The ultimate guide to speeding up Firefox 3,5


	The ultimate guide to speeding up Firefox 3,5

Aribeth

8-2-2009 3:05 AM

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Aribeth says:

6. Customize General Advanced Options

7. Remove Unused Search Engines

Drop-down In the search box, select Manage Search Engines…, and remove any search engines that you will never use.

8. Clean up bookmarks, avoid Live Bookmarks

9. Performance Enhancing Extensions

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8-2-2009 9:43 AM

clip-on-tie

I'm really impressed with 3.5. It is much faster, although two of my add-ons don't work, but it's probably just a matter of time before they release updates....

8-4-2009 1:54 AM

JediKnut

clip-on-tie - for add-ons that don't work try using the add-on MR Tech Toolkit. It enables most add-ons which worked in earlier versions

8-4-2009 7:19 AM

Aribeth

thx for the tip,JediKnut.

8-4-2009 5:15 PM

wiganfootie

I was the same as clip-on,but i went back to the old one to keep my add-on"s,,Cheers Jedi

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