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bravofan71

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    Does Firefox 4 run slow on XP Pro for you also?
    « on: March 31, 2011, 06:28:18 PM »
    I tried it a few days ago, and my cpu was running 100% with 3 tabs open. I was watching a YouTube video in the process. The video was sluggish. I downloaded Opera, and didn't have a problem. I went back to Firefox 3.6., but had the same problem! I really like FF, but it's annoying to deal with at times. Opera and Chrome's extentions aren't that freat to me. Especially when it comes to blocking ads. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

    Windows XP Pro

    Version 2002

    Service Pack 3

    Celeron(R)CPU 2.66GHz

    2.67GHz. 248 MB of RAM
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    Re: Does Firefox 4 run slow on XP Pro for you also?
    « Reply #1 on: March 31, 2011, 06:33:11 PM »
    You may want to check other running processes...not just FireFox...DLoad and install Process Explorer.
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    Re: Does Firefox 4 run slow on XP Pro for you also?
    « Reply #2 on: March 31, 2011, 06:35:10 PM »
    248MB of RAM is rather small for Windows XP.  And, what about your video specs?  Are you using onboard video or an add-on card?  I suspect you're using onboard and it is allocated only 8MB system RAM; that would explain the difference between a normal 256MB amount of RAM and the 248MB you mentioned; in other words, Win XP is subtracting the "shared" 8MB from 256MB and reporting 248MB when you view System Properties by right clicking on Computer and selecting Properties. 
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    Re: Does Firefox 4 run slow on XP Pro for you also?
    « Reply #3 on: March 31, 2011, 06:43:17 PM »
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    Re: Does Firefox 4 run slow on XP Pro for you also?
    « Reply #4 on: March 31, 2011, 06:44:25 PM »
    Your memory is less than the recommended:  http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/system-requirements.html
    Recommended Hardware

        * Pentium 4 or newer processor that supports SSE2
        * 512MB of RAM
        * 200MB of hard drive space
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      Re: Does Firefox 4 run slow on XP Pro for you also?
      « Reply #5 on: March 31, 2011, 07:06:14 PM »
      Quote from: Computer_Commando on March 31, 2011, 06:44:25 PM
      Your memory is less than the recommended:  http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/system-requirements.html
      Recommended Hardware

          * Pentium 4 or newer processor that supports SSE2
          * 512MB of RAM
          * 200MB of hard drive space

      That explains the sluggish and freezing behavior. Thanks to everyone that replied.
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