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Default Make firefox faster? - 04-14-2006, 05:47 PM

At least a year ago someone here posted a way to edit some script file in firefox by typing in something in the address bar and then you change certain values of a few things to speed up firefox. Does anyone know how to do it still?
  
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Default 04-14-2006, 05:48 PM

its on the site under extensions. check the comments tho ... they are what made me pass on it.
  
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Default 04-15-2006, 05:37 PM

from the post i made about extensions
http://willlangford.com/geekpages/firefox/
go down to
about:config Hacks


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Default 04-15-2006, 05:47 PM

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from the post i made about extensions
http://willlangford.com/geekpages/firefox/
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are there any bad affects to doing this or no..



  
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Default 04-16-2006, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by [DAS REICH] Blitz":7d375][quote=Nyck]from the post i made about extensions
[url="http://willlangford.com/geekpages/firefox/
http://willlangford.com/geekpages/firefox/[/url]
go down to
about:config Hacks
are there any bad affects to doing this or no..[/quote:7d375]

no its just as good as fasterfox, if not better


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Default 04-16-2006, 12:29 PM

doing a side by side comparision, firefox loads about 2x + faster with these hacks over IE beside it, awesome stuff.
  
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Default 04-16-2006, 12:31 PM

Start\controlpanel\add-remove programs\ remove firefox

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Start\controlpanel\add-remove programs\ remove firefox

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Default 04-16-2006, 12:37 PM

i did. im back to using ie.
  
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Default 04-16-2006, 12:39 PM

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i did. im back to using ie.
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Default 04-16-2006, 12:46 PM

beta 2 of 7 is pretty hot ... favorites dont work tho for me : (
  
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Default 04-16-2006, 12:50 PM

GTFO JUDAS
  
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Default 04-16-2006, 12:54 PM

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Default 04-17-2006, 10:27 PM

i dislike firefox
  
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