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PDF files not showing up

18 years ago

I need an assist.....The girls bought a cd that has children's songs. On THEIR computer, when you open the cd, it shows three folders:

MacInstaller

PCInstaller

PDFs

The PDF files are lyrics to the songs.

The play-list of the actual songs does not appear.

On MY computer it shows all the play-lists (in .cda form) but does NOT show the three folders mentioned above.

Both pc's will play the songs on the disc.

Any idea of "why" the difference in how this cd opens on the two pc's?

I have Adobe reader v. 8 and they have v.5 and/or v.6 (I think).

In other words, had they not gotten mad at my computer (I didn't have the sound turned on) and fired up their laptop, they would not have even found the lyrics to print off for school.

I've looked and looked and asked some people and have not gotten an answer.

Any ideas?

They have XP-Pro and I have XP-Home and all the folder options under "view" are the same.

Thanks

Tom in VA

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owbist
18 years ago
Well one theory (read as utter guess work LOL)is that either the CD is quite old and your Adobe Reader is not backwards compatible that far back. Or right the opposite, this is a very new CD and their older Adobe only recognises part. Reading the fine print on the CD sleeve or box might give you a clue.

You could download and try Foxit Reader linked below. This is a totally free program many of us use that does not have the bloat accompanying Adobe.

Here is a link that might be useful: Foxit PDF Reader
tom_va
Original Author
18 years ago
..I checked the cd and it is dated 2007. Perhaps I did not make myself clear but the files do/don't show up in Windows Explorer. If I could SEE the PDF's, I'm sure I could open them.

I've asked a few computer guru's and they've all been stumped as well. I WILL post the answer if/when I ever find out anything.
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owbist
18 years ago
Ah, sorry I thought you meant the files failed to show when the auto start kicks in on the CD. Strange indeed that 2 computers read the contents differently from Windows Explorer.

I think I might try copying the whole CD to the hard drive on both computers and compare notes, even burn another CD perhaps.

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