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Saving docs as .pdf files

  1. #1


    no spam Guest

    Saving docs as .pdf files

    Hello,

    I have a new installation of Vista Home Premium. I also have Adobe Acrobat
    Pro installed. When I tried to save a web page (receipt) as a pdf file
    Vista won't let me save to the directory of my choosing. Instead a message
    comes up and says that I must contact the system adminitrator to do so.
    What is a simple way to authorize Vista to allow me to do this? It is a
    frequent requirement for me to save items as pdf files i.e. print to the
    Adobe printer driver and place the resultant pdf file in a specific
    directory on a hard drive (I have multiple drives on this machine).



    Thanks for you help.
    Shane


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  2. #2


    watercress_soup Guest

    Re: Saving docs as .pdf files

    are you the owner of said folders you want to save to? i would guess you
    are. try a test save to your documents folder. what about saving other file
    types to pdf, i.e. not from ie7.

    it works for me saving as pdf from ie. i am using cutepdf writer.

    steve

    "no spam" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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    > Hello,
    >
    > I have a new installation of Vista Home Premium. I also have Adobe
    > Acrobat Pro installed. When I tried to save a web page (receipt) as a pdf
    > file Vista won't let me save to the directory of my choosing. Instead a
    > message comes up and says that I must contact the system adminitrator to
    > do so. What is a simple way to authorize Vista to allow me to do this?
    > It is a frequent requirement for me to save items as pdf files i.e. print
    > to the Adobe printer driver and place the resultant pdf file in a specific
    > directory on a hard drive (I have multiple drives on this machine).
    >
    > Thanks for you help.
    > Shane



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  3. #3


    RobDee Guest

    Re: Saving docs as .pdf files


    "no spam" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:2C09ED68-14FA-42F3-8B85-A187D44615CB@microsoft.com...
    > Hello,
    >
    > I have a new installation of Vista Home Premium. I also have Adobe
    > Acrobat Pro installed. When I tried to save a web page (receipt) as a pdf
    > file Vista won't let me save to the directory of my choosing. Instead a
    > message comes up and says that I must contact the system adminitrator to
    > do so. What is a simple way to authorize Vista to allow me to do this?
    > It is a frequent requirement for me to save items as pdf files i.e. print
    > to the Adobe printer driver and place the resultant pdf file in a specific
    > directory on a hard drive (I have multiple drives on this machine).


    I had something similar (though not your exact problem) until I did the
    Always Run as Admin thing - in properties for Acrobat.


    > Thanks for you help.
    > Shane
    >



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  4. #4


    Frank Bright Guest

    Re: Saving docs as .pdf files

    I had your exact same problem running Acrobat 7.0.9, which as it turns out
    is not compatible with Vista. I was on the phone with the Microsoft Research
    team for 4 days on this one, and they couldn't figure it out.

    The only way you can save web pages as Pdf's is to turn off the User Account
    Control completely (in control panel), which I was not willing to do.

    Acrobat 8.0 is out but it won't be compatible with Vista until they release
    an update. Adobe says that will be "sometime in the first 6 months of 2007".

    I took the alternative of saving web pages with the 'Microsoft Office
    Document Image Writer", their version of adobe files. It should be in your
    printer choices dialogue when you bring up your printer interface.

    Good Luck, Frank




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    >
    > "no spam" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    > news:2C09ED68-14FA-42F3-8B85-A187D44615CB@microsoft.com...
    >> Hello,
    >>
    >> I have a new installation of Vista Home Premium. I also have Adobe
    >> Acrobat Pro installed. When I tried to save a web page (receipt) as a
    >> pdf file Vista won't let me save to the directory of my choosing.
    >> Instead a message comes up and says that I must contact the system
    >> adminitrator to do so. What is a simple way to authorize Vista to allow
    >> me to do this? It is a frequent requirement for me to save items as pdf
    >> files i.e. print to the Adobe printer driver and place the resultant pdf
    >> file in a specific directory on a hard drive (I have multiple drives on
    >> this machine).

    >
    > I had something similar (though not your exact problem) until I did the
    > Always Run as Admin thing - in properties for Acrobat.
    >
    >
    >> Thanks for you help.
    >> Shane
    >>

    >




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  5. #5


    RobDee Guest

    Re: Saving docs as .pdf files


    "Frank Bright" <Brightbelt@comcast.net> wrote in message
    news:eCNsoQBhHHA.4596@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    >I had your exact same problem running Acrobat 7.0.9, which as it turns out
    >is not compatible with Vista. I was on the phone with the Microsoft
    >Research team for 4 days on this one, and they couldn't figure it out.
    >
    > The only way you can save web pages as Pdf's is to turn off the User
    > Account Control completely (in control panel), which I was not willing to
    > do.
    >
    > Acrobat 8.0 is out but it won't be compatible with Vista until they
    > release an update. Adobe says that will be "sometime in the first 6 months
    > of 2007".



    Hi Frank,
    I have to update you here - I am currently using Acro Pro version 8 in Vista
    without problems - so maybe the update has been quietly released.

    Rob


    > I took the alternative of saving web pages with the 'Microsoft Office
    > Document Image Writer", their version of adobe files. It should be in your
    > printer choices dialogue when you bring up your printer interface.
    >
    > Good Luck, Frank
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > "RobDee" <robd@terra.es> wrote in message
    > news:58uaf5F2ihe22U1@mid.individual.net...
    >>
    >> "no spam" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    >> news:2C09ED68-14FA-42F3-8B85-A187D44615CB@microsoft.com...
    >>> Hello,
    >>>
    >>> I have a new installation of Vista Home Premium. I also have Adobe
    >>> Acrobat Pro installed. When I tried to save a web page (receipt) as a
    >>> pdf file Vista won't let me save to the directory of my choosing.
    >>> Instead a message comes up and says that I must contact the system
    >>> adminitrator to do so. What is a simple way to authorize Vista to allow
    >>> me to do this? It is a frequent requirement for me to save items as pdf
    >>> files i.e. print to the Adobe printer driver and place the resultant pdf
    >>> file in a specific directory on a hard drive (I have multiple drives on
    >>> this machine).

    >>
    >> I had something similar (though not your exact problem) until I did the
    >> Always Run as Admin thing - in properties for Acrobat.
    >>
    >>
    >>> Thanks for you help.
    >>> Shane
    >>>

    >>

    >
    >
    >



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  6. #6


    Richard Urban Guest

    Re: Saving docs as .pdf files


    "no spam" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
    news:2C09ED68-14FA-42F3-8B85-A187D44615CB@microsoft.com...
    > Hello,
    >
    > I have a new installation of Vista Home Premium. I also have Adobe
    > Acrobat Pro installed. When I tried to save a web page (receipt) as a pdf
    > file Vista won't let me save to the directory of my choosing. Instead a
    > message comes up and says that I must contact the system adminitrator to
    > do so. What is a simple way to authorize Vista to allow me to do this?
    > It is a frequent requirement for me to save items as pdf files i.e. print
    > to the Adobe printer driver and place the resultant pdf file in a specific
    > directory on a hard drive (I have multiple drives on this machine).
    >
    > Thanks for you help.
    > Shane


    I have that problem with Adobe Acrobat 7.09 (latest version). Couldn't save
    anywhere, no matter what my permissions were. It is due to the fact that
    Adobe 7.09 is not fully compatible with Vista. I don't think that version 8
    is fully
    compatible yet either.

    I have dumped Adobe 7.09 at this point. I installed the Adobe Reader 8.0. I
    am now using the .pdf plug-in for Office 2007. I highlight the part of the
    web page I want to save. Then I copy the highlighted portion and paste it
    into a Word document. I then do a "save as" from within Word and save it as
    a .pdf file. The file then immediately opens in Adobe Reader 8.0.

    It is a few more steps but it works perfectly.

    If you don't have Office 2007 you may want to look at one of the cheaper
    alternatives, such as the one published by Scansoft Software.


    --


    Regards,

    Richard Urban
    Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
    (For email, remove the obvious from my address)

    Quote from George Ankner:
    If you knew as much as you think you know,
    You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


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  7. #7


    Joe Guidera Guest

    Re: Saving docs as .pdf files

    Try RIGHT clicking on the page and selecting "Convert to PDF" instead of
    print to adobe pdf. There are a number of known issues with Adobe Acrobat
    running under Vista (IE running in protected mode).

    Joe

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    > Hello,
    >
    > I have a new installation of Vista Home Premium. I also have Adobe
    > Acrobat Pro installed. When I tried to save a web page (receipt) as a pdf
    > file Vista won't let me save to the directory of my choosing. Instead a
    > message comes up and says that I must contact the system adminitrator to
    > do so. What is a simple way to authorize Vista to allow me to do this?
    > It is a frequent requirement for me to save items as pdf files i.e. print
    > to the Adobe printer driver and place the resultant pdf file in a specific
    > directory on a hard drive (I have multiple drives on this machine).
    >
    > Thanks for you help.
    > Shane



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  8. #8


    Ken Zhao [MSFT] Guest

    RE: Saving docs as .pdf files

    Hello Shane,

    Thank you for using newsgroup!

    I'd like to thanks for all guys' information and suggestions sharing.
    Shane, you may refer to the peers' suggestions to see if they can help. I
    want to summarize these suggestions as below:
    1. Make sure the permission of the folder you want to save it.
    2. Make sure if the issue also occurs on other administrative user accounts.
    3. Update to Acrobat Pro 8.0.
    4. Temporarily disable UAC to monitor the issue.

    Thanks & Regards,

    Ken Zhao

    Microsoft Online Support
    Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

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    | Hello,
    |
    | I have a new installation of Vista Home Premium. I also have Adobe
    Acrobat
    | Pro installed. When I tried to save a web page (receipt) as a pdf file
    | Vista won't let me save to the directory of my choosing. Instead a
    message
    | comes up and says that I must contact the system adminitrator to do so.
    | What is a simple way to authorize Vista to allow me to do this? It is
    a
    | frequent requirement for me to save items as pdf files i.e. print to the
    | Adobe printer driver and place the resultant pdf file in a specific
    | directory on a hard drive (I have multiple drives on this machine).
    |
    | Thanks for you help.
    | Shane
    |
    |


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  9. #9


    Super Sonic Guest

    RE: Saving docs as .pdf files

    I have an alternative solution to save file in PDF format. It is completely
    free of charge and works well in Windows Vista.
    Visit http://www.cutepdf.com
    "no spam" wrote:

    > Hello,
    >
    > I have a new installation of Vista Home Premium. I also have Adobe Acrobat
    > Pro installed. When I tried to save a web page (receipt) as a pdf file
    > Vista won't let me save to the directory of my choosing. Instead a message
    > comes up and says that I must contact the system adminitrator to do so.
    > What is a simple way to authorize Vista to allow me to do this? It is a
    > frequent requirement for me to save items as pdf files i.e. print to the
    > Adobe printer driver and place the resultant pdf file in a specific
    > directory on a hard drive (I have multiple drives on this machine).
    >
    > Thanks for you help.
    > Shane
    >


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  10. #10


    Ken Zhao [MSFT] Guest

    RE: Saving docs as .pdf files

    Hi,

    thanks for your info sharing here.

    Thanks & Regards,

    Ken Zhao

    Microsoft Online Support
    Microsoft Global Technical Support Center

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    | "no spam" wrote:
    |
    | > Hello,
    | >
    | > I have a new installation of Vista Home Premium. I also have Adobe
    Acrobat
    | > Pro installed. When I tried to save a web page (receipt) as a pdf file
    | > Vista won't let me save to the directory of my choosing. Instead a
    message
    | > comes up and says that I must contact the system adminitrator to do so.
    | > What is a simple way to authorize Vista to allow me to do this? It
    is a
    | > frequent requirement for me to save items as pdf files i.e. print to
    the
    | > Adobe printer driver and place the resultant pdf file in a specific
    | > directory on a hard drive (I have multiple drives on this machine).
    | >
    | > Thanks for you help.
    | > Shane
    | >
    |


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