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Daniel - Sydney
To install Acrobat you must have UAC on.
cheers
"Clive" wrote:
>
>
> "Dave Patrick" wrote:
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> > Check Event Viewer for errors. Check Device Manager for error codes and or
> > non-starting devices.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
> >
> > "Clive" wrote:
> > |I am using a Latitude with 2000, newly acquired on ebay refurbed.
> > |
> > | I tried to install Acrobat after downloading OK. Install starts but
> > | eventually stops with error,
> > | "the system cannot open the device or file specified"
> > |
> > | Same result with Mightymax.
> > |
> > | Tried to install Picassa, "error writing to temporary file, make sure your
> > | temp folder is valid".
> > |
> > | I am not a syadmin, just a reasonably knowledgeable user, and I am stuck.
> > | Can anyone suggest where I should look for a fix please?
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestion, I had already checked and nothing was posted in any of the logs after an attempted install. I appreciate the suggestion however.
>
> Clive
cheers
"Clive" wrote:
>
>
> "Dave Patrick" wrote:
>
> > Check Event Viewer for errors. Check Device Manager for error codes and or
> > non-starting devices.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
> > Microsoft Certified Professional
> > Microsoft MVP [Windows]
> > http://www.microsoft.com/protect
> >
> > "Clive" wrote:
> > |I am using a Latitude with 2000, newly acquired on ebay refurbed.
> > |
> > | I tried to install Acrobat after downloading OK. Install starts but
> > | eventually stops with error,
> > | "the system cannot open the device or file specified"
> > |
> > | Same result with Mightymax.
> > |
> > | Tried to install Picassa, "error writing to temporary file, make sure your
> > | temp folder is valid".
> > |
> > | I am not a syadmin, just a reasonably knowledgeable user, and I am stuck.
> > | Can anyone suggest where I should look for a fix please?
> >
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestion, I had already checked and nothing was posted in any of the logs after an attempted install. I appreciate the suggestion however.
>
> Clive