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Thu 12 Feb, 2004 10:27 am
Win2000 Pro, P4 2ghz, 768(?) Ram
I have the full version of Adobe Acrobat 5.0 on my machine. Usually when I click on a .pdf, the file opens right away. If I have Acrobat up and running and click on a .pdf thru Windows Explorer, it takes from 30 to 60 seconds, (sometimes longer), to open the file. Acrobat is the only program that does this.
I have all of the latest updates from Adobe & Windows.
Is this a Windows problem or an Acrobat problem?
Thanks in advance, craigr
Go into the Adobe plug-in for IE and check off the settings box that tells it not to check for updates when it starts up and see if that reduces the problem.
One of the other reasons it seems slower is because the stand alone Adobe Acrobat reader will open and start displaying the first page while it continues downloading additional pages. The plug-in seems to download the whole document before it starts displaying.
To speed things up though open Adobe, go to "Edit" and then "Preferences". Then select "Options" and make sure "Display PDF in Browser", "Allow Fast Web View", and "Allow Background Downloading" are checked. Uncheck "Check Browser Setting..", "Display Splash Screen" and "Certified Plug-in Only".
That'll knock a few seconds off..
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