Vista - Can't Install Adobe Acrobat Reader - Error Temp directory is full

I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Professional. I am trying to
install Acrobat, but it gives me an error Temp directory is full or
inaccessible. I checked the c:\windows\temp attributes and it is read only.
I changed it at least 10 times, but it reverts back to read only. I tried
both from the Vista as well as command prompt. I am logged on as an
Administrator. I also assigned myself as an owner of the directory
c:\windows\temp. No luck. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Regards.

Make sure you are installing the free Reader, not Acrobat which is not free.
It's here: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html If you are
installing the expensive Acrobat from installation disks, right click on the
install file and Run as Administrator.

"Dipak Shah" wrote:

> I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Professional. I am trying to
> install Acrobat, but it gives me an error Temp directory is full or
> inaccessible. I checked the c:\windows\temp attributes and it is read only.
> I changed it at least 10 times, but it reverts back to read only. I tried
> both from the Vista as well as command prompt. I am logged on as an
> Administrator. I also assigned myself as an owner of the directory
> c:\windows\temp. No luck. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> Regards.

"Dipak Shah" <dipakshah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:89D5265E-91F6-47D9-B78B-04094EB6F093@microsoft.com...
>I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Professional. I am trying to
> install Acrobat, but it gives me an error Temp directory is full or
> inaccessible. I checked the c:\windows\temp attributes and it is read
> only.
> I changed it at least 10 times, but it reverts back to read only. I tried
> both from the Vista as well as command prompt. I am logged on as an
> Administrator. I also assigned myself as an owner of the directory
> c:\windows\temp. No luck. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> Regards.



That's because Adobe has yet to provide a version of Acrobat Reader
that's Vista-compatible. Documents on their website says that they expect
to have full Vista support sometime later this year. In the meantime (and
especially since Acrobat Reader has become little more than bloatware), try
using Foxit Reader (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/). It's free, much smaller
than Adobe's overgrown offering, and it works on Vista now.

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Dipak Shah" <dipakshah@hotmail.com> schreef in bericht
news:89D5265E-91F6-47D9-B78B-04094EB6F093@microsoft.com...
>I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Professional. I am trying to
> install Acrobat, but it gives me an error Temp directory is full or
> inaccessible. I checked the c:\windows\temp attributes and it is read
> only.
> I changed it at least 10 times, but it reverts back to read only. I tried
> both from the Vista as well as command prompt. I am logged on as an
> Administrator. I also assigned myself as an owner of the directory
> c:\windows\temp. No luck. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> Regards.

Try to manually extract the install files by copy them from the temp folder.
So:
-download from adobe 8.0 and run it, until it gives the error
-do not close the window!
-go to the temp folder the error is about.
-copy files from temp folder to another folder.
-close the error message (temp folder will be emptyed)
-start the install from your new folder.

good luck
Sjoerd

Bruce

I agree with you regarding Foxit.

This put a slightly more positive slant regarding Adobe Acrobat
Reader
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowled....cfm?id=333643


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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
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> "Dipak Shah" <dipakshah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:89D5265E-91F6-47D9-B78B-04094EB6F093@microsoft.com...
>>I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Professional. I am
>>trying to
>> install Acrobat, but it gives me an error Temp directory is full
>> or
>> inaccessible. I checked the c:\windows\temp attributes and it is
>> read only.
>> I changed it at least 10 times, but it reverts back to read only.
>> I tried
>> both from the Vista as well as command prompt. I am logged on as
>> an
>> Administrator. I also assigned myself as an owner of the
>> directory
>> c:\windows\temp. No luck. Any suggestion would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Regards.
>
>
>
> That's because Adobe has yet to provide a version of Acrobat
> Reader that's Vista-compatible. Documents on their website says
> that they expect to have full Vista support sometime later this
> year. In the meantime (and especially since Acrobat Reader has
> become little more than bloatware), try using Foxit Reader
> (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/). It's free, much smaller than
> Adobe's overgrown offering, and it works on Vista now.
>
> --
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
> temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -Benjamin
> Franklin
>
> Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most
> do. -Bertrand Russell

"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in
news:#79dyWfeHHA.1868@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

> "Dipak Shah" <dipakshah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:89D5265E-91F6-47D9-B78B-04094EB6F093@microsoft.com...
>>I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Professional. I am
>>trying to
>> install Acrobat, but it gives me an error Temp directory is full
>> or inaccessible. I checked the c:\windows\temp attributes and it
>> is read only.
>> I changed it at least 10 times, but it reverts back to read only.
>> I tried both from the Vista as well as command prompt. I am
>> logged on as an Administrator. I also assigned myself as an
>> owner of the directory c:\windows\temp. No luck. Any suggestion
>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Regards.
>
>
>
> That's because Adobe has yet to provide a version of Acrobat
> Reader
> that's Vista-compatible. Documents on their website says that
> they expect to have full Vista support sometime later this year.
> In the meantime (and especially since Acrobat Reader has become
> little more than bloatware), try using Foxit Reader
> (http://www.foxitsoftware.com/). It's free, much smaller than
> Adobe's overgrown offering, and it works on Vista now.
>

Version 8 is Vista compatable

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

Works just fine.

"Gerry Cornell" <gcjcvis@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Bruce
>
> I agree with you regarding Foxit.
>
> This put a slightly more positive slant regarding Adobe Acrobat Reader
> http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowled....cfm?id=333643
>
>


That's interesting; you need the annoying UAC enabled to make it work?
How backwards is that? Oh well.... Thanks for the information.

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Have you turned UAC off? If so, turn it on and then install reader. You can turn it off again after installing. Or, install reader in compatibility mode. Windows XP compatibility works fine.

Yes it works but the site does have this specifier.

"* Reader 8 has been tested with a beta version of Windows Vista, and Adobe expects a subsequent version of Reader to support the shipping version of Windows Vista."

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"Dave Cox" <dcox@onramp113.org> wrote in message news:Xns990C6084723DFdcoxonramp113org@69.28.186.121...
:
: Version 8 is Vista compatable
:
: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
:
: Works just fine.

"Dipak Shah" <dipakshah@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:89D5265E-91F6-47D9-B78B-04094EB6F093@microsoft.com...
>I just bought a new computer with Vista Home Professional. I am trying to
> install Acrobat, but it gives me an error Temp directory is full or
> inaccessible. I checked the c:\windows\temp attributes and it is read
> only.
> I changed it at least 10 times, but it reverts back to read only. I tried
> both from the Vista as well as command prompt. I am logged on as an
> Administrator. I also assigned myself as an owner of the directory
> c:\windows\temp. No luck. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
> Regards.
In the belief that you were referring to Adobe Reader, I had a similar
problem. Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional installed with no problem. I was
able to successfully install Adobe Reader 7.0.6. Don't let it try to update,
or 7.0.8 will be a problem. Now 7.0.6 has a security vulnerability that
should be avoided.

Solution? Uninstall the Reader. Download and install the free Foxit Reader
2.0 http://www.foxitsoftware.com Where the installed Adobe Reader requires
69MB of space the Foxit reader only requires 3.9MB.