Acrobat launches, but then tells me it can't run and shuts down

[Anagoge]

"Adobe Acrobat 8 Professional cannot be launched at this time. You must launch at least one other suite component (such as Adobe Photoshop) before launching Acrobat 8 Professional."

This is the message I get every time I try to open up Acrobat. Acrobat then shuts down. I've tried doing as it says and open up Photoshop, but it still gives me that message. Why?

[ronmatt]

sounds like it's part of one of the CS3 suites, If so, all the apps work with the same s/n and activation code. You must activate the suite with PS or Ill or ID in order for Acrobat to open. You may have to un-install the suite and start over and activate Acrobat at the same time you activate the rest of the suite.

[Gaussian]

Yeah, I think Ronmatt is right, because I really doubt that the program would come up with the same message if you would buy Acrobat as a single product.... I mean, that would force people to buy the CS3 suite to get Acrobat to work, that would be ridiculous.

[Anagoge]

You're right in that it's part of the CS3 suite. Ugh, how annoying. Thank you for your help, though.

[ronmatt]

I had to go through the same process. I loaded the suite on a new machine but preferred to use Acrobat 7.08. I'm not fond of the way Acro 8 with Pitstop [ doesn't work ] Then Pitstop came up with version 7.03 in which they made it compatible with Acro 8. So in order to load up 8, I had to uninstall the suite and start over, loading Acrobat with he initial install. PITA!! >:O

[vimbite]

yeah I agree most of you...huh? lol hehehehe