adobe reader 8 ... 87 megabytes?!

if i'm not mistaken, this used to be an 5-meg application you could download in a minute. i bought a new laptop for the first time in years (dell vostro 1500), and looking under Add/Remove programs, i see it's ballooned to 87 megs. is there any reason to have this version? i want to jettison this, but will i find a much more slimmed down version on the web?

 

Foxit Reader?

 

I second this. I recommend you uninstall that and download Foxit PDF Reader: http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php

 

Try Adobe Reader SpeedUp

You can also see this in the Download.com Video. It did make it better, but I still prefer Foxit Reader.

 

You can also try using an older version of Adobe Reader... I was using 5.0 without any real problems before I moved to Foxit Reader.

 

well harddrives have become bigger too i think its proportional + more options

 

The problem with Acrobat Reader 8 is that it has a bunch of bloatware that comes with it. I think there's something that allows you to send back stuff to Adobe to convert it to PDF(which is a trial, pay if you want the full service), and a bunch of other web related unnecessary junk.
Me, I'm just sticking with Acrobat 7.09. Seems to work fine.
I tried using Foxit but there seems to be some PDF that I just can't seem to open. Wonder why? Any help?

 

Have a look at this thread

 

These kinds of programs should not be used on Vista. Vista does this type of thing internally, and adding another program that does it can cause conflicts.

Edit: As far as Adobe, I've been getting more and more annoyed with them, and finally I went to foxit reader. It's wonderful, fast, and works great!

 

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/636 the plug in for firefox to use foxit or anything other than adobe...

also you can try this one a GREAT program it allows you to edit and write onto any pdf and makes notes etc on them... http://www.docu-track.com/home/prod_user/pdfx_viewer/


the one from docu track allows a lot of things to be done:
* Add Comments and Annotations to any PDF file (subject to security settings) - unlilke the Adobe Viewer which requires the PDF creation tool to be 'certified' by Adobe !
* Markup pages with text and objects
* Type directly on any PDF page, not just Adobe enabled forms documents - in Typewriter mode.
* Export PDF pages or entire files to any one of the supported Image formats including BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG and many more ...
* Extract text from a PDF page/File
* Make your navigation of large or complex PDF files both simple and enjoyable swith the extended functionality of our 'Loupe' and the 'Pan' Window tools
* Fill and Save Adobe Forms to disk, email or 'post' !
* Full Javascript Engine included
* Updated JPEG2000 Compression support - improving speed.

And many more features such as Rotate and 'Save', Email files etc ...

 

As many have stated, foxitreader is much better than adobe. I wish I found this product sooner because in college I would have to go through hundreds of science journal articles.

 

I just looked in the control panel and mine says 128 megs. I am getting rid of it NOW!

 

^^^ mine was 168mb.. !!!!!

 

That's just ridiculous, isn't it?

 

using adobe 8.1 and its only using 24 mbs.

 

The worst part is when you open a document it pauses and you have to wait like a minute for it to "prepare" the document. ridiculous.

 

Mine says 8.1.1.