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Adobe Reader 7

View or Send System Information When Troubleshooting

SUMMARY: Send detailed system information to a troubleshooter if you cannot reliably use Adobe Reader 7.

Having difficulty viewing documents in Adobe Reader 7? To help you or others troubleshoot the problem, Adobe Reader comes built-in with an option to display system information. Just select "Help" - "System Info". Displayed information includes:

* Available memory (physical / virtual)
* Installed plug-ins
* Default web browser
* Processor type
* Acrobat version

From the "System information" dialog you can click the "Send Report" button to send your system information to a troubleshooter via e-mail. Your e-mail software will open and attach your system report to the mail.

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