Updating the Adobe Reader may be a two step process
- TAGS:Acrobat, Adobe, Adobe Reader
- IT TOPICS:Desktop Apps, Macintosh, Windows
A few days ago I wrote that Adobe is still offering the buggy version 8.1.3 of the Adobe Reader (formerly known as the Adobe Acrobat Reader or the Acrobat Reader) rather than the latest version which is 8.1.4.
If you go to get.adobe.com/reader/otherversions and ask for Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 or Mas OS X 10.4.11 through 10.5.6, you get offered version 8.1.3 (Linux users get offered version 8.1.4).
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Likewise if you update version 8.1.1 or version 8.1.2 in the normal manner (Help -> Check for Updates) you'll get version 8.1.3 rather than 8.1.4.
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I asked Adobe for a comment and this what they said:
Adobe Reader 8.1.4 is a "patch" that requires Adobe Reader 8.1.3 (a full installer) to be present. This is the reason users on Adobe Reader versions 8.1.2 and earlier are offered Adobe Reader 8.1.3 first. Once Adobe Reader 8.1.3 is installed, the Adobe Updater will subsequently offer the Adobe Reader 8.1.4 patch. Or, alternately, the end user can then manually apply the patch via the Product updates section of our web site. For the Adobe Reader 8.1.4 patch for Windows, this page is located at: www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4408
A word to the wise.Â
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