hey guys :)

have been using firefox as a friend suggested it was much safer than IE.....but it really seems to struggle with loading certain pages than ie seems to.....and seems to 'get stuck', much more often.

any suggestions as to why....and how to improve?

:help:

many thanks
sol
:D

hey guys :)

have been using firefox as a friend suggested it was much safer than IE.....but it really seems to struggle with loading certain pages than ie seems to.....and seems to 'get stuck', much more often.

any suggestions as to why....and how to improve?

:help:

many thanks
sol
:D

As my secondary browser I have noticed that the latest version of Firefox, certainly on my computer struggles to load pages.

Try Opera, in my opinion a better browser than Firefox and probably a little more secure as well.

http://www.opera.com/download/

I wonder if it depends on the spec of the PC. On all of the machines I use it's significantly faster than IE, and only on very rare occasions is there a page written so badly that FF can't display it.

I wonder if it depends on the spec of the PC. On all of the machines I use it's significantly faster than IE, and only on very rare occasions is there a page written so badly that FF can't display it.

Not sure but the previous version was okay, my Firefox upgrades automatically every so often, which is a little bit of a pain, (I assume you can disable this feature somehow) If you want to access something quickly.
IE though is the slowest of the slow.

Firefox has got a bit slower recently, especially when you have lots of extensions installed.

i found it cumbersome and bloated thats why i jumped ship to flock, k-meleon and finally opera

This posting is surely a conspiracy ;) to perpetuate the Microsoft lie! :D

It may be your spec. Firefox is like the proverbial off a shovel for me compared to IE. Everyone else I know in the real world who use it say so too.

I know that's not much help, but it's the best I can do!

Are there particular sites which regularly cause problems, or is it quite random?

You can disable the auto update functionality, I like it personally as it means it's patched as soon as possible when there's an issue.
On my desktop I'm using the 3.2 beta and it's seems pretty stable and quick.

As my secondary browser I have noticed that the latest version of Firefox, certainly on my computer struggles to load pages.

Try Opera, in my opinion a better browser than Firefox and probably a little more secure as well.

http://www.opera.com/download/

thanks km2...will try it now...

I wonder if it depends on the spec of the PC. On all of the machines I use it's significantly faster than IE, and only on very rare occasions is there a page written so badly that FF can't display it.

the friend who recommended ff to me was of the same opinion cyclone!...it could do no wrong....but i regularly have to use ie when its having problems with facebook and hotmail

i have vista and she uses xp...if that makes a difference?

Are there particular sites which regularly cause problems, or is it quite random?

facebook and hotmail, mostly hh :)

wooohopopoooo!!!!!

i'm here courtesy of opera, ladies and gents....

so far so good :)

thanks for your help guys

wooohopopoooo!!!!!

i'm here courtesy of opera, ladies and gents....

so far so good :)

thanks for your help guys

Hmm, I'm glad you like Opera Solomon, but I'm not too sure Facebook is too Opera friendly.:(

Hmm, I glad you like Opera Solomon, but I'm not too sure Facebook is too Opera friendly.:(

just found that out!! :D

ah well.....different browsers for different sites i guess *sigh*

thanks for your help mate :)

just found that out!! :D

ah well.....different browsers for different sites i guess *sigh*

thanks for your help mate :)

Solomon try out the new Opera 10 Alpha, I've been testing it out and it is a bit faster than the current fully tested Opera (9.63).

http://www.opera.com/browser/next/

It mentions Facebook as one of the sites it was design in mind for, so it should work okay with Facebook.

As it's alpha it is still in Preview, i.e it's not been fully tested out yet so some users may encounter bugs which Opera rely on the user feedback to correct in the full version.

Another added new feature is that it now adds an online spell checker and HTML for intergrated e-mail.

PS Solomon, as it is in Preview Opera 10 doesn't appear to put a shortcut on your desktop after you install it, so to open this version access it via your Programs folder (C Drive).
You can then create a shortcut from the program folder (Right click menu over the Red O icon in Opera 10 Preview folder) and cut and paste it onto your desktop and renaming it Opera 10 (Right click menu).

Solomon try out the new Opera 10 Alpha, I've been testing it out and it is a bit faster than the current fully tested Opera (9.63).

http://www.opera.com/browser/next/

It mentions Facebook as one of the sites it was design in mind for, so it should work okay with Facebook.

As it's alpha it is still in Preview, i.e it's not been fully tested out yet so some users may encounter bugs which Opera rely on the user feedback to correct in the full version.

Another added new feature is that it now adds an online spell checker and HTML for intergrated e-mail.

PS Solomon, as it is in Preview Opera 10 doesn't appear to put a shortcut on your desktop after you install it, so to open this version access it via your Programs folder (C Drive).
You can then create a shortcut from the program folder (Right click menu over the Red O icon in Opera 10 Preview folder) and cut and paste it onto your desktop and renaming it Opera 10 (Right click menu).

cheers dude :)

Hmm, I'm glad you like Opera Solomon, but I'm not too sure Facebook is too Opera friendly.:(

Nah, they prefer rock anthems!

Boom Boom!

Oh never mind..

*gets coat*

Firefox is twice as fast as IE7 on my laptop so no idea why yours should be slower.

Firefox is twice as fast as IE7 on my laptop so no idea why yours should be slower.

probably just a question of fiddling with the settings, but not sure how! do you?

probably just a question of fiddling with the settings, but not sure how! do you?I4ve been using FF for several years, there are no settings that can be changed to speak of. FF is just faster... As the previous posters have said, it's likely due to your computer's specifications.

I4ve been using FF for several years, there are no settings that can be changed to speak of. FF is just faster... As the previous posters have said, it's likely due to your computer's specifications.

you mean vista instead of xp?

there are no settings that can be changed to speak of.

Yes there is, and lots of them too.

Simply type about:config into the address bar:thumbsup:

i have just put opera on my pc and it is much faster than ff and just a bit faster than ie

Yes there is, and lots of them too.

Simply type about:config into the address bar:thumbsup:

there be dragons! :D tx scc.

have no idea what all that stuff is tho...so i'll just keep flicking between all three.

Nah, they prefer rock anthems!

Boom Boom!

Oh never mind..

*gets coat*

I fell off my chair laughing Rich!

.....but don't give up the day job!:hihi:

Ie talks to windows based servers quicker when first contacting a site but on subsequent views on a site then all browsers should get the data just as quickly and so the most important factors at work are the memory used and how quick the browser is at interpreting the data. Firefox tends to be quicker than I'd but need more memory so if that means your computer has to start using virtual memory things will really slow down in comparison to ie

Ie talks to windows based servers quicker when first contacting a site but on subsequent views on a site then all browsers should get the data just as quickly and so the most important factors at work are the memory used and how quick the browser is at interpreting the data. Firefox tends to be quicker than I'd but need more memory so if that means your computer has to start using virtual memory things will really slow down in comparison to ie

i have 2gb of ram. do you think i wouldn't notice this issue if i had 3gb richard?

They are already planning on making a firefox 4 browser which will be 2 x faster then firefox 3 after they rewrite the coding and its going to be 5 x faster than IE 6.

im currently running FF3 with IE8.

Also I sometimes use google chrome which is a good browser aswell uses same coding as IE

Complete rubbish

a) There is no method of measuring browser speed, so FF4 can not be made 2x faster then FF3 (they could say it's a target though), and there's no way they would compare with IE6, from 2001.

b) FF4 will not be a rewrite of FF3 (Windows 7 is not a rewrite of vista, IE8 isn't a rewrite of IE7, etc). There has been too much work put into the Gecko engine to throw it all away and start from scratch.

c) Google chrome is based on the webkit engine, not the trident engine used in IE

I4ve been using FF for several years, there are no settings that can be changed to speak of. FF is just faster... As the previous posters have said, it's likely due to your computer's specifications.

There are loads of settings to fiddle with if you stick 'about:config' in the address bar of FireFox.

Best read about what they do before you change them though ;)

i have 2gb of ram. do you think i wouldn't notice this issue if i had 3gb richard?

More memory can't be a bad thing, particularly if you have lots of programs running at the same time.

Suggesting a computer might need 3Gb RAM just for a browser is madness. :)

My desktop is still (mostly) happy with 1Gb RAM.