Downloading Acrobat Reader Software

Adobe Acrobat Download Site - This site has links to the latest version of Acrobat Reader, and complete installation instructions.  It is frequently busy, so if you have problems with it, you may want to click on one of the links below to download a copy from the TCU library server.

Acrobat Reader for Windows 2000/XP (Acrobat Reader version 7)
Acrobat Reader for Windows 95
Acrobat Reader for Windows 3.1     

• When you click on one of the links above, you should receive a "Save As" box (in Netscape), or "Save it to Disk" box (Internet Explorer).  Remember the directory and file name you save it as.  The file you've saved is an installation program that can be run like any other Windows program.
• Exit your Web browser.
• Use either the Windows Run command or File Manager (Win3.1), or Windows Explorer (Win95/98/2000) to start running the program you just saved.
• Follow the instructions on your screen.
• If there is a failure at any point during the installation of Acrobat Reader 3.01 for Windows 3.1, the installer performs a complete uninstall. For this reason, it is important not to close the installer application by clicking its close box in the upper right corner of the background window after clicking the "Thank You" dialog box that appears at the end of the installation. If you wait for a second or two, the installer will automatically close the background windows after the installation is complete.

Acrobat Reader for Macintosh OS X
Acrobat Reader for Macintosh OS 9

• After you click on the link above, you will be prompted to save the file.
• After the download is complete, quit your Web browser.
• The file you download will be expanded to the self-extracting archive "Reader 3.01 Installer."  If your Web browser isn't configured to automatically launch an application such as StuffIt Expander(TM) to expand .hqx or .bin files, you'll need to manually launch an application to expand the downloaded file to produce Reader 3.01 Installer.
• Double-click the file "Reader 3.01 Installer ". (Note: This will cause all current Mac applications to quit.)
• Follow the instructions on your screen.