I have been starting new user account when I can't fix some kind of problem. Right now my Foxit Reader has been randomly popping the sign 'can't read the PDF file' when I haven't been trying to read any PDF files, especially when I'm clicking the "Apply" button in Indeed.com. Also, K meleon browser doesn't work on this user. But I'm wary of starting a new user because every time I do that, I have to download all the extensions and addons for the browser and sometimes have to download stuff too that I have already downloaded on other user.
Is there a good solution for this? Like 'copy a user except k meleon and Foxit Reader and then delete the user'?
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Adobe Acrobat is an extremely complicated piece of software (much more than people realize), and is riddled with security vulnerabilities.
Some of these have existed for a long time, so of these get introduced in new versions. Attackers love exploiting outdated Reader installs, and at least twice a year there's a critical "zero-day" vulnerability (meaning you are exposed even with a patched Reader install and the latest anti-virus definitions of your choosing).
Fortunately, you are using Foxit Reader and are obviously safe for now. What I would recommend is get a good anti-virus like Microsoft Security Essentials and good anti-malware like MalwerBytes. Install them, update them, run a full scan and the problems should go away. -
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StormJumper Notebook Virtuoso
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StormJumper's advice is pretty good. Reinstalling K-Meleon and/or Foxit, or trying alternate browsers/PDF viewers (I recently switched from Foxit to PDF X-Change due to less adware offers on installation, and have been happy with it) are good first-line solutions.
It's also possible that at least some of these PDFs are using functionality that only Adobe supports at the moment. It's annoying, and not all that common, but it wouldn't be impossible. Making sure the PDFs open properly on another computer is a good sanity check, too. -
Thanks. Reinstalling did no good. I just made another account, and it turned out it's not that big of a deal. There's not much to be done on a new user account as long as I import the bookmarks and install LastPass, download a few more softwares, etc.
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It seems like changing the user did not fix the Foxit Reader problem.
Attached is what appears. It sometimes appears when I'm on Firefox and doing certain activity. When I try to apply on Indeed with the 'Quick Apply' feature, it does that multiple times in a row within a few seconds (I have to click 'ok' multiple times to get rid of it).
And this happens when Foxit Reader isn't even running.Attached Files:
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Making a new user and starting from scratch every time there is something wrong
Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Thundr, Jul 4, 2012.