Speed up Adobe Reader (Firefox)

Zascar

Adobe was really slow and annoying when loading pdf documents within firefox, I found this page, and it has got Way quicker, give it a go...

#1
in Firefox:
Tools-->Options--->
Then make sure you select the download option on the left
click PDF document under file types-- choose change
browse to the adobe acrobat file (probably C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe) and use to open it....

#2
in Acrobat Reader:
Edit--->Preferences--->Internet
unchecked everything under the "Web Browser Options"


Combined both of these work--
#1 has Firefox pointing to adobe reader- rather than a plug-in for reader

#2 has internet files prevents the plugin from opening--

I think there might be some repitition here --- but I don't know-- I don't care-- it works---



As for speeding up Adobe Acrobat:

use the software mentioned above or go old school...

In Windows Explorer Go to the same acrobat folder (in program files as above):

go to the plug-ins folder---

Copy all of the files (put them in another folder-- named something else-- for safekeeping)

now--(still in the plug-ins folder)
delete all of the files except:

EWH32.api
printme.api
search.api


now try opening acrobat reader-- it will be much faster---

the reason it is so slow is because it has to load all of the plug-ins--

you could choose to leave additional ones such as the above as well (if you like emailing directly from acrobat, etc)

for me-- printing & searching are just fine...

I was told to leave EWH32.api in there as well- although I have no idea what this actually does--- again-- not worth spending the time to figure it out-- but if anybody know-- I'm curious...


Hope that helps....

diarmo

I have a prog which cuts to pieces Acrobat Rader6 and gets it to load...extremelt quickly....its freewarecant remember the url...but give me a couple of MB's of FTP space and you can have it.

leeroybrown

AFAIK there is an 'optional' directory already there that you're supposed to put Disabled Acrobat 6 plugins in. Perhaps there is a way to get it to search this for non-loaded plugins.

I think EWH32 is an 'External Window Handler' to allow Acrobat to embed itself in the client areas of other applications (namely web browsers).

diarmo wrote:

I have a prog which cuts to pieces Acrobat Rader6 and gets it to load...extremelt quickly....

Emptying the plugins directory of unnecessary files (all but about 4 - there is a second search plugin that is worth keeping) has the same effect.

CyberGhost

WOW!

Thanks! it's awesome.

Zascar

You're very welcome!