I recently bought a new desktop computer with Microsoft Windows 7. The problem is that I cannot download Adobe Reader, or Acrobat, and therefore can't read some circulars I'd like to.
Nick Carter
You could try downloading Adobe Reader 9.3 from http://get.adobe.com/reader/, remembering to untick the box that tries to bundle Google's Toolbar as well: it should work. However, it's worth exploring alternatives because Adobe Reader now has a rather poor record for critical security holes, and because it's very widely installed, has become a focus for malware attacks.
One alternative PDF reader that I have previously recommended is Foxit, which is also free. There are others listed for all operating systems at both Wikipedia and pdfreaders.org. Sumatra PDF might be worth a go, as it's small and open source.
A workaround is to use the Zamzar.com web site to convert PDF files to a different format such as Rich Text Format (rtf), Microsoft Word (doc), an image file (jpg, bmp, png) or even plain text (txt). However, this quickly becomes tedious if you merely want to view PDF files.
