Still waiting on Adobe? Speed it up!

So a while back I was looking for a copy of Adobe 3.0. Why? Because I was tired of waiting for Adobe to load just to show me a simple PDF file. How many plug-ins does Adobe have to load to show me a PDF?

Well, I came across a blog with the answer! Darrell Norton posted about how to move the plug-ins into the optional use for Adobe after it's installed. Wow, what a difference!

Here is the jist:

1. In Windows Explorer, browse to c:\program files\adobe\Acrobate 6.0\Reader\


2. In the plug-ins directory, you see all the plug-ins that get loaded (quite a few). Move the plug-ins that you don't wnat to load into the "Optional" directory and you're done!

So what are these plug-ins? Darrell's got you covered again.

In fact, to help out even more, here is the list of items that I have kept in my plug-in's directory:

• Printme folder


• AcroSign.prc


• IA32.api


• printme.api


• Search5.api


• Search.api

That's all there is left, and I don't even see the splash screen anymore it loads so fast. Finally, I can start using Adobe again.