Install Adobe Acrobat XI or Upgrade on Windows 11

This post solves all the problems related to installing and running Adobe Acrobat XI on Windows 11

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How to install Adobe Acrobat XI or the Upgrade

NOTE: To ensure success, we recommend you first read the instructions then follow the steps precisely as documented including using the same folder names and paths.

1. Obtain your purchased copy of the Longbow Reviver App here (you will need V4.41 or newer)
2. Start the Reviver App and note the user interface
3. Insert your Adobe Acrobat CD into the CDRom drive and back in the Reviver App…
   1. From the “Old Installer Reviver” tab, use the ‘…’ button to pick your Adobe Acrobat XI CD Drive and the subfolder called “Adobe Acrobat XI” e.g. D:\Adobe Acrobat XI
   2. Now click the ‘Fix and Run Old Installer‘ button
      
      
      
      
   3. Follow the instructions for copying the CD
   4. Once the CD is copied the Reviver App will run a process on the copy of the CD, then automatically launch the setup application….
      1. Be patient as the process can take up to 45 minutes
      2. Once the setup appears, stop and read the next step
4. Once the setup application appears, enter your information as normal except when you get to the “Setup Type” dialog, click Custom then change the installation path…
   1. you **must** change the default path to c:\adobe\acrobat 11.0 (see image below)
      
      
      
      
   2. Once you have changed the installation folder, install as normal – do not reboot the PC if prompted to do so
   3. Now back in the Reviver App, pick the “Old Program Reviver” tab
      1. Using the “…’ button select the newly installed c:\adobe\acrobat 11.0 folder
      2. Click Run As and select Windows Vista
      3. Click Fix Old Program
         1. If prompted to “…re-register your program’s components…”, click NO
            
            
            
5. Now the revival process is completed…
   1. Reboot your PC
   2. Run Adobe Acrobat XI as normal

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