Comments on: Problems with Adobe Aren’t Adobe’s Problems? http://chris.pirillo.com/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/ News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:37:17 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Seanhttp://chris.pirillo.com/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-543271 Sean Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:10:14 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/08/26/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/#comment-543271 Running S&D Spybot Teatimer. You will have bad experiences with stuff like this. It offers good protection from driveby installs, but you must shut it off when doing software installs and updates. The easiest way of doing this is to shut off automatic updates (make them notification only in the preferences), configure an administrative account that does not run Teatimer and do all your installs and updates from that account. You might think that disabling Teatimer whenever you do an install will prevent your installation problems, but I guarantee that you will forget to do this on about 80% of your installs and it will cause you greif even if it does pop up the window asking if you want to allow the action. That hesitation usually is enough to blow over half of the attempted software installs and updates. Running S&D Spybot Teatimer. You will have bad experiences with stuff like this. It offers good protection from driveby installs, but you must shut it off when doing software installs and updates. The easiest way of doing this is to shut off automatic updates (make them notification only in the preferences), configure an administrative account that does not run Teatimer and do all your installs and updates from that account. You might think that disabling Teatimer whenever you do an install will prevent your installation problems, but I guarantee that you will forget to do this on about 80% of your installs and it will cause you greif even if it does pop up the window asking if you want to allow the action. That hesitation usually is enough to blow over half of the attempted software installs and updates.

]]> By: John Dowdellhttp://chris.pirillo.com/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-529148 John Dowdell Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:37:28 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/08/26/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/#comment-529148 Is the core problem that an unstable installation of WinXP never installed Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1 correctly?(There was a lot of text, in odd sequence, and I might have tried to pull out the core point from the wrong paragraph.)jd/adobe Is the core problem that an unstable installation of WinXP never installed Adobe Acrobat Professional 8.1 correctly?

(There was a lot of text, in odd sequence, and I might have tried to pull out the core point from the wrong paragraph.)

jd/adobe

]]> By: Dhenslihttp://chris.pirillo.com/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-529131 Dhensli Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:56:29 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/08/26/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/#comment-529131 Serves them both right. Adobe must be one of the worst releasers of bloatware, and the more alternatives I find the better I like it. Vital programs that won't run on XP? There won't be any. For the SOHO, at least. Serves them both right. Adobe must be one of the worst releasers of bloatware, and the more alternatives I find the better I like it. Vital programs that won’t run on XP? There won’t be any. For the SOHO, at least.

]]> By: Toby Tuckerhttp://chris.pirillo.com/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-529056 Toby Tucker Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:59:33 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/08/26/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/#comment-529056 It's taken a while but I feel fairly comfortable with XP, and if switching means I need to spend huge amounts of time working on problems that apparently have the experts scratching their heads, I'll just say no to Vista. I'm won't switch until some really vital program comes out that won't work on XP. In addition, I would rather have my machine's computing power dedicated to running apps rather than making the OS look pretty. It’s taken a while but I feel fairly comfortable with XP, and if switching means I need to spend huge amounts of time working on problems that apparently have the experts scratching their heads, I’ll just say no to Vista. I’m won’t switch until some really vital program comes out that won’t work on XP. In addition, I would rather have my machine’s computing power dedicated to running apps rather than making the OS look pretty.

]]> By: Alhttp://chris.pirillo.com/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-529024 Al Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:33:42 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/08/26/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/#comment-529024 I have no idea what most of these problems are about but I might have an answer for the "limited" task manager. If all you're seeing is the list of tasks/processes and the end task button then try double clicking a blank part of the window (just to the left of the end process button is nice and blank) and the menus the window should return to normal.I have no idea what this "feature" is, I discovered it by accident and it seems pretty pointless!Luckily for me Linux has top, which is a much more useful task manager.Good luck with your other troubles! I have no idea what most of these problems are about but I might have an answer for the “limited” task manager. If all you’re seeing is the list of tasks/processes and the end task button then try double clicking a blank part of the window (just to the left of the end process button is nice and blank) and the menus the window should return to normal.

I have no idea what this “feature” is, I discovered it by accident and it seems pretty pointless!

Luckily for me Linux has top, which is a much more useful task manager.

Good luck with your other troubles!

]]> By: Dave Whittlehttp://chris.pirillo.com/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-529021 Dave Whittle Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:29:00 +0000 http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/08/26/problems-with-adobe-arent-adobes-problems/#comment-529021 Chris, I'm inclined to believe Adobe. Microsoft has gotten away with their bug-denying, blame-shifting, responsibility-abrogating corporate culture for decades now. When will they be held accountable? Probably never - certainly not by cowering vendors or a brainwashed public... Chris, I’m inclined to believe Adobe. Microsoft has gotten away with their bug-denying, blame-shifting, responsibility-abrogating corporate culture for decades now. When will they be held accountable? Probably never – certainly not by cowering vendors or a brainwashed public…

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