bryanernest Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 I have tried Firefox a few times and after a while I go back to Explorer because of the slowness of firefox. I am on broadband and it takes Firefox at leat 12 seconds to open any sites that I open up. Internet explorer does not have this lag before opnning. Any one have any comments on thisThanksBryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marko_tomas13 Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 in my case the total opposite is happening...well not 12 seconds in ie but firefox is faster than ie on my computercheck your firewall to see if it is maby blocking firefox?does this happen on all sites or only one/some but not others... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamuskrat Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 I too am using firefox and find that it is faster than IE....I am on broadband and am lightning fast...no lags Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Earnoldo Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 bryanernest,I am an exclusive FF user ( I have Internet Explorer blocked with my firewall). Have you heard of pipeling to cause Firefox to run faster. If you type about:config in the FF address bar you will have access to the settings. Here are some links on pipelining:http://www.computerbb.org/about150.htmlhttp://www.mozilla.org/projects/netlib/htt...lining-faq.htmlI find that Firefox is not an install it and run it type of browser. There are probably 200+ tweaks you can make to Firefox. So before you decide to toss it, you ought to dig into it a little more so you can learn to customize it to your needs. One side note, in my FF toolbar I have check boxes for Javascript and Cookies and I find it so convenient to give and take away those permissions at a single mouse click. There is a button on my toolbar called paranoia and with a mouse click I can clear history, passwords, cache, etc. You can also very easily turn off referrers to keep your browsing a little more private.Firefox is one of the most secure browsers you will find. If you set up FF properly it will be impossible for anyone to install anything on your pc without your permission.I find Firefox to be a great browser. BTW, the latest version is 0.10.1Good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tg1911 Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 Same here; no lag, faster than IE.Have you tried uninstalling, then reinstalling? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StealthG Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 For me when I use firefox, i notice that it does lag. Especially on sites that have a lot of graphics and advertisments. But when I use IE on sites with a lot of graphics its smooth. I have a cable connection so I dont know why firefox lags, but I still use it anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bryanernest Posted October 3, 2004 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 Thanks for all your replies. I just cleaned up my computer (got rid of cookies, history,Temorary files etc.) The lag averaging 17 seconds comes when I double click on my desktop to open Internet sites such as Bestechie, G4 Tech TV etc. Once into the site there is no lag and it is quicker to open sites than it is in IE. There was no lag using IE. when I clicked on my desktop. It is no big thing but 17 seconds seems a long time when you are not accustomed to waiting.I am using 98se, free Zone Alarm and Avast AV.Yes I guess I will have to learn how to configure FF.Thanks again for your input.Bryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StealthG Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 I know this aint my thread, but I didnt want to start a new one. Anyone know any tweaks for firefox that will make the scrolling more smooth? I have tried to set different options, but it wont scroll as smooth as IE. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Earnoldo Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 In the FF address box type about:config When the page loads type 'scroll' (without the ") in the filter box at the top.There are two settings with should both read truegeneral.autoscrollgeneral.smoothScrollIf either is not true, right-click the line and select toggle. You should probably restart FF.Good luck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StealthG Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 In the FF address box type about:config When the page loads type 'scroll' (without the ") in the filter box at the top.There are two settings with should both read truegeneral.autoscrollgeneral.smoothScrollIf either is not true, right-click the line and select toggle. You should probably restart FF.Good luck Thanks! Much better! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Earnoldo Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 StealthG,I am glad I could help. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
handplane Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 In the FF address box type about:config When the page loads type 'scroll' (without the ") in the filter box at the top.There are two settings with should both read truegeneral.autoscrollgeneral.smoothScrollIf either is not true, right-click the line and select toggle. You should probably restart FF.Good luck Thanks Earnoldo,I did the tweaks too.I'm less than a newbie when it comes to firefox. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Earnoldo Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 Here are a couple of links about Firefox Settings:http://kb.mozillazine.org/index.phtml?titl...:config_Entrieshttp://www.mozillazine.org/misc/about:config/BTW, if you want to examine your cache type about:cache in the address bar.To see your plug-ins type about:pluginsThese links are about how to speed up firefox:http://www.computerbb.org/about150.htmlhttp://www.mozilla.org/projects/netlib/htt...lining-faq.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tictoc5150 Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 hey Earnoldo,been lurking the boards for a little while now, decided my first post should be a thanks for the great links...not that FF was slow but tried em' anyways and it made a very noticable difference.once again, thanks for the links T.edit: Oh, and B, nice boards...seeing quite a few familiar names...... although it isn't as high traffic as the "other" boards, I've gotten some really good info here....kudos Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Earnoldo Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 tictoc5150,Thanks for the thanks. Have you been to this link to get your extensions:http://www.extensionsmirror.nl/index.php?act=portal&site=2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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