Adobe Reader 8

How to uninstall Adobe Reader 8 from your system

This info is about Adobe Reader 8 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Adobe Systems Incorporated. Take a look here for more info on Adobe Systems Incorporated. You can get more details on Adobe Reader 8 at http://www.adobe.com. Usually the Adobe Reader 8 program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader folder, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall Adobe Reader 8 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A80000000002}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. AcroRd32.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 337.61 KB (345712 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Adobe Reader 8. They occupy about 1.08 MB (1135088 bytes) on disk.

• AcroRd32.exe (337.61 KB)
• AcroRd32Info.exe (14.12 KB)
• AdobeCollabSync.exe (717.65 KB)
• reader_sl.exe (39.11 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 8.0.0 of Adobe Reader 8. Click on the links below for other Adobe Reader 8 versions:

• 7.7.0

Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall Adobe Reader 8.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Adobe Reader 8:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader

The files below are left behind on your disk by Adobe Reader 8's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\ACE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Acrofx32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRdIF.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\adobe_epic.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\adobe_epic\eula\background.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\adobe_epic\eula\default.css
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\adobe_epic\eula\domutils.js
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\adobe_epic\eula\en_US\install.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\adobe_epic\eula\en_US\install2.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\adobe_epic\eula\onframeload.js
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\adobe_epic\eula\wizardcore.js
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\adobe_eula.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AdobeLinguistic.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AdobeUpdater.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AdobeXMP.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AGM.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AGMGPUOptIn.ini
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\ahclient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AMT\AUMProduct.cer
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\atl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AXE8SharedExpat.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AXSLE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\acrobat.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\bg.jpg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\bl-onramp.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\b-onramp.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\br-onramp.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\Connecting.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\Connecting2.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\DownloadBeyondReaderIcon.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\index.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\l-onramp.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\m-onramp.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\onramp.css
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\onramp.js
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\r-onramp.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\tl-onramp.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\t-onramp.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BeyondReader\ENU\Onramp\tr-onramp.gif
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BIB.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\BIBUtils.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\Browser\nppdf32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\CoolType.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\content.css
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\content-locale.css
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Engineering.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Forms.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Forms1.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\HowTo.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_CheckboxOn_Sm_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_CollapseAll_Md_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_Delete_Md_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_DistanceTool_Lg_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_Down_Md_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_ExpandAll_Md_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_ExportCertificate_Lg_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_ExportSelect_L_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_NavBarLayers_Sm_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_NavBarModelTree_Sm_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_NavBarShowComments_Sm_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_NavBarSign_Lg_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_NextView_Sm_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_PreviousView_Sm_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_ReplyComments_Md_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_ReviewAndComment_Sm_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_Secure_Sm_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_ShowComments_Md_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_Sign_Sm_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_Sort_Md_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_Status_Md_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_Typerwriter_Sm_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\A_Up_Md_N.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\dingbat.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Images\layerisvisible.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\meta.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Review.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Review01.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Review02.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Review05.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\search.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\Sign.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\srch_db.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\terms.js
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\version.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS0152AC38-6989-4789-A91A-DE804B4EE217.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS01D0DD7E-72C5-4bd7-98A5-61B6703E2874.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS116358B6-C899-4ef8-8718-5E8FEED1E80B.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS16696D10-CF60-4979-BC54-0F60285159A9.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS175FFA03-6BF0-4fa7-8D66-C91A809536CE.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS1ABEB45F-BA46-4913-A7E1-ACA6A974FE76.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS1D6D5242-53DD-40e0-B58E-95E027DCD94D.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS1E82B083-927E-47b3-AAD6-88CB47B5E992.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS21180009-84AE-4b72-9610-C38FE8B6C423.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS23BCDC6F-BC2E-489b-8D36-D875B917293B.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS23E49454-94C8-45b7-9F79-BC8CBC1621E1.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\HowTo\ENU\WS25BA4195-6D5F-4aca-A8DF-EF72AAAAB5B1.html

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Adobe.Sangam Reader
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Acrobat Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Adobe\Repair\Acrobat Reader
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA73301B7448A0000000020
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A80000000002}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Adobe\Acrobat Reader

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 8.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\68AB67CA7DA73301B7448A0000000020\ProductName

A way to delete Adobe Reader 8 from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Adobe Reader 8 is an application offered by the software company Adobe Systems Incorporated. Sometimes, users try to erase this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because performing this manually takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE manner to erase Adobe Reader 8 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Adobe Reader 8 or simply click the Search field and type in "Adobe Reader 8". If it is installed on your PC the Adobe Reader 8 app will be found very quickly. When you select Adobe Reader 8 in the list of programs, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Adobe Reader 8, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Adobe Reader 8:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.adobe.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A80000000002}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Adobe Reader 8.


8. After uninstalling Adobe Reader 8, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Adobe Reader 8 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Adobe Reader 8 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Adobe Reader 8 by Adobe Systems Incorporated from your computer, nor are we saying that Adobe Reader 8 by Adobe Systems Incorporated is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Adobe Reader 8 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.