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after installing the latest FF update my system was virtually crippled, it ran at less than half speed, even the cursor was stuttering

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austranger
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I'm running the most recent FF on a brand new HP notebook with W7pro. Once I did the installation it was so slow as to be almost useless, but a system restore solved that. Even the little spinny bit signifying connection was slow, the cursor took seconds to move and then jerked across the screen, and every program barely ran, some didn't at all.

I'm running the most recent FF on a brand new HP notebook with W7pro. Once I did the installation it was so slow as to be almost useless, but a system restore solved that. Even the little spinny bit signifying connection was slow, the cursor took seconds to move and then jerked across the screen, and every program barely ran, some didn't at all.

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guigs
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Quick fixes if your Firefox slows down and Firefox uses too much memory or CPU resources - How to fix If you decide to try version 33 please do report back to see if these troubleshooting steps improve the experience.

FredMcD
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Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web link} While you are in safe mode;

Type about:preferences<Enter> in the address bar

Select Advanced > General. Look for and turn off Use Hardware Acceleration.

Poke around safe web sites. Are there any problems?

Then restart.