Adobe Acrobat Amber Reader Alpha 2 for Microsoft Windows ======================================================== This Read Me file contains installation instructions and product information for the Acrobat Amber Reader Alpha 2 for Microsoft Windows 3.1, Microsoft Windows 95, and Microsoft Windows NT. To view the latest Release Notes or report bugs, please go to: http://www.adobe.com/Amber ****************************************************************** This Acrobat Amber Reader is a pre release version, does not represent final product from Adobe, and may contain bugs, errors and other problems that could cause system failures. ****************************************************************** This file contains the following topics: System requirements Installing Acrobat Reader New features in Acrobat Amber Reader Viewing PDF Page-a-time Over the Web Known Problems How to Report Bugs SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS =================== - 386- or 486-based personal computer (486 recommended) - Microsoft Windows 3.1, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups, Microsoft Windows 95, or Microsoft Windows NT 3.51 - 4 MB application RAM - 3 MB hard disk space, plus 2 MB TEMP space available during installation - For web integration, Netscape Navigator 2.0 or later or any other application that FULLY supports the Netscape APIs. INSTALLING ACROBAT READER ========================= To install the 16-bit Acrobat Reader (called VIEWER.EXE) for use ONLY with Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Microsoft Windows for Workgroups: + Download the archive file AMBR16A2.EXE to a temporary location on your hard drive (e.g. C:\TEMP). + Double-click AMBR16A2.EXE + The following files will be placed in the temp directory: _inst16.ex_ _setup.dll _setup.lib acroinst.ini archive.z setup.exe setup.ins setup.pkg + Double-click the installer file SETUP.EXE. + Follow the instructions on your screen. + Installation requires approximately 3 MB of free hard disk space If installer is unable to install the plugin necessary for Acrobat to communicate with a Netscape-compatible web browser, you'll see the following installer message: "Acrobat Amber Reader is not able to locate your Internet browser. Please enter the plugin directory for your Netscape(R) compatible Internet browser. Otherwise, leave blank and click Next." + If you know the path name you can enter it in the dialog. + If you respond with a blank path, the Netscape plugin PPDF16.DLL will be placed in the directory \Acrobat\Reader + Copy \Acrobat\Reader\NPPDF16.DLL to \Netscape\Navigator\Program\plugins or to the plugins directory of another Netscape 2.x compatible browser. To install the 32-bit Acrobat Reader (called VIEWER32.EXE) for use ONLY with Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT 3.51: + Download the Amber installer AMBR32A2.EXE to a temporary location on your hard drive (e.g. C:\TEMP). + Double-click the installer file. + The file will expand the installation files into the temp directory and automatically start the installer program. + Follow the instructions on your screen. + Installation requires approximately 3 MB of free hard disk space If installer is unable to install the plugin necessary for Acrobat to communicate with a Netscape-compatible web browser, you'll see the following installer message: "Acrobat Amber Reader is not able to locate your Internet browser. Please enter the plugin directory for your Netscape(R) compatible Internet browser. Otherwise, leave blank and click Next." + If you know the path name you can enter it in the dialog. + If you respond with a blank path, the Netscape plugin NPPDF32.DLL will be placed in the directory \Acrobat\Reader + Copy \Acrobat\Reader\NPPDF32.DLL to \Netscape\Navigator\Program\plugins or to the plugins directory of another Netscape 2.x compatible browser. The installation procedure will ask you to read and accept the Electronic End User License Agreement. You can also view the U.S. English version of the Electronic End User License Agreement on Adobe's Web site at http://www.adobe.com/Amber/AmbrEULA.html NEW FEATURES IN ACROBAT AMBER READER ==================================== For a list of features in Acrobat Amber Reader which have been added since the release of Acrobat Reader 2.1, please see Adobe's web site at http://www.adobe.com/Amber/ambernew.html VIEWING PDF PAGE-AT-A-TIME OVER THE WEB ======================================= Best viewing performance for PDF documents over the web comes from optimized PDF files and a server with the ability to byteserve the files. The optimized PDF format and byteserver protocol are not yet final, so we have provided a set of demonstration files on Adobe's server to allow you to test the page-at-a-time performance for yourself. See http://www.adobe.com/Amber/amexamp.html Any non-optimized PDF file can be viewed in the Netscape window (without page-at-a-time display) with the Amber Reader and Netscape Navigator version 2.0 or better. KNOWN PROBLEMS ================ Known problems in Acrobat Amber Reader Alpha 2 include: You may encounter problems when attempting to view files larger than 4 Mb from within a Web browser. This release of VIEWER32.EXE is not fully compatible with Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 beta. For a more complete list of known problems, check Adobe's web site at http://www.adobe.com/Amber/knownbug.html HOW TO REPORT BUGS ================== You may report problems to Adobe with the Bug Report form on Adobe's Web site at http://www.adobe.com/Amber/bugform.html Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Incorporated and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. (c) 1983-1996 Adobe Systems Incorporated. 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