The updater in Foxit is really annoying. And even if you turn it off via the GUI the updater application will still run in background. This will delay the main Foxit window start up.
So, here is the trick: the the updater to think that it already checked for updates:
Open the registry (RegEdit) to:
\\\Registry\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 7.0\plugins\Updater\LastDay
Edit the LastDay key and put a higher number. In my case, instead of 0518357,1447384350 I put 0618357,1457384350.
If you are lazy, here is the REG file script (copy/paste the text below in a text file and change its extension to .REG then run the file):
_________________________
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader 7.0\plugins\Updater]
"LastDay"="0618357,1457384350"
_________________________
Now Foxit will start almost instantaneously.
Firefox, suck it!
You want to do amateur or power-level computing? Then there is no other choice than Windows! Period. As a Windows user you don't have to spend tons of a money for a Mac PC (sorry Mac guys but Mac is nothing else than an expensive PC now) and you don't have to waste time on forums to learn how install stuff. All that Linux/Mac can offer you can get on Windows and get is better. I spent many years working with Linux but it was always only my second choice. Sorry Linux friends, but I said it.
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I left Foxit Reader long time ago for Sumatra PDF Reader. It's light, fast and gets the job done.
ReplyDeleteBTW, what does Firefox have in common with Foxit Reader?
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DeleteNope. Nothing in common. Fortunately. I started to dislike Foxit also: http://thesunstroke.blogspot.de/2016/04/three-software-programs-that-used-to.html
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