![]() In any event, I wasn't inclined to wait for Adobe Reader's auto-update component to fetch and install the latest security patch without, nor would I recommend that other Adobe Reader 9.x users wait to update their version. The machine's only six months old, though, and I hadn't signed up for the service, so I certainly had never used with AIR if it were on this PC. I didn't recall installing with AIR on my system, but I can't verify that it wasn't installed prior to the update to version 9.2, either. If a user already has a previous version of Adobe Reader 9.x installed on his/her system and the Adobe Updater delivers that person the version 9.2 update (the latest dot release update to their existing product), on Adobe AIR is not included." "(I)f a user downloads the full installer of Adobe Reader 9.2 (Windows or Macintosh in English) from the 'Get Adobe Reader' page on, the on Adobe AIR application will be included. I couldn't find it offered on Adobe's site minus the add-on I didn't want.Īdobe spokesperson John Cristofano told me the following via e-mail: I contacted Adobe to ask them about this. I hadn't signed up for -registration is required to use the service-I just wanted the Adobe Reader update. Thanks to CNET member baddy_3- for pointing this out. Update, October 27, 2009: The Adobe site is now offering the Adobe Reader 9.2 upgrade without the with Adobe AIR component. It was formerly called Create Adobe PDF Online. This is a Web service for sharing and collaborating on documents.īut the 45MB download included a separate program: with Adobe AIR. So when I heard last week about an important security update for Adobe Reader 9, I hurried to the Adobe site to download the new version 9.2. (I wrote about the importance of keeping your apps updated in a post from last April.) Along with Sun's Java, Adobe's Flash Player, and Apple's QuickTime media players, it's imperative that you keep your PDF reader up-to-date to prevent it from becoming an entryway for viruses. ![]()
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