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January 31st, 2007 21:00

Adobe reader

I am trying to update Adobe Reader on an older Dimension for a neighbor.  It says the download will take 7 hours.  Does this sound correct? I know the neighbors have a dial up connection--but 7 hours? 
  • byker49

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    Posted January 31st, 2007 22:00

    Adobe Reader is 108 MB (approx). It may very well take that long on dialup. Now you know why the popularity of broadband.
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    Posted February 1st, 2007 15:00

    I recently updated from 6 to 8 with a dialup connection, and it certainly didn't take any more than 1 1/2 hours. I don't understand how the "update" could take that long if your neighbor already has the program.
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    Posted February 1st, 2007 18:00

    Actually it took close to 12 hours to download.  But it is installed now.  I am thinking this must be a fluke because I support a lot of computers and this is the first time any download on a dialup has taken so long.  We did uninstall the old Adobe first, but I do not see how that could have affected the download.
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    Posted February 1st, 2007 19:00

    Wow! I'd be kicked off several times by Netscape if my download had taken that long, LOL. That definitely is curious. I'm glad you finally got it done; you must indeed be a good neighbor.

    snowball
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    Posted February 1st, 2007 20:00

    Sometimes there is no logical explanation for the whys of the net.  I have cable modem=once you have the faster connection there is no going back.