why is firefox being slow?

[test_tube_tony]

IE seems to be able to load images almost twice as fast as FireFox. is there a way to speed things up?

also, some times i start up FF and i cant access any web pages. i have to close the browser and restart the program to fix it. any one else having this issue?

[flyrice]

I don't have that problem.

Spyware possibly?

[test_tube_tony]

cant be spyware. im practically immune. my firewall even blocks spy/adware. plus i scan with spybot and ad aware. once a week. the only way i could get it is if i tried to install it. but who would want to do that?

[TheSmJ]

Aren't there tweaks you can do with Firefox which changes the way the images are loaded, and speeds up the page loading process?

[ryko]

here you go...

[test_tube_tony]

that seems to be a bit better, at least with browsing the forums. are there any other settings tweaks/plugins that could help even more?

[Black Hawk]

http://www.tweakfactor.com/articles/tweaks/firefoxtweak/4.html

[QCH]

Thanks guys.... my Firefox is MUCH faster now.

[test_tube_tony]

WOAH! its like night and day. thanks a lot!

it would be nice if they'd add something into the setup program that lets it detect system specs, and customize the config automatically.

[QCH]

It's like going from a Pentium II 300 running WinXP.... now I am really running a 3 GHz system!!!! :smokin:

[mansonchix05]

sweet. firefox is faster now. thanks :thumbsup: