Make Firefox load faster( computing tips and tricks )

Wonderful as the Firefox web browser is, it is certainly not the fastest to start nor the fastest to load pages. After a quick spot of googling I found how to get sites to open faster as well as how to make Firefox load faster.


Here are the steps you’ll need to take

1. Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return
2. Search for network.http.pipelining, if it is set to false, double click it and will toggle to true
3. Clear the search, and search this time for network.http.proxy.pipelining, double click to set to true
4. Clear and search for network.http.pipelining.maxrequests, double click and change the value from its default (usually 4) to 30, this makes Firefox make more requests to sites you visit
5. Now, copy this phrase to your clipboard, nglayout.initialpaint.delay and right click anywhere in the about:config page. Create a new “integer” and paste the phrase nglayout.initialpaint.delay. Now, set its value to 0, to speed up browser response.

According to forum member dudeinAmerica, if you’re using a broadband connection you’ll load pages much faster now.

Alternatively, and described as simpler and more effective is Fasterfox.

Next, you should download a program to make Firefox load faster. You can find the Firefox Preloader here.(http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffpreloader/) You’re mileage will vary, but if you’ve been getting frustrated by a slow Firefox, this will lift its foxy brush and stick a rocket up its ass.

Here’s an additional tip for reducing Firefox’s enormous RAM overhead. Open about:config again and search for browser.cache.disk.capacity, double click and change the default 50000 to 15000 if you have between 512Mb and 1Gb of RAM.

Also, if you want to release RAM when you minimize FF, go to about:config. Right click an empty space, and create a new Boolean, call it config.trim_on_minimize, and set its value to TRUE.

Restart Firefox and feel the effects.:)