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Using FF 28.0 and it is very SLOW to load pages, no difference in Safe Mode;Memory Hog;Used to be much faster before all these frequent upgrades;HOW 2 SPEED UP?

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Ufogizmo
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I have an older ACER Laptop, AMD Turion 64 ML-30, 2 MB RAM, WinXP. I have used Netscape with no problems. FF was fine until all the frequent upgrades started. FF is getting SLOWER & SLOWER & SLOWER to load pages. I have NO PROBLEMS using Chrome or IE. I have tried using Safe Mode, NO CHANGE. WHY? How can I fix this? I have been a devoted user from Netscape days, but I am getting very frustrated and upset with FF. I waste so much time waiting for a page to load. I have to stop the loading, wait 5 sec, click Reload and the page starts to load a little faster. How do I fix this? If you can not fix this for me, I will either go back to a much older version of FF or switch to Chrome. Please HELP!!

I have an older ACER Laptop, AMD Turion 64 ML-30, 2 MB RAM, WinXP. I have used Netscape with no problems. FF was fine until all the frequent upgrades started. FF is getting SLOWER & SLOWER & SLOWER to load pages. I have NO PROBLEMS using Chrome or IE. I have tried using Safe Mode, NO CHANGE. WHY? How can I fix this? I have been a devoted user from Netscape days, but I am getting very frustrated and upset with FF. I waste so much time waiting for a page to load. I have to stop the loading, wait 5 sec, click Reload and the page starts to load a little faster. How do I fix this? If you can not fix this for me, I will either go back to a much older version of FF or switch to Chrome. Please HELP!!

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user633449
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Hello,

The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information.
Note: This will cause you to lose any Extensions and some Preferences.

  • Open websites will not be saved in Firefox versions lower than 25.

To Reset Firefox do the following:

  1. Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
  2. Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
  3. Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
  4. Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.

Further information can be found in the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article.

Did this fix your problems? Please report back to us!

Thank you.