Running Slow? Pauses? Try FireFox

TDPRI · June 29th, 2006, 04:58 PM

There is a basic difference between the way Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox (and other Mozilla versions) render pages.

In just about all cases, I think you'll find Firefox faster. I test the TDPRI on Firefox, IE and Netscape. IE always hangs a bit before opening pages.

It was described to me that Mozilla draws the page from top to bottom as parts are downloaded they are displayed. MS IE likes to wait for all the parts to download before rendering the page. Hence the delay.

I used MS IE for about 7 or 8 years before switching to Firefox and I was very hesitant about doing it. But IE was hanging too badly for me so I gave Firefox a try. I heartily recommend it!

http://www.mozilla.com/products/down...win&lang=en-US

Grin'n'pick · July 5th, 2006, 01:15 PM

Yup, all the way. Big improvement.

benbo · July 14th, 2006, 08:54 PM

Hi Guys, will my favorites and all automatically be in The new browser? Will IE still be on my machine? I'm not very computer smart on these kinds of things. Thanks.

timmer · July 14th, 2006, 09:32 PM

I read something recently that stated IE, in its efforts to please advertisers, renders video first, pictures next, and text is the last thing to display.

benbo · July 14th, 2006, 09:32 PM

Hi Paul, thanks for the heads up on the new browser. I installed it and it works great. It even imported my bookmarks and cookies, I really like the cookie update feature too.

It cured the problem I was having with my IE browser. If I clicked on a link on any other page acept my home page my computer would freeze up. Can I just delete IE 6? Thanks

TDPRI · July 14th, 2006, 10:39 PM

You probably can't get rid of IE. Just leave it there. It's built into the OS.

It's very smart about importing bookmarks. It has a lot of new features that you'll sort of bump into.

Oh, sometimes, some plugins will not be there for music and videos. When that happens just look on line they make them easy to find and install.

Paul

benbo · July 15th, 2006, 08:29 AM

Thanks Paul, I figured it out, I had to download Stuff to play videos and music but it's all good now.
Again, Thanks for the tip.

0le FUZZY · September 13th, 2006, 11:27 AM

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Oh, sometimes, some plugins will not be there for music and videos

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Indiana · September 27th, 2006, 05:30 PM

I'm strictly Mozilla Firefox. You couldn't pay me to go back to Internet Explorer because of all the spyware and junk popups it attracts.

tazzboy · November 2nd, 2006, 07:09 PM

I use Firefox only in fact I have the latest version which 2.0 I have IE and Netscape Nav, but I rarely use them unless I need to.

Mr. Sparkle · November 22nd, 2006, 04:45 PM

Just switched and boy is TDPRI faster!!

Kingpin · November 22nd, 2006, 09:56 PM

FireFox flies! I just switched from IE 7.0 because I am tired of dealing with it's sluggish performance and endless security prompts. Thanks for the tip!

bobthecanadian · November 22nd, 2006, 10:14 PM

Yup... I am a Firefox user as well. Works great... less filling.

quackerz · November 22nd, 2006, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingpin

FireFox flies! I just switched from IE 7.0 because I am tired of dealing with it's sluggish performance and endless security prompts. Thanks for the tip!

Ah, you just wait for Windows Vista then. Imagine an entire operating system just like IE7.

tazzboy · November 22nd, 2006, 10:16 PM

Now if I can get Windows media player to work with firefox that would be good too.

teleclarkster · November 22nd, 2006, 10:29 PM

I only use IE if a website requires it. I mostly use Opera and Firefox. I like them both. And yes. this site loads faster on them. At least on my computer.

MulliganChebichev · November 23rd, 2006, 02:11 AM

No you cannot uninstall IE, your finder (thing that you open your folders) is powered by IE or in tandem (pretty sure).
I used FF since its inception, great piece of binary, and with rather frequent updates its far better then IE (didja know that FF 3.0a is already out, it takes some searching to find it)
My question was..."Wait, what pause or sluggish performance? Oh thats right, IE...shudder"

tazzboy · November 23rd, 2006, 02:22 AM

Nope the way to uninstalled IE is to get rid of Windows itself and get something else

June 29th, 2006, 04:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 5,267 36 Photos	Running Slow? Pauses? Try FireFox There is a basic difference between the way Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox (and other Mozilla versions) render pages. In just about all cases, I think you'll find Firefox faster. I test the TDPRI on Firefox, IE and Netscape. IE always hangs a bit before opening pages. It was described to me that Mozilla draws the page from top to bottom as parts are downloaded they are displayed. MS IE likes to wait for all the parts to download before rendering the page. Hence the delay. I used MS IE for about 7 or 8 years before switching to Firefox and I was very hesitant about doing it. But IE was hanging too badly for me so I gave Firefox a try. I heartily recommend it! http://www.mozilla.com/products/down...win&lang=en-US Last edited by TDPRI : July 11th, 2006 at 03:10 PM.

July 14th, 2006, 08:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
benbo Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hampton, Va Age: 43 Posts: 763	Hi Guys, will my favorites and all automatically be in The new browser? Will IE still be on my machine? I'm not very computer smart on these kinds of things. Thanks. __________________ Benny Trevillian. 90% of it is in the hands..

July 14th, 2006, 09:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
timmer Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: On the banks of the Pontchartrain Age: 48 Posts: 1,210 26 Photos	I read something recently that stated IE, in its efforts to please advertisers, renders video first, pictures next, and text is the last thing to display. __________________ "Choose silence of all virtues, for by it you hear other men's imperfections, and conceal your own." George Bernard Shaw

July 14th, 2006, 09:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
benbo Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hampton, Va Age: 43 Posts: 763	Hi Paul, thanks for the heads up on the new browser. I installed it and it works great. It even imported my bookmarks and cookies, I really like the cookie update feature too. It cured the problem I was having with my IE browser. If I clicked on a link on any other page acept my home page my computer would freeze up. Can I just delete IE 6? Thanks __________________ Benny Trevillian. 90% of it is in the hands..

July 15th, 2006, 08:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
benbo Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hampton, Va Age: 43 Posts: 763	Thanks Paul, I figured it out, I had to download Stuff to play videos and music but it's all good now. Again, Thanks for the tip. __________________ Benny Trevillian. 90% of it is in the hands..

July 5th, 2006, 01:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Grin'n'pick Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sarf Eas' Laandon Posts: 1,923 38 Photos	Yup, all the way. Big improvement.

July 14th, 2006, 10:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 5,267 36 Photos	You probably can't get rid of IE. Just leave it there. It's built into the OS. It's very smart about importing bookmarks. It has a lot of new features that you'll sort of bump into. Oh, sometimes, some plugins will not be there for music and videos. When that happens just look on line they make them easy to find and install. Paul

September 27th, 2006, 05:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
Indiana Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 172	I'm strictly Mozilla Firefox. You couldn't pay me to go back to Internet Explorer because of all the spyware and junk popups it attracts. __________________ I shot a man in Reno / Just to watch him die....

November 2nd, 2006, 07:09 PM	#10 (permalink)
tazzboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 31 Posts: 2,765	I use Firefox only in fact I have the latest version which 2.0 I have IE and Netscape Nav, but I rarely use them unless I need to. __________________ tazzboy Guitar: 1982 Gibson Les Paul Standard AMP: 59 Bassman Reissue. EFFECTS: 2 Boss TR-2 Tremolo, Boss CE-2 Chorus, and Boss DM-3 Echo Delay.

November 22nd, 2006, 04:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
Mr. Sparkle Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Carlsbad, CA Age: 40 Posts: 1,305 4 Photos	Just switched and boy is TDPRI faster!!

November 22nd, 2006, 09:56 PM	#12 (permalink)
Kingpin Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here Posts: 1,208	FireFox flies! I just switched from IE 7.0 because I am tired of dealing with it's sluggish performance and endless security prompts. Thanks for the tip!

November 22nd, 2006, 10:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
bobthecanadian Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Age: 42 Posts: 1,531	Yup... I am a Firefox user as well. Works great... less filling. __________________ It don't mean a thang if it ain't got that TWANG!!!

November 22nd, 2006, 10:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
tazzboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 31 Posts: 2,765	Now if I can get Windows media player to work with firefox that would be good too. __________________ tazzboy Guitar: 1982 Gibson Les Paul Standard AMP: 59 Bassman Reissue. EFFECTS: 2 Boss TR-2 Tremolo, Boss CE-2 Chorus, and Boss DM-3 Echo Delay.

November 22nd, 2006, 10:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
teleclarkster Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: East Bay, CA Age: 54 Posts: 614 8 Photos	I only use IE if a website requires it. I mostly use Opera and Firefox. I like them both. And yes. this site loads faster on them. At least on my computer.

November 23rd, 2006, 02:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
MulliganChebichev Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oregon, USA Age: 18 Posts: 1,674 3 Photos	No you cannot uninstall IE, your finder (thing that you open your folders) is powered by IE or in tandem (pretty sure). I used FF since its inception, great piece of binary, and with rather frequent updates its far better then IE (didja know that FF 3.0a is already out, it takes some searching to find it) My question was..."Wait, what pause or sluggish performance? Oh thats right, IE...shudder"

November 23rd, 2006, 02:22 AM	#18 (permalink)
tazzboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 31 Posts: 2,765	Nope the way to uninstalled IE is to get rid of Windows itself and get something else __________________ tazzboy Guitar: 1982 Gibson Les Paul Standard AMP: 59 Bassman Reissue. EFFECTS: 2 Boss TR-2 Tremolo, Boss CE-2 Chorus, and Boss DM-3 Echo Delay.