Is a pdf part of Windows Office?

Thank you for taking the time to look here.

Is a pfd format document part of Windows Office or do I have to download something else to open and read it?

I have flash player, media player and office on this computer, but every time I try to open the document, windows says it cant open it and to search the web... so on.
The only thing is it goes to MS Home and doesnt tell me which program I need to use to open a pfd.

Thank you ImnoGuru. 

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DLoad and install Foxit Reader...ti opens PDF's...
They are Adobe files...used widely on the web for info pages.

Thanks patio. Yes PDF 's I'm a little dyslexic.

I dont have any trouble on the other computers, maybe they have the pdf reader already.

Again many thanks ImnoGuru.   

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Foxit is alot smaller and faster than the fulll blown Adobe Reader...

DLoad and install Foxit Reader.. ti opens PDF's...
They are Adobe files...used widely on the web for info pages.

Its good to have accuracy when correcting someone, particularly highlighting the mistake so that they wont knowingly make it again.  

But then computers demand an uncompromising degree of accuracy don't they.

I'll give Foxit a go then.
Thanks again.

http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Download the latest version of Adobe Reader

Adobe Reader 9.1
(includes Acrobat.com on Adobe AIR)
Windows XP SP2 - SP3, English

Thanks billrich for your post.

I have already made moves to go with patio's advice.

And (can I start a sentence with and?) with Adobe Reader 9.1
(includes Acrobat.com on Adobe AIR), I dont even know if I need these bits (or what they do).
Should I need to go with your suggestion I'll have the information at hand.

Thanks again billrich.
 

And (can I start a sentence with and?) with Adobe Reader 9.1

No.  The lack of a verb in your main clause means this is not a sentence.

Do you need Adobe AIR?  If not, you have just stumbled on one of the reasons why people use Foxit in preference to Adobe.  Useless bloat.

Thanks Rob Pomeroy, I thought it was bad diction when I wrote it, but I let it go anyway.

I don't know if I need Air, (maybe to breathe) but I don't even know what it does? So patio's suggestion is probably the better way to go, and use Foxit.

I thought I had a PDF reader on that computer already. Maybe it was on one of the other drives when they were the master.

At any rate job done.

Just musing over the other computer, if there were a program on the drive that opens the pdf's, shouldn't it just find that program automatically and open the document?

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Right clik a PDF and select open with...it should list a compatible app...

I thought I had a PDF reader on that computer already. Maybe it was on one of the other drives when they were the master.

Just musing over the other computer, if there were a program on the drive that opens the pdf's, shouldn't it just find that program automatically and open the document?

Did you move a hard drive from an older computer to your new/other computer and configure that drive as slave?  If so, then any programs on it will not be recognized by Windows because the program was not installed with that drive as Master and with the OS on that drive running. 

Thanks patio, I didnt even think of that.

I only realized tonight that there should have been an app on one of the other drives I could use.

Thanks patio, I didnt even think of that.

I only realized tonight that there should have been an app on one of the other drives I could use.

You're referring to my post, right?

soybean, you are correct. Big slap for me.
I added a new drive to this computer and used this computer thereafter for junky stuff. It was infected with the "ie antivirus" Virus.
I loaded XP on the new drive and set the other two as slave and so on. So yes you hit the nail dead on the head.

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patio is also correct, as he made me aware of the "open with" feature. Mostly if I open an article/pdf, it just opens without drama with the correct app. and I don't think of it any further.
It's been many moons since Ive even had to use this tired old brain, I had forgotten many things, including being able to use the open with.

patio as it turned out I didn't download Foxit at this time because you did make me aware that the computer will actually see apps that are on the other drives as well.

I will probably get up the courage of formatting the lot one day and start afresh with clean drives.
Actually I'd take the smaller two out altogether and just leave the 80 Gig drive there.

patio is also correct, as she...