increase speed in Firefox

[Christina]

hey, can you help me, how can I increase my speed in firefox, I've heard that this can be done, but I do not know how . also, how could I disable windows defender in order to save resources?

 

[Romulinx2]

You can disable windows defender in control panel/security settings.
I don't use Vista anymore, but think that's right.

Not sure about Firefox its fast already.

 

[ikilledkenny]

You could get a web accelerator, or get the FasterFox extension. Google has a really good web accelerator, but I forget what it is. FasterFox is the best for FireFox.

That, or you could just get Google Chrome or Apple Safari.

 

[swarfega]

There are some settings you can tweak:

1. in address bar type about:config and the hidden settings will appear
2. Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
3. Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
4. Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.
5. right-click anywhere in the config page and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
6. restart firefox

See if that helps.

 

[ikilledkenny]

There are some settings you can tweak:

1. in address bar type about:config and the hidden settings will appear
2. Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
3. Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
4. Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.
5. right-click anywhere in the config page and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
6. restart firefox

See if that helps.

Just for the record, that only works in FireFox. Chrome displays a blank page and IE cancels navigation.

EDIT: Swarfega, what the heck is your sig? Shake your peanuts?

 

[Christina]

firefox speed

thanks, it worked. for increasing the speed for firefox I found a video that helped on hackyourwindows.com

 

[Iknewitwin7]

There are some settings you can tweak:

1. in address bar type about:config and the hidden settings will appear
2. Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
3. Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
4. Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.
5. right-click anywhere in the config page and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
6. restart firefox

See if that helps.

Wow, I notice a difference. Thanks swarfega

 

[swarfega]

Just for the record, that only works in FireFox. Chrome displays a blank page and IE cancels navigation.

EDIT: Swarfega, what the heck is your sig? Shake your peanuts?

yeah it does only work for firefox since its a firefox work-around Chrome has its own thing going on.

lol you clicked it didnt you, own up

 

[Iknewitwin7]

yeah it does only work for firefox since its a firefox work-around Chrome has its own thing going on.

lol you clicked it didnt you, own up

LMAO - I did

 

[Mercurial]

SpeedGuide.net :: Firefox / IE Browser Tweaks

IE and Firefox Tweaks

 

[ikilledkenny]

You caught me, I clicked it. In facted, I watched the whole thing.:roflmao:

 

[Mark]

I had to click it as well to find out what shake your peanut was about and I watched the whole thing too. :roflmao:

 

[johngalt]

I did too - and the moral of the story is....

Shake yer peanuts enough, and the baby elephants will come a-runnin'

 

[bhuulo]

In Fact I also clicked it and saw it, funny

 

[jinfreecs]

There are some settings you can tweak:

1. in address bar type about:config and the hidden settings will appear
2. Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
3. Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
4. Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.
5. right-click anywhere in the config page and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
6. restart firefox

See if that helps.

what will happen if I increase the number of request at once?

 

[D3ftOn3Z]

There are some settings you can tweak:

1. in address bar type about:config and the hidden settings will appear
2. Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"
3. Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"
4. Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.
5. right-click anywhere in the config page and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.
6. restart firefox

See if that helps.

Thanks for the tip..My FF seems faster now.

 

[boohbah]

just to add to this ,
SpeedyFox - Boost Firefox in a Single Click! | CRYSTALIDEA Software

thus works as well as the other tweeks ,super fast now!

 

[Vertex]

I have tried this multiple times but I don't think my Firefox got any faster.

 

[boohbah]

Vertex, my tip or the OP's tip.
i have a ton of adons and my bookmarks are vast, and the speed increase for me is great.
also you need to run the speedyfox once or twice a fortnight