How to Uninstall Adobe Programs

By: Maeve Rich

If Flash has gone out on you, you must uninstall Adobe products. As with all computer programs, these can malfunction due to being corrupt or being outdated, which can lead to frequent error messages. When this happens, you either have to reinstall the program or install the updated version.

To Uninstall Acrobat Reader first close any Acrobat Reader documents you might have open. Then, click on the Start and the find the Control Panel in the Start Menu. Once you've opened the Control Panel, find the "Add/Remove Programs" icon. Double-click it to open the program. Once you've opened the program a list of all the programs on the computer will come up on your screen. Find the Acrobat Reader and click on it. Once you've clicked on it you will have the option to "Change" or "Remove" the program. Click on "Remove" and follow any directions that pop up. You will need to restart the computer once the removal has been completed.

To uninstall the Flash Player, click on the following link: Adobe Flash Player. Click on the "uninstall_flash_player.exe" that corresponds to your operating system. Then, save the file to your desktop to make it easier to find. Make sure you close all applications that might be using the Flash player-such as Internet Explorer and MSN, Yahoo and AOL messengers. Finally, double-click on the uninstall_flash_player.exe file to uninstall the Flash player and the program will uninstall the Flash Player for you.

To uninstall the Shockwave Player Download, click on "Download Now" and save the file (sw_uninstaller.exe) to your Desktop. Double-click the file and follow the screen instructions to uninstall Shockwave player from the computer.

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