Instead of tweaking the firefox browser manually, you can try FireTune. FireTune is design to optimize the performance of the firefox browser according to your computer speed and internet connection speed.
This free application from TotalIdea Software does not make any changes to the firefox executables or any other internal file. And can be undone easily.
Next, how to tell whether Firefox is faster after optimizing it:
1. Clear the cache of Firefox from the Firefox settings dialog - this is very important!
From the Firefox menu options, choose Tools and then Clear Private Data
Uncheck all checkboxes except for the Cache checkbox.
Click on the Clear Private Data Now button.
2. Before you optimize Firefox, navigate to http://www.numion.com/stopwatch/ and does a speed test on http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
3. The time needed to load the site completely will be displayed to you in the browser window. Write down the time
4. Clear the cache of Firefox from the Firefox settings dialog again - this is very important!
5. Now, close Firefox, and optimize it with FireTune
6. Start Firefox again, and repeat the speed test on http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
7. Compare the displayed result with the result from the test before the optimization. Or you can repeat these steps for the average results.
To run FireTune on your system, you need:
- Mozilla Firefox v1.x / 2.x / 3.x
- Windows 98, Me, 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP SP1 (or higher), Windows Vista
- The regular hardware requirements for your operating system
- 3 MB free space on your harddrive
You can download it here.
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