Ever heard of 'recomposting'?
 

My employer just started using the newest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.x. When I install it the first thing that happens is a screen comes up and says 'Recomposting data' and a progress bar works its way across the screen. After it finishes it starts what seems to be a normal install asking for license agreement, install location, etc.
I have never seen this recomposting before. Frankly it sounds like some gardner got into Adobe's programming area and convinced someone this would be a good term to use.
Any ideas?

Um...I just installed it, and by my eyes, it says "recomposing"...nothing about compost. :)

"recomposting " is a byproduct of eating the old corn in that pile in the backyard. <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=recomposting&btnG=Google+Search">according to Hoyle</a>

Yeah, sounds like something your granola-cruncher aunt might do in her backyard....

Uh....could that be "recompiling?" I often recompile the kernel in one of my Linux distributions; is it possible that Adobe uses a similar process for Acrobat?

I'm not sure, but It sounds like its converting the old PDF files into a compatible 6.0 version. Just a thought.

I don't think it's doing a conversion, as this happens when I install the program on a new PC with no PDF files. Also, it takes a really long time. I'm installing on a Pentium 2.4 Ghz system and the recompost takes nearly 5 minutes. I think bullgoose has the right idea. It just seems strange that Adobe forces you to go through this strange process before installing the program.

I doubt it's compiling. If it was "compiling sources" or "files" that would make sence. If it was compiling, then most people (obviousely the programmers) would see it as compiling source code to binary.... which is very doubtfull on an installer for a non-linux OS

mpedrummer2 opinion sounds like a more likely option