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Maraya1969

(22,441 posts)
Tue Feb 11, 2014, 10:25 PM Feb 2014

ack! My computer won't download properly. I try and download

pdf's and I get this message when I open it up and Word comes up.

File conversion
Select the encoding that makes your document readable

Windows (default)
MS-DOS
Other Encoding

Western European (Windows)

The Western European is one of many type that can be chosen. I have tried all of them and they all end up Chinese.

The files come out all like Chinese characters. I've tried to download several now and none work.

Please help me!

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ack! My computer won't download properly. I try and download (Original Post) Maraya1969 Feb 2014 OP
do you have a PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat ? steve2470 Feb 2014 #1
I'll have to see. I think I remember sometime about getting Adobe. Thanks. Maraya1969 Feb 2014 #2
I think that worked. I downloaded Adobe and then I found the downloaded Maraya1969 Feb 2014 #3
you're very welcome ! nt steve2470 Feb 2014 #4

steve2470

(37,457 posts)
1. do you have a PDF reader like Adobe Acrobat ?
Tue Feb 11, 2014, 10:31 PM
Feb 2014

I don't think Word, Wordpad or Notepad are good for PDF files but I could be wrong.

Maraya1969

(22,441 posts)
3. I think that worked. I downloaded Adobe and then I found the downloaded
Tue Feb 11, 2014, 10:42 PM
Feb 2014

file and opened it in Adobe and it opened! Thank you so much.

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