Acrobat 7 Pro working slow

What am I doing wrong that is making it run so slowly?
I have MS Word documents that I convert to .ps, then use Distiller to produce .pdf files.
When I try to create a new pdf using multiple files, it takes a very long time... as in 30-45 minutes.
Granted these files are very large, and the resulting file is huge (over 150 MBs for a 500 page document) but that's from all the images we use. The file will be going to a printer, and all the images are at 300 dpi.
I have tried not embedding fonts, embedding only certain fonts, different settings on Distiller, but it doesn't seem to make much of a difference.
When I go to Optimize pdf, I always see multiple copies of "always embed" fonts.
My computer is a Mac G5 Dual 1.8 GHz with 1.5 GB RAM so that should be enough horsepower to do the job.
Should I alter my Distiller settings?
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Distilling postscript files is the fastest method available for the Mac. 1.5 Gigabytes of RAM isn't a lot, but if you are not doing anything else it should be sufficient. Do you have anything operating in the background?

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I have installed Acrobat 9 pro on my new PC. It's running Window 7 64bit. I use it for pre-press of high-resolution files for printing. Sometimes the file sizes run into the 100s of MB.The new PC has reasonably high specs, with 6Gb of RAM and a 2.8Ghz Quad core i7 CPU and gigabit networking.
Opening them when on the local hard disk is reasonably fast. For example a multi-page 400Mb file starts drawing the first page withing 3 seconds. But opening the same file when it's on the server of our gigibit network generates a very long pause. The application locks up and dispays a "not responding" message for 2-3 minutes. The bigger the file, the longer the pause. It doesn't completely crash -- eventually it starts to draw the pages and I can work as normal.
I used to have Acrobat 9 pro on my old XP PC which was a cheap low-end machine when bought 3 years ago. (has on-board shared RAM graphics card and only 1Gb of RAM). But what grieves me the most, is this slow old machine will open the same 400Mb file off the server so much faster than my expensive new machine. There is no lock up and it begins drawing the first page after only approx 5 seconds.
The problem doesn't seem to be simply related to slow network speed. I can copy the entire 400Mb file from the server to my hard disk in only 12 seconds. The old PC is actually slightly slower copying to/from the network. If the application was for some reason copying the entire file into memory or to a local cache, this should still only generate an extra 12 second delay -- not 3 whole minutes.
Adobe Reader 9 doesn't have the problem. I can open the 400Mb file off the network on either my new or old machine within seconds.
Acrobat 9 Pro doesn't have the problem on an old G5 mac either. It's somewhat slower than my old PC but will begin drawing the first page after a few seconds,
So what exactly is Acrobat doing for those 2-3 minutes?
I have already tried:
1. changing network ports/cables.
2. disabling anti-virus software
3. disabling "remote differential compression"
4. Patching Acrobat 9 to 9.2
5. Files located on Windows servers and Mac Xserves.
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Hi,
I'm working my way through the Adobe Acrobat 9 Classroom in a Book and in Lesson 6 came to a section for accessibility and the Read Out Loud feature. However, when I follow the lesson (and instructions in the Adobe Help files), nothing happens. No sound, nothing.
I'm using Acrobat Pro v9.2 and Windows Vista.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I've been searching through the Forums, Help Files, and Google to try to find a solution or maybe see whay I could be doing wrong, but have come up empty.
I have checked my volume and it is set at maximum volume, and Read Out Load is activated under View -> Read Out Loud.
Thank you for any assistance.

Hi Bill,
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Thanks!

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