Adobe Reader 8.1.2 (Mac OS; Windows)

Important note: this document is designed for Local Support Providers (LSPs). The user-level Adobe Reader document is here and includes general availability, configuration, documentation, and support information. This page was last modified on Thursday, 10-Jul-2008 11:19:10 EDT.

Adobe has acknowledged a serious vulnerability in versions of Adobe Reader prior to 8.1.1 loaded on Windows XP systems with Internet Explorer 7 installed. Information Systems & Computing (ISC) strongly suggests upgrading these systems to version 8.1.1.

Adobe has announced that they will release a Universal binary version of Adobe Reader for the Mac OS, but the timing of this release has not been detailed (Adobe Reader 8.1.2 is not Universal, though there is an Intel binary available). The current versions of Adobe Reader compiled for the Power PC work properly in Apple's Rosetta translation layer. In some cases, using Apple's Preview application (which is already Universal under Mac OS 10.4.x) may yield superior performance, though this is sometimes at the expense of full compatibility with all capabilities built into recent versions of the PDF standard. ISC has released an Adobe Reader 8.1.1 installer (linked below) for Mac OS that integrates both binaries.

Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader revised to version 9.0 in June and July of 2008. ISC expects to roll support for Adobe Reader 9.0 in Fall 2008.

Windows Vista Compatibility

Adobe Reader 8.1.2 functions correctly in the University-supported 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista.

Mac OS 10.5 Leopard Compatibility

Adobe Reader 8.1.1 and above function correctly in Mac OS 10.5 Leopard.

Download

Mac OS

• Download the 'Pennified' version of Adobe Reader 8.1.2 for Mac OS
• Download Adobe Reader 9.0 for Mac OS from the Adobe web-site

Windows

• Download the 'Pennified' version of Adobe Reader 8.1.2 for Windows
• Download Adobe Reader 9.0 for Windows from the Adobe web-site