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If you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, an alternative I like for older Windows machines like yours (or even newer machines) is Foxit Reader. It loads fast and runs fast and can handle most PDF files.
If you have Reader or Foxit installed and still can't read PDFs, it's probably because your PC isn't associating the pdf suffix with the right program. I'm primarily a Mac user and don't have access to a Win machine right now, but as I recall, you can click with the right mouse button and select what program to open a file with there. You can also tell Windows to always open a file of type PDF with Acrobat Reader (or Foxit Reader).
Here's a link to all the old versions. I "think" version 8 will work with Win98. If not, uninstall and try 7.0...keep going backwards till you get one that works cleanly with your OS.
Again, since you have an older machine, I'd recommend Foxit Reader over Adobe Acrobat Reader for everyday use. The Adobe Reader is a resource hog: slow even on the latest machines, IMHO. Download both ... I use Acrobat Reader only when Foxit (on Windows) or Preview (on Mac) is missing some feature I need.
Well, I couldn't find Foxit that would install on my OS. I did install Acrobat 3.0, and when I attempt to open the pdf files it shows the reader coming up, but then tells me that it can't read the file. The 3.0 seems to be the latest version that will install on this Windows 98.
Any ideas?
If the PDF file was created with version 8, the older versions have trouble reading it. Nothing you can do about that. You think Adobe wants you to upgrade and spend more money?
Chuckhole has a point ... you might try converting the PDF to an earlier version with this utility (freeware) to see if you can read it. (you might lose some information in converting backwards like this - e.g., features added in later versions won't be supported in an earlier version - but it might be worth a try)
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