How do I install Adobe Acrobat reader without the download manager?

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I have been asking myself the same question many times. Adobe used to have acrobat available as a standalone download on their FTP site, but it seems they have pulled it.
My problem is that 'download manager' doesn't work through the corporate firewall. The FTP site does the trick!
Very inane to password protect the download. It is blocked by corporate firewalls and searching google leads to non-adobe software

edusysadmin · Answer 1 · 2011-03-22 12:36:29Z

You can download the standalone installations of many Adobe products from their FTP site - ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/.

For Acrobat Reader specifically you can download 10.0.1 for Windows (the current latest) here - ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/10.x/10.0.1/en_US/AdbeRdr1001_en_US.exe

jho · Answer 2 · 2011-03-22 11:56:58Z

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I don't think you can. If you just want to read PDFs you could get something like Foxit Reader.

(I am not affiliated with Foxit)

answered Mar 22 '11 at 11:56

jho
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Arctor · Answer 3 · 2011-03-22 12:07:31Z

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I prefer SumatraPDF over the others it is extremely lightweight and free. I did use Foxit in the past but it became to bloated for me.

answered Mar 22 '11 at 12:07

Arctor
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