter than the folks at Adobe! Thanks!!!

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  20. AnonymousNovember 7, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    You are a star!

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  21. AnonymousNovember 22, 2013 at 2:18 PM

    Brilliant! - Finally real help on the web!

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  22. AnonymousDecember 21, 2013 at 12:46 PM

    Hahahahagagagaga! I spent quite a lot of time chasing my tail on this, only to discover what other "experts" completely overlooked. It's right there under our noses, but you we needed you to point it out! Thanks ever so.

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  23. StaceyJanuary 19, 2014 at 11:42 AM

    Thank you so much! It was exactly what I needed and so easy :)

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  24. AnonymousMarch 10, 2014 at 9:51 AM

    Fantastic :-D

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  25. AnonymousMarch 12, 2014 at 12:06 AM

    Brilliant! Bravo!!!!

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  26. AnonymousMarch 19, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    Great!

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  27. UnknownApril 12, 2014 at 11:29 PM

    Berhasil, terima kasih..

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  28. AnonymousJune 7, 2014 at 12:58 PM

    Thank you so much!! I have uninstalled and reinstalled multiple times trying to figure out my way past this point.

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  29. AnonymousJune 12, 2014 at 10:10 AM

    Excellent fix it worked great! Thanks.

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  30. AnonymousJune 21, 2014 at 1:47 PM

    Absolutely GREAT!

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  31. UnknownJune 27, 2014 at 4:06 PM

    Easiest fix ever! THANKS!!!!

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  32. Mary Stebbins TaittJuly 18, 2014 at 9:04 PM

    WOW! Thanks! Wish I had found this earlier, wasted the whole day and evening trying to get this to work and your fix saved me--it was so easy!

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  33. AnonymousJuly 28, 2014 at 3:06 PM

    BAM! that worked fast. Thanks!
    Marz

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  34. AnonymousAugust 5, 2014 at 7:47 PM

    I is good to when you need help guys like you are around. Cheers mate and thanks you have no idea what this little piece of help has done for me. :)

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  35. Momof2boysAugust 11, 2014 at 1:24 PM

    This box asking for this file was the straw that broke the camel's back... I was googling solutions- all of which made me want to jump off a cliff.... Ur answer was pure genius!! I could be in love with u!! Lmao!! U f'n rock!! Tytyty !

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  36. zigzagsdanslemondeAugust 20, 2014 at 2:43 AM

    It did not work for me ! After I double clicked on the adobepdf.dll file, then I could complete the installation, but in the end it said that the installation had failed....
    I started the disk again and I did not get the adobepdf.dll story this time; it just said in the end that the installation had failed...

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  37. AnonymousAugust 20, 2014 at 9:06 AM

    a millions ov thanx

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  38. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2014 at 11:22 PM

    dude!!! Thank you!!!!

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  39. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2014 at 7:37 AM

    Excellent, thanks!

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  40. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2014 at 1:29 AM

    Genius!!!

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  41. AnonymousOctober 21, 2014 at 4:24 AM

    Thank you so much, you're a genious!

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  42. AnonymousNovember 7, 2014 at 4:26 AM

    thanks mate

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  43. AnonymousNovember 13, 2014 at 6:27 AM

    Perfect solution, I find the same driver in amd64 folder, but I'm afraid to do tray it. Thanks

    Oktay

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  44. AnonymousNovember 28, 2014 at 12:15 AM

    Perfect solution, many THANKS

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  45. AnonymousDecember 4, 2014 at 10:36 AM

    thanks a lot

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  46. AnonymousDecember 7, 2014 at 6:50 AM

    you just saved a 65 yr old fart a lot of head scratching re-installing CS3 - went thru this the last time i had to re-install it - big thanks

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  47. KenDecember 13, 2014 at 9:01 AM

    where's your "donate through paypal" button?? This is work a few bucks at least!!!

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  48. AnonymousDecember 17, 2014 at 8:46 PM

    That is great. Thanks

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  49. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    Thanks much - still current in '15!

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  50. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2015 at 6:03 PM

    You are my hero! This was hands down the most amazing fix I have ever found. Worked like a charm and in seconds. I didn't have to have this on my back up computer so I was about to abort the download all together.

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  51. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2015 at 1:55 PM

    mil gracias.....!!!

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  52. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2015 at 3:15 PM

    Thank you VERY MUCH!!!

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  53. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2015 at 4:02 AM

    Simple, easy, quick... Thank you. Micha (Czech rep.)

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  54. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2015 at 3:30 PM

    Awesome! Perfect info and easy to follow instructions! Big thumbs up.

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  55. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    excellent help & so easy to follow too! :-)

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  56. Jarrod NeffMarch 4, 2015 at 7:49 AM

    Super Awesome. Thanks for helping this Kentucky boy out.

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  57. AnonymousMarch 11, 2015 at 5:08 AM

    GREAT!

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  58. AnonymousMarch 31, 2015 at 4:37 AM

    Thanks Very thankfull fix

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  59. AnonymousMarch 31, 2015 at 12:42 PM

    Ditto.

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  60. AnonymousApril 4, 2015 at 6:55 AM

    Rockin'--I was doing a search of the whole drive thinking it was there, but this was faster. Thanks!

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  61. UnknownApril 22, 2015 at 7:01 AM

    Thanks! Solved the problem.

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  62. M the GeekMay 4, 2015 at 2:14 PM

    On a Windows 7 Pro 64-bit OS machine, the Adobe website fix (find and use the "adobepdf.dll_64" file that's on the CS3 install disk) and Mick's fix (above) both overcome the installation hang-up (so the program will install smoothly), but neither appears to make CS3 run in all respects as it did on an XP machine. "Convert to PDF" does not pop up as a file option in Windows Explorer, files sent to the "Adobe" printer from various software programs don't convert to PDF, and Adobe Acrobat 8 won't import files from other formats to convert them to PDFs. The comments above aren't very specific -- they could be reporting only that the install hang-up was overcome. QUESTION: Is anyone running a circa 2007 version of CS3 on a Win-7 Pro 64-bit machine with full functionality and -- if so -- are there other tricks for the installation?

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  63. AnonymousMay 16, 2015 at 2:26 PM

    You sir are a genius. As of the moment the install has finished. I hope all functionality is present in my Adobe Acrobat 8 pro. Many thanks.

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  64. Audrey Layes BlogMay 19, 2015 at 8:37 AM

    Worked like a charm

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  65. UnknownJune 22, 2015 at 11:50 AM

    Thanks, it worked.

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  66. AnonymousJuly 4, 2015 at 3:53 PM

    Thank you for doing this to the public. I certainly appreciate your help. CMF

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  67. AnonymousJuly 11, 2015 at 1:52 PM

    THANK YOU!!

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  68. AnonymousJuly 13, 2015 at 10:46 PM

    Thanks! It worked.

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  69. AnonymousJuly 15, 2015 at 1:57 AM

    Perfect - nice and easy - best tip ever....

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  70. Janez PožarJuly 21, 2015 at 5:08 PM

    It worked, Thanks.

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  71. AnonymousAugust 7, 2015 at 6:51 AM

    Thank you very much!!! :)

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  72. AnonymousAugust 13, 2015 at 11:16 AM

    The missing adobepdf.dll also works on Windows 10 64 bit. Thanks man!

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  73. AnonymousAugust 29, 2015 at 5:33 PM

    Yep, worked like a charm. Kudos!

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  74. UnknownSeptember 6, 2015 at 10:47 AM

    Thanks

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  75. UnknownSeptember 6, 2015 at 10:47 AM

    Thanks ^^

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  76. AnonymousSeptember 21, 2015 at 6:48 PM

    Thanks Mick, awesome fix! :)

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  77. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2015 at 3:37 PM

    Thanks bunches!

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  78. UnknownNovember 3, 2015 at 9:53 AM

    THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  79. AnonymousNovember 5, 2015 at 11:10 PM

    Thanks for this information

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  80. David WestNovember 8, 2015 at 12:08 PM

    Works on Windows 10 too! Thank you so much.

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  81. UnknownNovember 9, 2015 at 8:50 AM

    I've faced this problem and fixed it in other way:
    - Choose one of dll libraries (i am using http://fix4dll.com/ , because u can request for specific files there);
    - Download AdobePDF.dll and extract it to any folder;
    - Select file location (u can see this on pictures in article);
    Use this method, if u have no adobepdf.dll file on your computer or cd.

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    1. AnonymousDecember 6, 2015 at 8:57 PM

      Thanks very much for the tip, save a lot of searching

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  82. AnonymousNovember 15, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    Awesome! Made it easy to fix. Thanks

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  83. AnonymousDecember 7, 2015 at 11:31 AM

    Excellent thanks very much Sir Best Regards from Dublin Irelande

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  84. Gemini2656December 17, 2015 at 3:21 AM

    Many thanks! Worked a treat :)

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  85. AnonymousDecember 29, 2015 at 11:57 AM

    You are life saver

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  86. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2016 at 8:47 AM

    Thank you so much!

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  87. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2016 at 10:04 AM

    OMG!!! YOU ARE LIFE SAVIOUR! THANK YOU MY MAN!!

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  88. blueyedladyJanuary 19, 2016 at 12:00 PM

    Thank you for posting this fix. I don't like to download anything to my computer, you never know what you're getting. This was a great help and it is already on my computer.

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  89. AnonymousJanuary 24, 2016 at 1:32 PM

    Thank you Sir. You make America great!!!

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  90. stJanuary 25, 2016 at 1:00 AM

    Thanks.

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  91. stJanuary 25, 2016 at 1:00 AM

    Thank you.

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  92. heratikJanuary 31, 2016 at 8:42 PM

    I thought this was going to take hours to fix. Thank you so much!

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  93. adieMarch 15, 2016 at 11:47 PM

    its work,Matursuwun..

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  94. Mark WilcoxMarch 16, 2016 at 2:26 PM

    Thank you. This one has been bugging me for years. I've been using smallpdf.com instead of Acrobat because of this stupid install problem!

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  95. GrandDivaApril 14, 2016 at 9:38 AM

    Worked like a charm ... THANK YOU!!!

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  96. UnknownApril 18, 2016 at 3:12 PM

    Thanks so much, it worked on Win10.

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  97. CrossmediabureauApril 26, 2016 at 2:49 AM

    i needed installing adobe cs3 again and got this error message. i generally prefer direct ways solving such problems - so your advice is very helpful. many thanks

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  98. AnonymousMay 1, 2016 at 11:06 AM

    THANKS!!!!! Seems to be working.

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  99. KirkMay 10, 2016 at 12:15 PM

    THANK YOU MICK!! This worked perfectly and it was super easy.

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  100. AnonymousJune 5, 2016 at 3:32 AM

    Mick, even after almost 4 years later, we are all thanking you for such an easy and straight to the point fix. Thank you!

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  101. FuzzyJune 15, 2016 at 11:20 PM

    I have never found easier solution than this to an issue, thumbs up

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  102. AnonymousJuly 6, 2016 at 12:56 PM

    Works on windows 10! That did the trick Mick! Thanks!

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  103. ErikaJuly 14, 2016 at 1:42 AM

    Thank you!!! I am installing on WIN 10 as well, and it worked!

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  104. AnonymousOctober 11, 2016 at 10:21 PM

    So thanks Mick.

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    1. AnonymousNovember 1, 2016 at 12:22 AM

      Still works (Windows 10)

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    2. UnknownAugust 7, 2017 at 1:53 PM

      Excellent advice Mick and worked a Treat.... you have a new follower on your site...
      Rgds from Ireland

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  105. UnknownOctober 17, 2016 at 9:01 AM

    Thanks for the EAAAAAASY help.....

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  106. UnknownOctober 20, 2016 at 6:19 PM

    Thank you so much. I've had this copy for years and I'm shopping home insurance. The new agency wants the policy to quote it and i want the billing amount hidden but couldn't alter it. Thanks again. Finding your facebook page.

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  107. AnonymousNovember 5, 2016 at 12:05 PM

    Thank you! This still works in Windows 10.

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  108. snulNovember 18, 2016 at 7:30 PM

    Works on windows 8.1 That did the trick Mick! Thanks!

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  109. UnknownFebruary 25, 2017 at 11:48 AM

    It works GREAT!!! Simple and nothing to it.
    Thank you

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  110. UnknownFebruary 25, 2017 at 11:49 AM

    Thank you, it works GREAT!!! Simple!!!

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  111. AnonymousFebruary 26, 2017 at 7:11 AM

    Thank you so much. This still works like magic.

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  112. AnonymousMarch 9, 2017 at 8:55 AM

    Works on my new Windows 10! Thanks for sharing.

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  113. UnknownApril 3, 2017 at 4:13 PM

    excellent!

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  114. AnonymousApril 12, 2017 at 10:43 PM

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! Susan

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  115. AnonymousJuly 8, 2017 at 6:31 PM

    Super easy fix...worked perfectly on Windows 10 64-bit. Thanks Mick!

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  116. Amanda MiloJuly 9, 2017 at 9:40 AM

    This was *such* a simple fix, broken down in a way I could easily follow WOW - THANK YOU! Now I only need a tutorial like this to learn Illustrator and I'm golden ;D

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  117. UnknownJuly 13, 2017 at 1:56 PM

    Yes!!! it is in AMD64 folder.......awesome thank you very much.

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  118. UnknownJuly 13, 2017 at 10:25 PM

    Thnak you. Very good. Every other source/blog/expert/Adobe ite etc was WRONG. YOU WERE CORRECT.

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  119. UnknownJuly 13, 2017 at 10:26 PM

    Very good. Better than ALL of the other misinformative experts. Thank you,

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  120. AnonymousAugust 11, 2017 at 5:19 PM

    Just used it on Windows 10. Thanks for the post.

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  121. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2017 at 12:07 PM

    Thank you for this easy fix

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  122. AnonymousJanuary 23, 2018 at 2:04 PM

    thanks, greetings from Germany

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  123. Jim WilliamsFebruary 23, 2018 at 1:41 PM

    Thank you! All these years and it still is helping. Saved me a bunch of time.

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  124. MermaidMarch 24, 2018 at 10:33 AM

    Fantastic! That worked perfectly. Thank you so very much!

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  125. AnonymousOctober 30, 2019 at 3:55 AM

    Thanks (:

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