- 1). Click on the Start menu and select "Control Panel." Once you're in Control Panel, select "Add or Remove Programs." This will give you a list of all programs installed on your machine. Highlight "Adobe Reader" and push the Remove button. A window will pop up asking you if you're sure you want to remove the program. Then it will ask you which components you'd like to remove. Select all of them. The utility will tell you if the uninstall was successful. If it was, restart your computer to complete the uninstall. If not, proceed to Step 2.
- 2). Go to your My Documents folder and click on the Tools menu. Pick "folder options." Click on the View tab and make sure the item that says "hide extensions from know file types" is unchecked. This will ensure that you can find the program manually.
- 3). Go back to My Documents and scroll through the menu bar to select the C drive. Once you're there, click on "Program Files." Next select the Adobe folder and click on the folder for Adobe Reader. When you select an item in the folder, a command will show up under "File and folder tasks" on the left side of the window. Select "Delete this folder" from the menu. That will send the program files to the recycle bin. Then, empty the recycle bin.
- 4). Use the Search function to make sure you've removed all files related to Adobe Reader. Go to Start and choose "Search." Ttype "Adobe" or "Reader" into the search box. If any files remain, click on the names and you'll be linked directly to program files. Then follow the directions in Step 3.
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