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> -----Original Message-----
> From: CB Casper
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 9:13 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Re: Tools: Acrobat reader security update
>
> Geoff offered:
> >> The existence of a security flaw in PDF files requires the
> upgrading of Adobe Reader and Acrobat software...We recommend
> upgrading to Reader 7 <<
>
> Thanks for the recommendation, but be forewarned.
> I have Adobe Acrobat 5.0 installed and installed
> Acrobat Reader 6.0 last month, and it uninstalled my
> Adobe Acrobat 5.0 installation automatically.
> If you do not have the matching Acrobat version for
> the Reader, installing a later version of Reader may
> uninstall Acrobat...
I already had a full installation of Acrobat 6.0 Professional. I installed
the Acrobat 7.0 Reader, which uninstalled the 6.0 Reader but had no apparent
ill effects on the rest of Acrobat 6.0 Professional.
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