I did read a thread regarding quicker Adobe which I can't find anymore in here and did use the search too . I did download Adobe 6.0 and did what the thread said and it worked wonderful . I cope and paste ...... Speed up Acrobat 6 The reason why this bloated software takes so long to load, is because it has a bunch of plugins! I found this nice tip on speeding it up, and it appears to work great! I'm not sure what features are disabled, but if you use it as often as I do, this might be something you want to try too. Open "X:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader" folder. Or if you have Pro, it's probably in the "X:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Acrobat" folder. Find the "plug_ins" folder and rename it "plug_ins_disabled". Create a new folder named "plug_ins". Copy the following files from "plug_ins_disabled" to "plug_ins": EWH32.api, printme.api, and search.ap ............................ I did a update on Adobe by accident and was back to square 1 ,taken so much time again , so I unstalled Adobe and re_installed again , ..and did the above again , but its still sooooo slow . I noticed it downloaded Photo adobe same time and wonder if that would be the culbrit .... I do miss that quick Adobe .. Many thanks for your help , whoever it was that posted the thread . Vivere

In CPU\RAM above, you stated 1.8 How much RAM memory do you have ??

Hi chuck 2 . According to AOL System Information 256 MB (72% Loaded) In Task Manager PF Usage is 162 MB Or do I feed you the wrong informations ..sorryyyyy , but still very green with PC work ... Vivere

I recommend you go back to Adobe version 5.1

Vivere Just for info... If you right click on my Compuuter on the Start Menu - then Properties - on the General Tab you'll see your CPU and how much RAM you have Lesley

do a search in google for "speed up adobe acrobat" you will get a very small proggie that cuts down the number plugins loaded and starts in 5 secs I stand outside of my system and smile and smile and smile

John .. Thankssssssssssssssss Lesley ... The reading is ..Pentium 4CPU 1.80 GHz 1.79 GHz 256MB of RAM Thanks again for all your help ..... Vivere