- If you already have Adobe Acrobat, uninstall it:
- Press Win+R and type "appwiz.cpl" and press enter for the programs list
- Find Acrobat right-click it and "Uninstall"
- Open "1- Setup" and run "Setup.exe"
- Install it as a trial, and when you get to the last screen click "Finish" do not
"Run" or "Launch"
- Then open "2 - Update" and run "Update.msp"
- That will bring Acrobat up to date
- Then open "3 - Patch" and apply "1 - Patch.reg"
- Disable AV / Windows Defender (you can enable it after running the patch):
- Press Win+R and type "windowsdefender:" and press enter
- Click "Virus & Threat Protection"
- Click "Manage settings" under "Virus & threat protection settings"
- Turn off "Real-time protection" and KEEP this window open until you're done
patching
- Extract "2 - Patch.7z" using the password of "password"
- Run the patch and select "Adobe Acrobat Pro DC 2015 (32-bit)" and click "Patch"
- Delete patch and re-enable AV / Windows Defender
- Optionally run the other items labeled "Optional" if you want to disable various
adobe popups/junk
- Enjoy!