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Title: How to Solve “Acrobat Failed to Connect to a DDE Server” error?


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How to Solve Acrobat Failed to Connect to a DDE
Server error? Prompt Resolve
How to Solve Acrobat Failed to Connect to a DDE
Server error?
DDE (Dynamic Data Exchange) server transfers
information between different applications in
the Windows operating system and helps them to
interact with the data transparently. The Adobe
Acrobat PDF running on Windows may cast an error
message Acrobat failed to connect to a DDE
server for some users due to the following
reasons.
1. If the user is trying to open multiple PDF
files at once by merge documents within Adobe
Acrobat, this error may appear.
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  Connect to a DDE Server error? Prompt Resolve
• A third-party application such as an antivirus
  may be blocking the functioning.
• If Adobe Acrobat is not installed properly, the
  system may still throw the error message saying
  Acrobat failed to connect to a DDE server.
• Adobe Acrobat may not be updated with the latest
  version.
• If Adobe Acrobat is set as the protected mode.
• There are several methods to resolve this issue
  in Acrobat. In order to rectify the Acrobat
  failed to connect to a DDE server error, we
  recommend you to go through the steps discussed
  in the upcoming sections.
• Note Start by simply restarting the Adobe
  Acrobat software and check if it is working fine
  later.
• Method 1 Update Adobe Acrobat
• Go to Help and Check for updates to automatically
  update the Adobe Acrobat to the latest version.
• Update to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat
  software from the official website of Adobe.
  Also, keep in mind to not update your software to
  the versions that have stopped working in recent
  times.

Method2 Change the Registry Settings You can
resolve the Acrobat failed to connect to a DDE
server error by changing your Windows registry
settings. Follow these steps to modify settings
from the registry editor.
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Resolve Note Take the backup of your file before
accessing the registry editor and avoid making
unnecessary changes through it.
Tap the Start menu button. Click Run, type
Regedit on the empty field, and select OK.
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In the next step, you need to enter the address
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ComputerHKEY_CLASSES_ROOTacrobatshellopenddeexecap
plication in the address bar.
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Go to the application key option from the left
window of the Registry Editor and double-click
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Default to open the Edit String window.
Rearrange the key AcroviewA18 into AcroviewR18 in
the Value data box and click OK. Restart the
Windows to implement the changes successfully.
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Method 3 Reinstall the Adobe Acrobat Another
method to resolve Acrobat failed to connect to a
DDE server error is to uninstall the Adobe
software and install it again. Follow these steps
to accomplish this process.
Go to settings of your PC and open Apps. Select
the Adobe Acrobat software from the given options
and click Uninstall. Click Yes.
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Complete the uninstallation process by restart
the Windows system.
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Now open the official website of Adobe Acrobat
and download the latest version carefully.
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Method 4 Block the Third-party
Interference Sometimes while accessing a document
through Adobe Acrobat, your system protection
services like Antivirus might flag the file, and
you receive the Acrobat failed to connect to a
DDE server error. Try disabling your Antivirus
temporarily and then open the file to see if this
solves your problem. Note Be careful while
opening the file after disabling the Antivirus
and make sure to enable it again after accessing
your file. Method 5 Try to Repair
Acrobat Problems arise during the installation
may be the reason Adobe Acrobat shows Acrobat
failed to connect to a DDE server error message.
To fix this issue, repair Acrobat by following
these steps
Open Settings of your PC and select apps. Go to
Adobe Acrobat software and click the option
Change.
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Select the option Repair installation errors and
click Next.
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This may take a while to complete the process.
After that, click Finish to save the
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modifications.
Method 6 Disable the Protected Mode at
Startup You can turn off the protected mode in
Adobe Acrobat to resolve the Acrobat failed to
connect to a DDE server error.
Open Acrobat on your PC and go to Edit to open
the Preferences window.
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Click the option Security (Enhanced) on the left
window of Preferences.
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Now Deselect these options, Enable Protected Mode
at Startup and Enable Enhanced
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Security.
Close the window, and see if those changes have
solved your problems or not.
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Those were some of the advanced methods that you
can implement to solve Acrobat failed to connect
to a DDE server issue. Following these processes
step by step should give you the solution to the
problem.
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