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Old 02-25-2010, 05:01 PM   #1
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"Today I found a cure for the slow and resource hungry FireFox. I implemented the changes and I am glad to report that FireFox is working like the speed of light again and I am using it as my default browser again.

This is what I have done:"

http://pietpetoors.com/blog/speed-up...refox-browser/

Works for me!
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By freeing up resources it has speeded up the whole PC.
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Thank you - Firefox has become a pain and we'll see if this fixes it for us.
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It works like a dream!
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This was a genial tip!!!! Now Firefox works lightning fast. Thanks for the tip of the month!!

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