How to Speed up Firefox in three easy steps

Firefox includes odd design choices, which will slow down your overall web speed if you're not on extremely slow dial-up. There's an add-on which will automatically make adjustments that will speed it up. You can easily install this, and it'll make your browsing much faster!

Note to Internet Explorer users or users of other browsers: This is only available to Firefox, the critically acclaimed, free web browser. In order to get these advantages and to run Firefox, please check out the link in the resources at the end of the article.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Firefox

1. Go to: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/9037 while you're in Firefox.

2. 
    
   Fasterfox. Faster + Firefox. Clever? You decide.

   Click on the "let me install this experimental plug-in" check-mark, and click "Add to Firefox." Let it download and install.
   
   (Note: If doesn't work then you're either using a beta or a very old Firefox release. Please upgrade to the newest non-beta version. See the get Firefox link in the resources.)

3. Click on the restart Firefox button and enjoy the snappiness of Firefox!

Tips & Warnings

• Feel free to browse around on that plugin site. Personal recommendations would be "Adblock Plus" and "WOT." These will add new capabilities to your Firefox.
• There is a possibility this will actually slow down your Internet. If this happens, simply remove the plugin from Firefox.

Resources

• Get Firefox!

[Mindee94]

on 5/12/2009 thanks, one to check out further for sure.

[jdarling86]

on 5/12/2009 Great article, I did it myself with the help of your article.

[dougwhitaker13]

on 5/11/2009 I almost always use Firefox so I really appreciate this article. Good job! *****

[lawyerlarry]

on 5/8/2009 I will try this -- but Firefox seems to start up so slowly on my computer.

[konakai]

on 5/8/2009 Will save this article in my fav's for furure use. 5* Cheer's, Konakai