Re: Adobe PDFMaker and Word 2003 instsabilities
From: MrMan&Fam (MrManFam_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/14/04
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Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 11:49:02 -0700
Not only have I installed 6.0.1, but I went into "updates" (as per some
documentation I saw on the Adobe site) and updated to 6.0.2. Still, no
PDFmaker to be found.
"Graham Mayor" wrote:
> You will need to update to at least version 6.0.1 -
> http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=1&platform=Windows
> to work correctly with Office 2003. The install routine should place copies
> of the add-ins in the folder
> C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\PDFMaker.
>
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> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
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> My web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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> MrMan&Fam wrote:
> > Right!. I should have said "I deleted Pdfmaker from my OFFICE11
> > Startup file for WORD". I needed to address the XL startup file since
> > I was getting errors there too. None in Outlook or Powerpoint,
> > though.Thanks for the info about the ".dot" extension. That's what
> > the problem was. It was so obvious that I missed it. I've reinstalled
> > Acrobat 6 and STILL have nothing in my respective startup files. I
> > don't know if I really care. I never use it and I'd rather be free of
> > error messages. Thanks for your help.
> >
> > "Graham Mayor" wrote:
> >
> >> The pdfmaker.xla file in the XLStart folder works only with XL to
> >> provide the Adobe tools to XL.
> >>
> >> The pdfmaker.dot file which should have been in the Office startup
> >> folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\STARTUP and not
> >> the Word startup, provides the toolbar and macros to Word. Without
> >> them you will not be able to use the full potential of Acrobat from
> >> Word.
> >>
> >> How do I know the problem is an add-in? From the error message which
> >> points to an autoexec macro error. This is most likely caused by an
> >> inappropriate version of the pdfmaker.dot macro (or some other
> >> add-in).
> >>
> >> Whether or not the add-in would continue to load is determined by
> >> what you renamed it to. If you retained the *.dot extension Word
> >> would still see it as an add-in.
> >>
> >> Reinstall Acrobat to restore the add-ins. Apply the Office 2003
> >> compatible update. Make sure the Word add-in is in the correct
> >> Office startup folder and you should be back in business.
> >>
> >> --
> >> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> >> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> >>
> >> My web site www.gmayor.com
> >> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> MrMan&Fam wrote:
> >>> I deleted Pdfmaker from my Startup file for Word and another one
> >>> from Xlstart for Excel and the messages are gone. Was this OK to do
> >>> or am
> >>> I going to pay for it some other way? Thanks for your help.
> >>>
> >>> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Yet another contribution from a badly written add-in or an add-in
> >>>> from an application intended for use with an earlier Word version.
> >>>> Have you established what add-ins are loading?
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> >>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> >>>>
> >>>> My web site www.gmayor.com
> >>>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
> >>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> MrMan&Fam wrote:
> >>>>> Thanks. I found the file using Windows Explorer and renamed it
> >>>>> and I stopped getting the error. BUT, I still get windows popping
> >>>>> up when
> >>>>> I open a word or excel file reading "Microsoft Visual Basic -
> >>>>> Compile Error in Hidden Module: "DistMon" (or "AutoExec" or
> >>>>> "AutoExecNew").
> >>>>> Mean anything to you?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Graham Mayor" wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Acrobat installs the add-in responsible in the Office startup
> >>>>>> folder, which for office 2003 should be
> >>>>>> C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\STARTUP
> >>>>>> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customization/CheckIfAddinsInstalled.htm
> >>>>>> Because this version predates Word 2003, it may not be in that
> >>>>>> folder but in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE\STARTUP.
> >>>>>> That folder does not work correctly with Word 2003.
> >>>>>> There is an update to the add-in available from Adobe's support
> >>>>>> web site. You need to have the current version.
> >>>>>> Re-installing Word/Office rarely achieves anything useful. It
> >>>>>> does
> >>>>>> not affect user settings and certainly not third party products.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> --
> >>>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> >>>>>> Graham Mayor - Word MVP
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> My web site www.gmayor.com
> >>>>>> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
> >>>>>> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> MrMan&Fam wrote:
> >>>>>>> I am getting the problem and can't resolve it. "Search" doesn't
> >>>>>>> bring
> >>>>>>> up any "pdfmaker.anything". I've uninstalled Adobe but I still
> >>>>>>> get the error, I've uninstalled Office 2003 and reinstalled it
> >>>>>>> and
> >>>>>>> STILL get the error. Help!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> "Micky" wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> The question remains, though: Is there a way to make the two
> >>>>>>>> programs work together? Is there actually an update somewhere
> >>>>>>>> that addresses this issue or is there a work around?
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Again, the change has to be in response to the Office upgrade
> >>>>>>>> because the two programs worked together before.
>
>
>
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