Compatibility issue with PDF files
Compatibility issue with PDF files
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I still do word processing on an older computer with a Windows 98 OS. Is there any way to read PDF files that can be viewed with Windows 2000 or higher with windows 98?






RE: Compatibility issue with PDF files
I also suggest updating your OS.
Chris, CSWA
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RE: Compatibility issue with PDF files
RE: Compatibility issue with PDF files
If this does not work I suggest you look in your box where you keep the old CDs that came with old printers, computers etc. Many of these old CDs contained manuals in PDF format, and they usually included the then current version of Adobe Reader. You might get lucky and find an old version of Adobe Reader that works on Win 98.
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RE: Compatibility issue with PDF files
RE: Compatibility issue with PDF files
In this regard the Adobe software is probably your worst option - the new versions are unlikely to run under Win 98 and the old versions that will run, won't open the new files. I don't have specific experience, but I guess Sumatra or one of the many other free readers will give you the best chance. I haven't used Foxit, but it got a good review for this purpose at https://forums.adobe.com/thread/394237?tstart=0
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RE: Compatibility issue with PDF files
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RE: Compatibility issue with PDF files
The cited link above works with the direct Engineering.com link from a posted PDF file, i.e., I posted a PDF, copied the actual download link: http://files.engineering.com/download.aspx?folder=... and pasted the link into the first website. But, that site's usability is low, since each page is separately linked and there is no way to scroll through the entire document.
This one: http://www.viewdocsonline.com/ seems to be the best out of the three I tried
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RE: Compatibility issue with PDF files
You might look at PDF forge and PDF architect. I do not know if they will run on the older machines , but it can't hurt to look.
This will run on windows XP so it should run on Win 98. These programs are free for the basic parts, but they have little add -ons for $10 or so for some features. I use PDF forge for turning cad drawings into PDFs.
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RE: Compatibility issue with PDF files
Here's a video to show you how to boot Linux from a USB drive: http://youtu.be/9tMMRUWF7nA
(You can also chuckle at the presenters trying to load Ubuntu Linux onto an ancient laptop)
Once you've got that up and running, a lightweight PDF viewer like XPDF should work fine for you and should open just about any modern PDF file.
Good luck!
-Chris