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If you've used this Adobe Acrobat quick-load tip, then you might run into the same problem I did: I recently went found a form online that I needed to update and print. But, when the form openned, I couldn't update it. I tried double clicking on a field, and it told me,

The 'Updater' plug-in has been removed. Please re-install Acrobat to continue viewing the current file.

I imagine that since the form is editable, and the updater plug-in isn't available to update Acrobat, this is probably the reason for the error. So, I started off looking for the updater plug-in, and found out that all I need are two files to enable form editing: AcroForm.api and EScript.api. If you need the updater capability, I believe you'll need the following (but don't quote me): Updater.api, EScript.api, Soap.api, and WebLink.api - you may need more, but I think these are needed at the minimum.

It's a pretty manual process to find what you need, but it only took me about 5 minutes. Hopefully, this might help others who've used this quick-load tip. 

posted on Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:45 AM

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# re: Speedy Acrobat-ics [Revisited] 4/10/2004 8:59 AM Sanjay
You may want to check out Darrell's latest tip .. moving all the plugins to the Optional directory allows them to load as needed by Adobe but doesn't slow down the startup.

I've updated my blog to match.

# re: Speedy Acrobat-ics [Revisited] 9/8/2004 12:37 AM Rod
Fantastic tip! Thanks a helluva lot!

# re: Speedy Acrobat-ics [Revisited] 10/15/2004 9:53 AM Knuffer
Hmmm i did move it to "Optional", but it doesnt
Load it when needed...

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