had this problem in the office.. i am sure a lot of you will have use for this!

Put all the plug-ins that you want disabled into the “optional” directory. This way the plug-ins will still work, they just won’t be loaded at startup.

1. Go to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 6.0\Reader (replace C if you installed on another drive, like D or E).

2. Move all files from the “plug_ins” folder to the “Optional” folder.

3. You're done!

You can also turn off the spash screen by going to "Edit" - "Prefrences" - Startup

This is truely one of the best posts of the Year! its sooooo sweeeeeet

btw as we are on teh topics of pdf.... How can OpenOffice provide a free pdf maker?