Getting Adobe Acrobat onto your machine is a three step process

The steps are easy, but you must follow them correctly in order for this to work ...
You may want to print this page to help you follow the directions.

  1. "download" the file acroread.exe, 1.5 MB big Save to disk

  2. Run acroread.exe from the file manager
    Be aware that the Acrobat installer will need to restart windows, Save any open files before doing this.

    (optional) then delete the downloaded acroread.exe, or
    (preferable) copy it for your friends who will need it

  3. Return to this page, select your First Acrobat Document, and configure a viewer to be acroread.exe in the acroread directory


Adobe's position on Distributing Acrobat Readers may be found here.