Re: Firefox - It's driving me nuts!!!

On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 20:39:37 -0500, "PattiChati"

>I switched over to firefox from IE because IE was so slow no matter what I
>did. Firefox worked GREAT the first week or so and now it is as slow as
>molasses. I clean and maintain, I've checked our internet service.

When a web browser starts fast and gets slow, you have to ask
yourself: What changed?

My guess is one of two things:
- malware patching into the browser and/or traffic
- failing sectors on the HD slowing down cache access

>I've got AVG virus and many spyware programs and cleaning programs.

That's nice, but it doesn't automatically mean you don't have malware
active on the system. Do you get pop-ups or unexpected start pages?
Do you find you're unable to get av updates or access av sites?

>windows xp with 1 gb ram, pentium IV. It is slow when trying to open a
>website or even opening my mail. This is so ironic since when I first
>installed it, it was lightening speed. It's a pain to get on the computer
>anymore.

Qs:

What connects you to the Internet?
What Service Pack level of XP are you on?
Is the system faster when disconnected from Internet?
Is only web browsing slow, i.e. downloads and mail are fast?
How are your hard drive(s) partitioned?
Where is web cache located?



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