Adobe Reader & Windoze 7/ Raid Drive Problem

[kme]

Help..................

Every time I try to install even the basic adobe reader, it gets to 97% installed, then tells me that "V: is an invalid drive" ( one of my RAID folders).

So I disconnect V:

And the same message comes up. I`ve also got a W:, X: Y: and a Z: ; along with a C: D: E: and F:

It doesn`t offer to let me specify a path to install; so at the moment I can`t view PDFs on the win7 lappie at all.

How do I do this?

Thanks

 

[Sidewinder]

Map V to the install folder for the software I arranged for you.

I'm guessing you installed that from V?

Check your registry for entries relating to "V:\" specifically in the Adobe related registry keys.

 

[kme]

Haven`t installed that - apparently, my screen resolution isn`t acceptable :coat

1366 x 768 - and its not happy with that, so won`t install

Stressed out now  Guinness   headbang

 

[Sidewinder]

The machine I am typing on right now has exactly the same screen resolution, but has the SW installed OK!...

 

[pewter]

Bin the windoze and get an apple  :slap

 

[steptoe]

Bin the windoze and get an apple  :slap

or just do it properly and install *nix, that Apple is based on,  :slap

 

[kme]

The machine I am typing on right now has exactly the same screen resolution, but has the SW installed OK!...

FFS!

 

[steptoe]

that'll be an amstrad PC1512 then,  :|   same as Deke has. ?  :C

 

[Evans Electric]

Correct ....anyone for Space Invaders?

 

[Bruspark]

1366 x768 is about the most common native lcd screen resolution today owing to it being standard spec on most windows laptops,

But, Have you checked your W7 installation hasn't been set to output a lower resolution ( right click desktop and select screen resolution and see what's set.

Regarding reader I would download a stand-alone (not web) installer - save to your desktop and right click selecting run as administrator to install it

HTH

 

 

[steptoe]

Ive got 1920 x 1080 on mine , 16:9 widescreen ,if thats of any help for you to try.  :C

 

[Bruspark]

More usefully :  you can get a standalone (full version) of Reader here  ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/10.x/10.0.0/en_US/AdbeRdr1000_en_US.exe,  it should be about 35MB.  If you save the downloaded file to your desktop and run from there as admin it should not take too much notice of the other drives /arrays.

Usually on an LCD screen you can't set higher resolution than the screens actual (native) resolution BUT you can set lower either intentionally (for whatever reason e.g. running in parallel with an old projector) OR if the video driver is uninstalled  - or not properly configured - Windows will try to help you repair the problem by 'soldiering on' but at  a reduced resolution (often 800 x 600) such that it can handle the screen output itself without a the help of a proper graphics accelerator /drive.  This will however cause a lot of software to conclude that the Display actually is 800x600 as that's windows is then running .... Hence my suggestion.