Installing and Uninstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader under Microsoft Windows

This document shows you how to install and uninstall Adobe Acrobat Reader under Microsoft Windows. In this document, something like “Start » Settings » Control Panel” means that you click on the Start button, select the Settings sub-menu and finally click on Control Panel.

Minimum System Requirements

In order to successfully install and run Adobe Acrobat Reader, you will need to meet at least the following requirements:

1.	Microsoft Windows NT 4 or later (including Windows 2000, Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional), or Windows 98SE, as your operating system,
2.	At least 50 MB of free disk space,
3.	If you are running Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional, the password for the Administrator account on your system.

Installation Instructions

Installing the Adobe Acrobat Reader utility software is quite simple, but be careful to follow the instructions exactly:

1.	If you are running Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional, log in as Administrator. If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home or Windows 98SE, simply log in.
2.	Run the Adobe Acrobat Reader AcroReader51_ENU_full.exe setup program in the utils/adobe/win32 directory on this CD-ROM. This will unpack and run the installation program; a window will appear with an introduction.
3.	Once the introduction appears, follow the installation program’s prompts. Depending on your particular system, you may need to restart your computer.
4.	You have successfully installed Adobe Acrobat Reader under Microsoft Windows!

Installation Instructions

Uninstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader is quite simple:

1.	If you are running Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional, log in as Administrator. If you are running Microsoft Windows XP Home or Windows 98SE, simply log in.
2.	Start the Add/Remove Programs applet in the Control Panel. If you are running Microsoft Windows NT 4, Windows 2000 or Windows 98SE, you can do this by selecting Start » Settings » Control Panel, then double-clicking on Add/Remove Programs. In Windows XP, select Start » Control Panel, then View » Classic View, then click on Add/Remove Programs.
3.	Select Adobe Acrobat Reader in the list of installed programs, then click Change/Remove or Add/Remove (depending on your version of Windows). Follow the prompts; if you are asked to remove any shared files, click Yes.
4.	You have successfully uninstalled Adobe Acrobat Reader.