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Why is firefox so slow to load compared to IE7?

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Rhonda85

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It seems odd that it takes firefox 15seconds to use (start program & wait for program to be ready for use) and IE7 will do the same in 4sec. I know that it is not my system that is slow. It's really strange that IE7 which is a huge program and took about 15min to download and install will load in 4seconds & firefox which is only 5mb download and install loads so much slower. Could this be some micro$oft tactic making third party browsers load slower?
 
Was FF always slow to load?
Have you installed any plugins recently?
FF only takes 4 seconds to load and render my 6 homepages.
 
Maybe it is my system that is too slow to run firefox 2.0. I have an Athlon XP 3200 @ 2500mhz and only 768mb RAM,WD raptor 150gb hard disk & winxp. Task manager says that I have 410mb ram available for programs but it maybe incorrect. I guess I will get another 512mb ram or just live with it.

Thanks, Rhonda
 
Originally posted by: Rhonda85
It seems odd that it takes firefox 15seconds to use (start program & wait for program to be ready for use) and IE7 will do the same in 4sec. I know that it is not my system that is slow. It's really strange that IE7 which is a huge program and took about 15min to download and install will load in 4seconds & firefox which is only 5mb download and install loads so much slower. Could this be some micro$oft tactic making third party browsers load slower?
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I had same problem with my laptop FF loads really damn slow IE6 loads really faster but it crashes often than FF.
I don't have any choice butto stick with FF
 
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