Making Acrobat Reader Faster

If you search on the internet, you will find something called Adobe Reader Lite. This is nothing but a standard installation that has a number of features disabled to make the reader faster.


 However, I prefer to install a standard Adobe package and then disabling things according to requirements. This way I am sure I am not downloading a trojan while retaining control over what I switch off.


Here is a good link that explains a couple of ways of doing this using freeware applications.


You can either download PDF Speedup from acropdf.com or use Adobe Reader SpeedUp from bootblock.co.uk. 


PDF Speedup works for Adobe Acrobat 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, Adobe Reader 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and help you tweak the following:

Enable or disable the plug-ins as needed

Turn off all Updates featuresDisable the splash screen during program startupRemove the My eBooks folder created in My DocumentsTurn off the advertisements for Adobe products in the upper-right corner of the toolbarRemove PrintMe and Adobe Reader iconsDisable Browser IntegrationDisable confirmation dialog when closing Adobe ReaderBetter speed for LAN and Cable connectionClear Adobe Reader Recent Files HistoryRestore to original settings at any time