[SOLVED] Firefox very slow to load.

bennytheballl · 06-01-2008, 06:26 AM

I am using Windows Vista Home Premium and the Mozilla Firefox browser. After clicking on the Firefox icon in the taskbar it takes over a minute for the browser to open. Any idea what the problem could be?

**jamiemac2005** · 06-01-2008, 06:24 PM

Hmm it sounds random, could you try open firefox in safe mode? (firefox's safe mode not windows) and see if it is quicker....

Post back with your results

Cheers,
Jamey

mommabear · 06-01-2008, 06:54 PM

A minute sounds a bit long, but if you have a lot of extensions (add-ons) and themes installed, that could be a factor. Firefox does not store itself in memory as IE does. So when you open it, it starts from scratch, so to speak. You don't say what version you have. If you're using any Version 3, it's still in beta even though they are close to a public release since the latest is a Release Candidate.

There is a Firefox Pre-Loader that may help. You can read about it and link to the download from this article, if you want to give it a try.

Speed Up Firefox Load Times
http://www.tweakguides.com/Firefox_12.html

bennytheballl · 06-05-2008, 03:49 AM

Thanks guys. After uninstalling a few add-ons and extensions Firefox loaded up much quicker. I'm hearing the Firefox 3 will be even quicker again. Thanks.

06-01-2008, 06:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
bennytheballl Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	[SOLVED] Firefox very slow to load. I am using Windows Vista Home Premium and the Mozilla Firefox browser. After clicking on the Firefox icon in the taskbar it takes over a minute for the browser to open. Any idea what the problem could be?

06-01-2008, 06:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Coventry, UK Posts: 1,878 OS: Vista, various linux distros	Re: Firefox very slow to load. Hmm it sounds random, could you try open firefox in safe mode? (firefox's safe mode not windows) and see if it is quicker.... Post back with your results Cheers, Jamey

06-01-2008, 06:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
mommabear Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 415 OS: XP Home Sp2	Re: Firefox very slow to load. A minute sounds a bit long, but if you have a lot of extensions (add-ons) and themes installed, that could be a factor. Firefox does not store itself in memory as IE does. So when you open it, it starts from scratch, so to speak. You don't say what version you have. If you're using any Version 3, it's still in beta even though they are close to a public release since the latest is a Release Candidate. There is a Firefox Pre-Loader that may help. You can read about it and link to the download from this article, if you want to give it a try. Speed Up Firefox Load Times http://www.tweakguides.com/Firefox_12.html

06-05-2008, 03:49 AM	#4 (permalink)
bennytheballl Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium	Re: Firefox very slow to load. Thanks guys. After uninstalling a few add-ons and extensions Firefox loaded up much quicker. I'm hearing the Firefox 3 will be even quicker again. Thanks.