You can cancel the automatic update pop up.

To turn off auto update:

1. Open up Reader
2. Help/Check for Updates...
3. It will show updates available.
4. Select Preferences
5. Uncheck "Automatically check for Adobe Updates"
6. Press OK

It shouldn't bother you again.

Edward Carramanzana
OSP Data Administrator
City of Hope / Beckman Research Institute
Office of Sponsored Projects
(626) 256-4673 x65792

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
Behalf Of Carrie Corti
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 6:37 PM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] Adobe and grants.gov

Has anyone needed or tried to download the new Adobe 9.0 and used with
Grants.gov?  Just wondering (as I'm getting sick of cancelling the
update popup)......

Thanks!!

On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:47:46 -0400
 Bob Beattie <xxxxxx@UMICH.EDU> wrote:
> All you need is Adobe Reader 8.1.2 which can be downloaded from
>Grants.gov site.
>
> http://www.grants.gov/help/download_software.jsp#adobe811
>
> I have not tried this, but assume the Grants.gov site info is
>correct.  Let us know how it works.
>
>
> Bob
> -----------------------------
> University of Michigan
> xxxxxx@umich.edu   (734) 936-1283
>
> On Jul 8, 2008, at 4:42 PM, Lorrie Anthony wrote:
>
> Hello All,
>
> I am one of those lurkers who has been soaking up the collective
>knowledge,  particularly as it pertains to Adobe and grants.gov.  I am
>preparing to  submit a proposal that can only go via Adobe but have run

>into a little  hitch.  I have Adobe Reader 8.1.1 and Adobe Acrobat 7.
> I have just  tried
> to get Adobe Acrobat 8 but my Purchasing Department is saying that
>can't  get it anymore - only Acrobat 9 which won't be available until
>after the  proposal deadline.  Can anyone make recommendations on how I

>can get  around  the fact that I do have and regularly use the lower
>version of Acrobat?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Lorrie Anthony
>
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