How to Remove Adobe Reader 6.0

You can uninstall Adobe Reader from the system by deleting Adobe Reader and its related folders and files manually.

To remove Adobe Reader manually:

1. Quit Adobe Reader.

2. Move any Adobe Reader documents you want to keep from Program Files to another folder.

3. Enable Windows Explorer to display all filename extensions, for example, filename.ini:

Windows Explorer hides filename extensions it recognizes by default. For instructions on how to enable Windows Explorer to display filename extensions, see the Notes section of the “Display hidden files and folders” topic in Windows Help.

4. Reboot the computer to ensure that Windows isn’t using any of the files you want to delete.



5. Delete Acrobat 6.0 from Adobe folder in Program Files. If you can’t delete PDF.ocx or AcroIEHelper.dll complete the following procedure:

a. Click Start > Select Run, type cmd in the Run dialog box, and then click OK.

b. On the first command line of the Command Prompt window, type cd [path name to ActiveX folder], and then press Enter. For example:

cd “C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 6.0ReaderActiveX”

c. At the prompt, type regsvr32 /u PDF.ocx, and then press Enter. For example, the line might read

C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 6.0ReaderActiveX>regsvr32 /u PDF.ocx

d. At the prompt, type regsvr32 /u AcroIEHelper.dll, and then press Enter. For example, the line might read

C:Program FilesAdobeAcrobat 6.0ReaderActiveX>regsvr32 /u AcroIEHelper.dll

e. Close the Command Prompt window, and then restart the computer.

f. Delete Acrobat 6.0 (or Acrobat 6.0Reader, if Acrobat Standard or Professional is installed) from Program FilesAdobe.

6. Remove Adobe Reader 6.0, if present, from Documents and SettingsAll UsersDesktop.

7. Remove Adobe Reader 6.0 from Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuPrograms.

8. Remove PrintMe Internet Printing from Documents and SettingsAll UsersStart MenuPrograms.

9. If you use eBooks, perform the following tasks:

Note: If Adobe Acrobat Professional or Standard is installed and you plan to use it to read eBooks, performing the tasks in step 9 will prevent Acrobat from finding eBooks. If you want to use Acrobat Professional or Standard to read eBooks, proceed to step 10.

– Move Documents and Settings[username]Application DataAdobeAcrobat6.0eBooks to another location, and then delete Documents and Settings[username]Application DataAdobeAcrobat6.0.

– Move the contents of Documents and Settings[username]My DocumentsMy eBooks folder to another location, and then delete Documents and Settings[username]My DocumentsMy eBooks.

10. Delete {AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-000000000001} from WindowsInstaller (Windows XP) or WinntInstaller (Windows 2000).

11. If Adobe Reader 6.0.2 is installed, delete {AC76BA86-0000-0000-0000-6028747ADE01} from WindowsInstaller (Windows XP) or WinntInstaller (Windows 2000).

Note: If Acrobat Professional or Standard is installed and you don’t want to remove it, don’t perform steps 12 or 13.

12. If Microsoft Internet Explorer is installed, delete nppdf32.dll from Program FilesInternet ExplorerPLUGINS.

13. If Netscape Navigator 7.x is installed, delete nppdf32.dll from Program FilesNetscapeNetscapeplugins

14.You can use the Windows Add/Remove Programs to remove Adobe Reader 8.0 from the computer. You can delete Adobe Reader 8.0 in the Add/Remove Programs list, but it maybe still affects your PC.Manually uninstalling Adobe Reader 8.0 ensures that all files and folders are removed.

15. Type explorer.exe and click OK. (Your desktop should reappear.)

16. Close the Task Manager.