Yes, they can coexist nicely. Install FM8 first. On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Helen Borrie <helebor at iinet.net.au> wrote: > Hi List, > > Can FM 8 and Acrobat Pro 8 coexist on the same machine? ?If so, which should > be installed first to ensure that one gets the full functionality of > Distiller from both applications? > > Before I started with the "8" versions I had the respective "6" versions > working happily side by side. ?So far, with both "6" versions out of the > picture I've encountered two weeks of horrible problems, including that the > uninstaller script for Acro 8 gets broken by the updates (specifically, the > Acro updates, as far as I can tell, with the bone pointing at 8.1.5). ?This > requires hours of pick-and-shovel effort in the Registry and the filesystem > to clean out everything Adobe and start afresh. > > Currently I have achieved "partial" functionality by installing FM 8 first > (which is the only option to get Distiller installed) and then installing > only Reader 8 afterwards. ?I can get the updates to both without (touch > wood!) breaking stuff. ?However, I'm at a loss without the full Acro Pro > capabilities, at least until our legacy doc sources are converted to DITA, > because I still depend on the Sonar Bookends plug-in for post-processing > hot-links into the indexes of PDFs created with other tools. > > Any compatibility advice out there, gained from actual experience? > > Or should I just sigh and accept that I'll need to keep a legacy FM6 + Acro > Pro 6 setup on another box? > > Thanks, and apologies in advance for this being a bit OT. > > Helen > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as techcommdood at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/techcommdood%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
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