Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Resolving PDF file errors

Rectify PDF Errors
PDF refers to portable document format that serves as an easy and effective means of data sharing, uploading, and downloading.

In the present scenario, when data sharing has become the key to success of individual professionals as well as organizations, PDF has great significance in our lives. Technical writers, software developers, instructional writers use PDF files hugely to share information across the internet.

One important feature of the PDF files is that one can view these documents over the internet or local PC without caring about the fonts, colors, and page layout used.

Though there are many advantages of PDF, there are some loop holes as well. Some of the problems are as follows:

  • PDF file corruption may lead to hanging of system.
  • Erroneous behavior while opening, printing, downloading, or working with a PDF file.

When any of the above mentioned problems occur, you don’t need to worry. These can be handled easily.

But sometimes, severity of the problem is so high, that the only option left with you is to use a PDF Recovery software. Some of the PDF corruption issues are mentioned below:

PDF Runtime Error
Sometimes, while working on your computer, you might come across a common error i.e. the PDF Runtime Error.

When the above mentioned error message appears, do not panic even if you are not a computer professional. This can be handled easily following some technical tricks.

For resolving this error, firstly, you need to do a causal analysis, to find out the actual reason behind the error. In this case, the source or the actual reason behind the error is a fragmented link or corrupted registry. Other reasons may be: virus contamination, spyware, incorrect software loading, or incorrect software unloading. With the help of a PDF Recovery software, you can easily recover your data.


Error Locating Object Handler” when downloading a .PDF file
Sometimes, when there is a dependency with a Netscape Navigator plug-in (Nppdf32.dll) for Adobe Reader, the above mentioned error appears.
For dealing with this issue, you should perform the following steps:

  • Install the latest Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
  • Install the latest Netscape Communicator.
  • Verify that the Nppdf32.dll file is present in the following folders:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Reader\Browser
and
C:\Program Files\Netscape\Communicator\Program\Plug-ins

If the Netscape software is not installed on your computer, copy the Nppdf32.dll file from the C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 4.0\Reader\Browser folder to the C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Plug-ins folder.

With the help of above mentioned steps, you can resolve the error condition and can access the PDF file easily.

However, if the problem still persists, you can successfully recover your data using the PDF Recovery software.

File does not begin with %PDF

The above mentioned error message appears when you open a PDF file that is wrongly formatted. In this scenario, you should confirm the file format by checking the file information. Further, you should use the correct and recommended saving technique for the PDF file. Lastly, check the PDF file, whether it is corrupt or not. If the PDF file is found corrupt, you can successfully recover your data using the PDF Recovery software.