Firefox startup times

Aenslead · Sep 3, 2005

I've noticed that on my 530J w/1Gb DDR400 915P mobo, it takes about 4 to 5 seconds.

My OCed A64 @ 2.2Ghz loads it in about 3-5 seconds, just right after a windows reboot.

Both of these configs have SATA Western Digital HDDs.

What are your load times?

mechBgon · Sep 3, 2005

On my work fleet, which ranges from Celeron 566's up to AthlonXP 2800+'s, it ranges from 45+ seconds for the Cel566's, on down to about 10-15 seconds for the fastest systems. Our very strong antivirus/anti-intrusion software is the main reason for this. Obviously installing FF was not my idea

but I got overridden.

Feel better about your startup times now?

Aenslead · Sep 3, 2005

Much much better now, Mech, thankyouverymuch.

I have norton antivirus 2005 runing on both of these systems... but, answer me this: what would you have installed instead of Internet Explorer?

ssvegeta1010 · Sep 3, 2005

9 seconds on my P4 3.06. (with a 5400 RPM hd)

mechBgon · Sep 3, 2005

but, answer me this: what would you have installed instead of Internet Explorer?

Nothing.

IE is centrally manageable/configurable/updatable using Group Policy and WSUS or SUS, unlike FF, and it is not the security disaster that everyone makes it out to be, especially not when all of us (myself included) use Restricted/Limited accounts except when necessary.

FF, by contrast, if I want to update the fleet, I get to visit 85 offices, interrupt employees who are trying to work... or I can stay after-hours. Well, I'm paid by the hour, so I guess I shouldn't complain... :roll: edit: and if I want to configure FF, I have to get the employees' passwords and log on as them, since the setup is on a per-user basis. Fun.

Bona Fide · Sep 3, 2005

Here's a bit of help for you if it takes a long time.

In your Firefox shortcut's target line, enter this:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla\Firefox\firefox.exe /prefetch 1"

The /prefetch 1 command should help you out.

mechBgon · Sep 3, 2005

Originally posted by: Bona Fide
Here's a bit of help for you if it takes a long time.

In your Firefox shortcut's target line, enter this:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla\Firefox\firefox.exe /prefetch 1"

The /prefetch 1 command should help you out.

For WinXP, anyway

Sorry for my almost-troll remarks, I will try to add my A64/Atlas 15k II results whenever I see my work rig again... might drive down there today for a brief visit.

bersl2 · Sep 3, 2005

Originally posted by: mechBgon

but, answer me this: what would you have installed instead of Internet Explorer?

Click to expand...

Nothing. IE is centrally manageable/configurable/updatable using Group Policy and WSUS or SUS, unlike FF, and it is not the security disaster that everyone makes it out to be, especially not when all of us (myself included) use Restricted/Limited accounts except when necessary.

FF, by contrast, if I want to update the fleet, I get to visit 85 offices, interrupt employees who are trying to work... or I can stay after-hours. Well, I'm paid by the hour, so I guess I shouldn't complain... :roll: edit: and if I want to configure FF, I have to get the employees' passwords and log on as them, since the setup is on a per-user basis. Fun.

Sounds like a personal problem and platform problem to me. Last time I checked, using the packaging manager, SSH, and your own head, any program is mass managable/configurable/updatable too.

Oh, wait, wrong platform.

Aenslead · Sep 3, 2005

Originally posted by: Bona Fide
Here's a bit of help for you if it takes a long time.

In your Firefox shortcut's target line, enter this:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla\Firefox\firefox.exe /prefetch 1"

The /prefetch 1 command should help you out.

Fancy that... it won't allow me to change it. It says the specified route does not exist...

mechBgon · Sep 3, 2005

Originally posted by: bersl2

Originally posted by: mechBgon

but, answer me this: what would you have installed instead of Internet Explorer?

Click to expand...

Nothing. IE is centrally manageable/configurable/updatable using Group Policy and WSUS or SUS, unlike FF, and it is not the security disaster that everyone makes it out to be, especially not when all of us (myself included) use Restricted/Limited accounts except when necessary.

FF, by contrast, if I want to update the fleet, I get to visit 85 offices, interrupt employees who are trying to work... or I can stay after-hours. Well, I'm paid by the hour, so I guess I shouldn't complain... :roll: edit: and if I want to configure FF, I have to get the employees' passwords and log on as them, since the setup is on a per-user basis. Fun.

Click to expand...

Sounds like a personal problem and platform problem to me. Last time I checked, using the packaging manager, SSH, and your own head, any program is mass managable/configurable/updatable too.

Oh, wait, wrong platform.

Wrong answer, you're supposed to suggest a thin-client setup here

Bona Fide · Sep 3, 2005

Originally posted by: Aenslead

Originally posted by: Bona Fide
Here's a bit of help for you if it takes a long time.

In your Firefox shortcut's target line, enter this:
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla\Firefox\firefox.exe /prefetch 1"

The /prefetch 1 command should help you out.

Click to expand...

Fancy that... it won't allow me to change it. It says the specified route does not exist...

My mistake. The /prefetch 1 should be OUTSIDE of the quotes. Like this...

"C:\Program Files\Mozilla\Firefox\firefox.exe" /prefetch 1

dukdukgoos · Sep 3, 2005

approx 1 second for me. a64 3000+.

carlosd · Sep 3, 2005

1 to 2 seconds in my old AXP 2400+, 512MB RAM and a 7200 RPM disk
0.5 to 1 second in my A64 X2 4400+ (2.5GHz) with a WD Raptor and 1GB RAM.

mechBgon · Sep 3, 2005

I stuck it on my older A64 Clawhammer 3000+ with my older 15k SCSI drive for a test. With Kaspersky Antivirus Personal 5 (all detection maxed) and the Windows Firewall, it's about 2 seconds. With Kaspersky turned off, less than a second (I would need Jedi powers to find my watch for a precise result here

). If VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i were on here, with all settings maxed, it would probably be about 8 seconds, based on my experience.

Summary: security software (or lack of it) and the settings (adware/spyware and heuristic detection, and particularly compressed-file scanning) will strongly influence the results here. Don't jump to any hasty conclusions about CPUs and RAM based on this thread

Aenslead · Sep 3, 2005

Originally posted by: carlosd
1 to 2 seconds in my old AXP 2400+, 512MB RAM and a 7200 RPM disk
0.5 to 1 second in my A64 X2 4400+ (2.5GHz) with a WD Raptor and 1GB RAM.

Is that runing it after a reboot?

Mine takes nothing to open once it's cached, but after a reboot/startup, it does seem to take quite a bit. Lots of HDD access, and I have 1Gb of RAM... hmmm...

imported_Kensai · Sep 3, 2005

It's about instantaneous.

monster64 · Sep 3, 2005

Originally posted by: Kensai
It's about instantaneous.

Same

coomar · Sep 3, 2005

it was instanteous until I installed the sessionsaver

now about 2-4 seconds

Farmer · Sep 3, 2005

2 sec?

CellTech · Sep 3, 2005

Mine take about 2 secs after clean reboot on my NF2 2.5GHz mobile with 1GB of TCCD

bjc112 · Sep 3, 2005

Originally posted by: Kensai
It's about instantaneous.

ssvegeta1010 · Sep 3, 2005

Originally posted by: ssvegeta1010
9 seconds on my P4 3.06. (with a 5400 RPM hd)

Down to 6-7 seconds with the prefetch1 thing.

Powermoloch · Sep 3, 2005

2-3 secs

kirbymixmasta · Sep 3, 2005

Originally posted by: bjc112

Originally posted by: Kensai
It's about instantaneous.

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secretanchitman · Sep 4, 2005

4-5 seconds with a 2.4C clocked to 3.0 w/ 1:1.

but im using firefox m3 (moox builds).

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