Oleg
Bellsouth Fastaccess
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join:2003-12-08
Birmingham, AL | reply to bruce48
Re: [FireFox] FF 3.5 taking forever to load
No problems at all here. |
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stev32k
Premium
join:2000-04-27
Mobile, AL
 ·Mediacom
| reply to bruce48
I was having the same problem and also pages on ebay are not displaying correctly. I deleted everything to do with firefox and mozilla then reloaded Fx 3.5. It now starts up very quickly and the pages load much faster.
I still have the problem with ebay pages, but at least it's much faster. |
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timcuth
Braves Fan
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join:2000-09-18
Pelham, AL
clubs:
 ·AT&T Southeast
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This may just be a restatement of the above info, but here is an article that helped me fix my slow startup times. The difference is dramatic.
»lifehacker.com/5311669/speed-up-···-windows
Tim
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freebird317
Premium
join:2004-02-23
Portland, OR
·Comcast
| That is not a fix, it is a work around. Also it does nothing for my slow startup problems. 
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SafireDonkey
join:2006-10-29
89000
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For reducing startup speed, check this link, it contains a simple .bat file & sqlite3.exe. The trick is FF3.x uses sqlite as a database, its files become internally fragmented over time, this simple batch trick will defragment them.
Rebooted, and started FF3 after using it, I surely saw the difference !
»webupd8.blogspot.com/2009/07/inc···-by.html |
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ReallydumbFx
@windjammercable.net
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imtim83 
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The reason it hangs on load, is because someone, in their infinite wisdom, coded Fx3.5 to read EVERY font-the whole font folder in Windows anyway-on startup. And its checking the Internet Explorer Cache and the central Windows temp folder of the currently logged in user.
I dunno whose bright idea that was but its very very annoying.
More here:»weblogs.asp.net/fbouma/archive/2···sco.aspx |
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stev32k
Premium
join:2000-04-27
Mobile, AL | What would happen if you deleted all the fonts except the ones you use frequently? |
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Cudni
La Merma - Vigilado
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join:2003-12-20
Someshire
| said by stev32k :What would happen if you deleted all the fonts except the ones you use frequently? it is likely fonts that are required would be purged too, best left alone
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stev32k
Premium
join:2000-04-27
Mobile, AL | What happens if a web page calls for a font that is not on your computer? |
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jsmiddleton4
join:2003-11-13
Glendale, AZ | reply to ReallydumbFx
"I dunno whose bright idea that was but its very very annoying."
Quite annoying. That needs to be changed or at least give end users the option to search them all, or just check system fonts, some kind of option.... |
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ReallydumbFx
@windjammercable.net
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Deleting fonts is not an option for me, I create many things in Photoshop and the fonts are a necessity. I really don't think Fx 3.5 should be doing this anyway, any of it.
For the time being I've reverted back to pre-3.5. It does not exhibit the same behavior and is just as good IMO. |
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ctp
@rr.com | reply to bruce48
Before upgrading to 3.5, Firefox would start in a second or two. Now, with 3.5, it is taking anywhere from 45 seconds (when it's being "quick") to as long as 2 minutes. Very annoying! |
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freebird317
Premium
join:2004-02-23
Portland, OR
·Comcast
2 edits | reply to ReallydumbFx
said by ReallydumbFx :The reason it hangs on load, is because someone, in their infinite wisdom, coded Fx3.5 to read EVERY font-the whole font folder in Windows anyway-on startup. And its checking the Internet Explorer Cache and the central Windows temp folder of the currently logged in user. I dunno whose bright idea that was but its very very annoying. More here:» weblogs.asp.net/fbouma/archive/2···sco.aspx That is *&^%$# stupid!! Thanks for the reading. At least I know why it is slow now.
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grrr
blink, blink
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join:2001-06-16
Tuktoyaktuk, NT
 ·magicjack.com
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Enough is enough. |
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miles7
join:2009-07-08
60288
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FF 3.5 truly slower than the previous.
And some plug in can be used on it.
For 3.5 users, you can reduce firefox memory usage, see the tips here
»www.acomment.net/8-great-tips-to···sage/566
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Santa Fe
Visit www.ALZ.ORG
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join:2000-08-22
Freight Yard
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Hmmm, don't know how fast/slow my Firefox 3.6a1pre loads. Never felt the need to time it.  |
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jmorlan
Hmm... That's funny.
Premium
join:2001-02-05
Pacifica, CA
·Pacific Bell - SBC
| reply to bruce48
It appears this bug has been fixed. Presumably the fix will be included in the next release:
»https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=501605
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stev32k
Premium
join:2000-04-27
Mobile, AL | reply to bruce48
Looks like they fixed the bug in ver. 3.5.1. I just downloaded and installed it and it seems to load much faster. |
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freebird317
Premium
join:2004-02-23
Portland, OR
·Comcast
| said by stev32k :Looks like they fixed the bug in ver. 3.5.1. I just downloaded and installed it and it seems to load much faster. Cannot wait to reboot and try it.
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ReallydumbFx
@newwavecomm.net |  reply to bruce48
THIS is why I love Fx. They listen to people and fix things. ty ty ty. I installed the newer fixed version. Now its very snappy on loading. No more waiting waiting. |
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