ADOBEUPDATER.EXE 100% CPU FREEZE – FIXED

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Dead_Boy
Aug 30, 2007
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GENUINE FIX FOR ADOBE CS3 ADOBEUPDATER.EXE/READER 8

For all those who are still experiencing the CPU freeze/100% CPU drain when using Reader 8.1 or CS3 products. I’ve read various ways of fixing this – none of which worked for me except the way listed below.

Reader 8.0/8.1
Navigate to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Reader8.0\Reader

Find AdobeUpdater.dll

Change name to AdobeUpdater.dll.PROBLEM which should fix the problem. This will mean that the update function no longer works but as Adobe have taken the Microsoft approach to business then I’m personally not that bothered.

CS3 Products
Once you have installed navigate to C:\Program Files\Adobe

Navigate in and out of the folders installed by CS3 and locate AdobeUpdater.dll in each (Note: Illustrator CS3’s is in Support Files\Content\Windows

Change each of these to AdobeUpdater.dll.PROBLEM. Again the update function will no longer work but what’s the alternative? – Paying £1200 for software that freezes your pc everytime you use it?

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vindimy
Feb 23, 2008
Here’s my batch file that takes care of annoyances of Adobe Updater. It takes care of 32- and 64-bit machines:

—- start —-

@ECHO OFF

ECHO STATUS: deleting service…
sc delete "Bonjour Service"

IF EXIST "%ProgramFiles(x86)%" GOTO 64BIT

ECHO STATUS: executing 32-bit statements…

ECHO STATUS: deleting Updater5 folder…
RD /Q /S "%CommonProgramFiles%\Adobe\Updater5"

ECHO STATUS: deleting AdobeUpdater.dll (recursive)…
cd "%ProgramFiles%\Adobe\"
del /S /F AdobeUpdater.dll
GOTO END

:64BIT
ECHO STATUS: executing 64-bit statements…

ECHO STATUS: deleting Updater5 folder…
RD /Q /S "%CommonProgramFiles(x86)%\Adobe\Updater5"

ECHO STATUS: deleting AdobeUpdater.dll (recursive)…
cd "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Adobe\"
del /S /F AdobeUpdater.dll

:END
ECHO STATUS: done!
pause

—- end —-

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