the program used to create this object is acroexch. that program is either not installed

Klaus 0

the program used to create this object is acroexch. that program is either not installed.
How do I reinstall the missing funcktions ?

John Korchok 5,331 Reputation points

2024-04-11T15:31:23.52+00:00

It sounds like system expecting Acrobat Reader or Acrobat Professional to be installed. What actions do you take that raise this message?
Tom van Stiphout 1,696 Reputation points MVP

2024-04-11T17:10:58.0733333+00:00

"acro" could refer to Adobe Acrobat. Does that make sense in your context?
Klaus 0 Reputation points

2024-04-11T18:53:43.01+00:00

It Is correct that the issue is related to Adobe Acrobat.
Due to bogus windows updates I had to make an in situe upgrade.
After this I no longer can embed a PDF file in a word document.
I can in the settings see that the addin "Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Addin" has gone missing.
How do I replace it?
Stefan Blom 2,266 Reputation points MVP

2024-04-15T08:52:48.52+00:00

As others have said, usually that error message indicates that Adobe Acrobat isn't properly installed.

Are you able to open PDFs on your system in Adobe, or do they open in your default web browser instead?
Klaus 0 Reputation points

2024-04-15T09:12:10.3533333+00:00

Hi Stefan,
I have tried both to repair the office installation and reinstall the Adobe Acrobat but neither of the attempts worked.
PDF files opens fine in Adobe Acrobat and I can create PDF files in Adobe Acrobat as well, so nothing indicates that there should be an issue with Adobe Acrobat.
In Word i can save files as PDF but I am not able to embed a PDF file in a word document.
Stefan Blom 2,266 Reputation points MVP

2024-04-15T12:47:24.8233333+00:00

Hi Stefan, I have tried both to repair the office installation and reinstall the Adobe Acrobat but neither of the attempts worked. PDF files opens fine in Adobe Acrobat and I can create PDF files in Adobe Acrobat as well, so nothing indicates that there should be an issue with Adobe Acrobat. In Word i can save files as PDF but I am not able to embed a PDF file in a word document.

Sorry, I should have clarified that I was referring to double-clicking PDF icons. Do PDFs open in Adobe when you do that? If the default application for PDFs is set to your browser, then Word won't recognize the Adobe PDF object.
Klaus 0 Reputation points

2024-04-15T13:02:43.8166667+00:00

And I should have been more clear in my answer, but YES Adobe is the default handler for PDF files and PDF files do open in Acrobat when i double-click on a PDF file.
Stefan Blom 2,266 Reputation points MVP

2024-04-15T13:12:46.8633333+00:00

And I should have been more clear in my answer, but YES Adobe is the default handler for PDF files and PDF files do open in Acrobat when i double-click on a PDF file.

Klaus, thanks for the clarification. I suppose you could check if your installation is 32 bit or 64 bit, as suggested earlier, but I doubt that is the issue.

1 answer

Emi Zhang-MSFT 24,986 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-04-12T01:22:38.45+00:00

Hi,

I suggest you refer to this support article and check if it will help:

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/troubleshoot-acrobat-pdfmaker-problems-office.html

Note: Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. The sites are not controlled by Microsoft. Microsoft cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of any software or information found there. Please make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any suggestions from the above link.

If the response is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and upvote it.

Note: Please follow the steps in our documentation to enable e-mail notifications if you want to receive the related email notification for this thread.
Please sign in to rate this answer.
Klaus 0 Reputation points

2024-04-12T07:12:06.9933333+00:00

Sorry but the solution does not work for me :(
When trying to add the "PDFMaker.OfficeAddin" in the COM-addin window I get a message saying "[Acrobat-installationpath]\PDFMaker\Office\PDFMOfficeAddIn.dll is not a valid Office-addin. I am then stuck.

Emi Zhang-MSFT 24,986 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-04-15T08:30:26.66+00:00

It is recommended that you see if it is related to the 32-bit or 64-bit version of Office, and you can try to install another version of Office products, and then test it.

Klaus 0 Reputation points

2024-04-15T09:36:08.8766667+00:00

I only have 1 Office licens so it is not that i have multiple options.
MS-Office and Adobe Acrobat worked fine together before I had to do the "In-place Upgrade" of Windows. So I don't think the issue is related to whether it 32bit or 64bit.
I am more convinced that some bogus information have been added to the windows registry which disabled the linkage.
Sign in to comment

Use comments to ask for clarification, additional information, or improvements to the question.

Share via

the program used to create this object is acroexch. that program is either not installed

1 answer

Your answer