From: `ZACK` on

"SolomonW" <SolomonW(a)nospamMail.com> wrote in message
news:kU1Ym.96438$Vq3.3281(a)newsfe04.ams2...
> On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:17:18 +0800, Sandgroper wrote:
>
>> "^Tems^" <stevebrooks13(a)live.com> wrote in message
>> news:7p5katFn8uU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>>> Is anyone having any problems with Firefox 3.5.6 being slow?
>>>
>>> A few pages take ages to load in FF but same pages are quick in
>>> Seamonkey
>>> and Chrome and if I have to fill out an online form you can type away
>>> and
>>> nothing will appear and then all of the sudden it will start filling
>>> out.
>>>
>>
>> In the address bar type :
>> about:config
>>
>> Then in the filter bar type
>> network
>>
>> Then scroll down and set these browser settings.
>>
>> network.http.pipelining true
>>
>> network.http.pipelining.maxrequests 20
>> ( this range can be 10 - 30 , but 20 seems to be the best )
>>
>> network.http.proxy.pipelining true
>>
>> Then remove the network filter word and then scroll back to the top of
>> the
>> list and then set
>> accessibility.blockautorefresh false
>>
>> Enabling the pipelining and the max requests should speed up the loading
>> of
>> web pages.
>
> I did this.
>
> Also change in properties -> compatibility from XP or Vista to windows
> 2000

where in the list do i find this part?
Then remove the network filter word and then scroll back to the top of the
list and then set
accessibility.blockautorefresh false


From: SolomonW on
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:06:52 +1000, `ZACK` wrote:

> "SolomonW" <SolomonW(a)nospamMail.com> wrote in message
> news:kU1Ym.96438$Vq3.3281(a)newsfe04.ams2...
>> On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:17:18 +0800, Sandgroper wrote:
>>
>>> "^Tems^" <stevebrooks13(a)live.com> wrote in message
>>> news:7p5katFn8uU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>>>> Is anyone having any problems with Firefox 3.5.6 being slow?
>>>>
>>>> A few pages take ages to load in FF but same pages are quick in
>>>> Seamonkey
>>>> and Chrome and if I have to fill out an online form you can type away
>>>> and
>>>> nothing will appear and then all of the sudden it will start filling
>>>> out.
>>>>
>>>
>>> In the address bar type :
>>> about:config
>>>
>>> Then in the filter bar type
>>> network
>>>
>>> Then scroll down and set these browser settings.
>>>
>>> network.http.pipelining true
>>>
>>> network.http.pipelining.maxrequests 20
>>> ( this range can be 10 - 30 , but 20 seems to be the best )
>>>
>>> network.http.proxy.pipelining true
>>>
>>> Then remove the network filter word and then scroll back to the top of
>>> the
>>> list and then set
>>> accessibility.blockautorefresh false
>>>
>>> Enabling the pipelining and the max requests should speed up the loading
>>> of
>>> web pages.
>>
>> I did this.
>>
>> Also change in properties -> compatibility from XP or Vista to windows
>> 2000
>
> where in the list do i find this part?
> Then remove the network filter word and then scroll back to the top of the
> list and then set
> accessibility.blockautorefresh false


Right click on the icon.
From: ^Tems^ on
Sandgroper wrote:
> "^Tems^"<stevebrooks13(a)live.com> wrote in message
> news:7p5katFn8uU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>> Is anyone having any problems with Firefox 3.5.6 being slow?
>>
>> A few pages take ages to load in FF but same pages are quick in Seamonkey
>> and Chrome and if I have to fill out an online form you can type away and
>> nothing will appear and then all of the sudden it will start filling out.
>>
>
> In the address bar type :
> about:config
>
> Then in the filter bar type
> network
>
> Then scroll down and set these browser settings.
>
> network.http.pipelining true
>
> network.http.pipelining.maxrequests 20
> ( this range can be 10 - 30 , but 20 seems to be the best )
>
> network.http.proxy.pipelining true
>
> Then remove the network filter word and then scroll back to the top of the
> list and then set
> accessibility.blockautorefresh false
>
> Enabling the pipelining and the max requests should speed up the loading of
> web pages.
>
>

Thanks for that, I will give it a try.
I turned off greasemonkey and facebook, flickr and news.com.au improved.
One day I will disable each script one at a time to see what it is.