The Lifelong Learner         by Stanley Kubasek | About Me |

When you open a PDF file, does it take a considerable amount of time? If there is a lag, and you would like speed that up (i.e, like opening a browser window), read on. I'll give you a tip that will speed up opening PDF files drastically. The tip was published in the latest PC Magazine.

It's very simple. What you do is remove all of the unnecessary plug-ins and only leave three. How do you do it? Go to c:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat n\Reader folder (where n is the Reader version). Backup Plug_ins directory (copy and paste should do). Remove all of the files from the Plug_ins except the following three: EWH32.api, printme.api, and search.api.

Restart and see the difference!

Since I use PDF files a lot (read and write), I'll be a big beneficiary.