"Oppie" <oppie@nospamcloud9.net> wrote in message
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> This is strange. I tried to download acrobat reader from www.adobe.com on
> a
> new machine with Windows Vista Business and IE7. Every time the site
> loads, it
> freezes and I have to use task manager to kill it. Other sites seem to
> work
> just fine. When IE7 freezes, it is using about 50% of CPU time.
> I checked for solutions and was told to get the latest Java suite. Still
> does not work. Anybody else see this and is there a fix?
>
> Not related to DEP (Data Execution Prevention). I turned that off and
> re-booted - no change, adobe.com page still freezes.
>
> Tried disabling add-ons and still freezing when trying to load the
> Adobe.com
> website.
>
> Found out later that firefox was handling the site just fine. For that
> matter, my other Vista Home Basic machine has no problems with the Adobe
> site either.
>
>
> Thanx,
> Oppie
>
>

Uninstall all versions of Adobe (Acrobat) Reader and then either install the
newest version from Adobe or install Foxit:
Foxit: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

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Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
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