Speed up Adobe Acrobat

I like the new Acrobat Reader 6 but it does load slower. Speed it up!

Here's how to do it:
1. Go to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader (replace the C if you installed on another drive, like I did).
2. Create a new folder called plug_ins_disabled.
3. Move all files from the plug_ins folder to the plug_ins_disabled folder except EWH32.api, printme.api, and search.api. There should only be these 3 files in the plug_ins folder.
4. You're done.

You can also turn off the Splash screen:
Edit - Preferences - Startup then uncheck the box.

This entry was posted on Monday, August 30, 2004 at 1:16 PM.  
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3 Comments:

  • great TWEAK !!!!!

    By pablotossi, at 5:15 AM  

  • "Speed up Adobe Acrobat" --an update--

    This works nicely! kingtone's method, though, results in "plug-in error messages" for Acrobat 6.0.3 unless you do the following:

    RE #3. Keep just these 6 (six) files in the plug_ins folder:

    AcroForm.api
    EScript.api
    IA32.api
    PDDom.api
    Soap.api
    weblink.api
    ------------

    This is my first post to Tech.Life.Blogged (OLD?). I hope it proves to be a useful addendum for people.

    By Ronzo Fox, at 9:05 AM  

  • for acrobat 7.0, you need to keep 2 more files in addition to these 6 files. these 2 files are

    search.api
    ewh32.api

    By Anonymous, at 2:16 AM  

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