Acrobat with all its advanced features is crammed into 320 MB. The Adobe Reader size itself is currently at 22.4 MB from the Adobe download page (and that’s without the Adobe Media Player addition of 12.3 MB). These sizes can mean the difference between a quick couple of seconds or a couple of seconds to get a cup of coffee.

For those of you who are looking to speed up the launch time of your Adobe Acrobat and Reader applications, there’s a handy utility you might want to take a look at—Adobe Reader SpeedUp.

This utility is designed to help speed up your Adobe PDF software by disabling the plugins that are irrelevant, useless or otherwise unneeded. Basically, the less you have to download, the faster your PDF applications work.

Here’s a quick look at what to expect.

When you download the utility, it’ll come in zip file format. So, you’ll need to extract the files into a new individual folder and execute the Reader SpeedUp.exe file, which should start the set up process.

When it begins, the Welcome dialogue box that appears will give you the option of a quick briefer with an included Readme txt file. If you want, you can skip it and begin customizing the functions of your applications by setting up changes in both the Tweaks and Change Settings options at the bottom of the dialogue box.

In the next few steps, you can then view and select the plugins and the SpeedUp Mode you want to enable. Once that’s done, your applications should be launching faster than a speeding bullet—or something near to it.

The utility supports Adobe Reader v.6.0-8.0 and Acrobat v.3.0-8.0, and will also allow you to switch back to your old configurations if needed.

To check it out or try it out, you can find the download on BootBlock.co.uk.