[WEB4LIB] Ref: NT, Adobe reader and IE

[Thomas Dowling]

The Acrobat reader is able to coexist with both Netscape and Internet
Explorer on the same machine, even running in windows of both
simultaneously.  If you haven't done a recent reinstall from the most
current version, give it a try before doing anything else.

By the way, Adobe recently announced Acrobat 4.0, due out in late March,
with a beta version of the reader available now.  Better browser
compatibility is one of the advertised features.

The 4.0 reader will obviously be able to read current PDF files.  However,
once Distiller and the other 4.0 Acrobat utilities come out, they will be
able to create files that may not be viewable in the 3.0 reader.  Plan
your upgrade schedule accordingly.

Thomas Dowling
OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
tdowling at ohiolink.edu



----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Wheeler Reference <swheeler at UBmail.ubalt.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Friday, February 19, 1999 10:33 AM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Ref: NT, Adobe reader and IE


>
>We have a Windows NT network.  We are placing course reserves on the web
>using the pdf format.  Many of our students after configuring Netscape
>(4.5) to open the pdf files with Adobe Acrobat get an error message
>stating that Internet Explorer cannot initialize the cache and that we
>need to restart IE.  The we get a blank Adobe screen.  We are able to
save
>the pdf file and then open it, but of course we prefer to have the file
>open immediately.
>
>We are hoping to disable IE, but don't know when our computer support
>people can tear themselves away from Y2K issues.  Will that solve the
>problem?
>
>I am aware that there is security software that can be purchased, but so
>far our support dept has discouraged that because NT has its own security
>features.  (And yes, I have seen that the NT security can be bypassed.)
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
>Thank you.
>
>Susan Wheeler
>Langsdale Library
>University of Baltimore
>Baltimore, MD 21201
>swheeler at ubmail.ubalt.edu
>410-837-4299,4274
>
>