Playing devils advocate
Why not try an alternative. Adbobe reader takes an AGE to start up each time, try one of teh other freeware tools such as
Cool PDF Reader - View PDF, Free PDF Viewer
You never know, it might actually suit you better.
I always find it strange how people tend to only consider brand leaders in software when there is in reality so much choice out there. Look at how hard it was for Firefox to get a hold on the market. Now its considered a brand leader people have no qualms about installing and using it yet only a few years ago you were a geek if you had Phoenix(as it used to be called, then Firebird and finally Firefox) on your PC.
Its the same with people moving to Linux. Wheres "Word" they ask, when they really should ask whats the best word processor?