Why is Firefox hanging so much when I try to access Yahoo?

Question

I have the latest version (3.6.8), but after the last Firefox update, my computer hangs and/or crashes when I open Yahoo. Sometime it will display an error message - something about the script in Flash Player. When I went to Tools>AddOns>PlugIns, it indicated that the Java, Quick Time and Flash Player needed to be updated. After I did the updates the browser became totally unresponsive, so I uninstalled QickTime. It said there was a problem updating the Java. After this I couldn't access the Internet with Firefox. Rebooting my modem seemed to help somewhat. My OS is Windows XP home. (Other specs that might be useful - tower is HP Pavilion 750n with a 1.6 GHz Pentium 4 processor and 768 MB RAM.)

Answer 1

I'm assuming the browser is giving you the problem. Here's what you do.



First, check your add-ons. Go to Tools, then add-ons and in the "Extension" tab uninstall or disable any add-on that you don't use. This includes Java Quick Starter and Microsoft .NET Framework Assistance.



Second, while in add-ons, go to the "Plugins" tab and disable any plugins that cause your browser to slow down. In particular these tree.



-Adobe Acrobat, which bring up PDF files from websites onto your browser. Turning it off will prevent this and your PDF files will open externally.



-get Plus for Adobe. This is not needed.



-Java Platform



-Java Deployment Toolkit (any version)



-MetaStream



-Microsoft DRM



-QuickTime Plugin, which allows you to view QT video on websites



-Realtime HTML 5 Video Shim Plugin



-Shockwave for Director



-Window Media Player Plug-in Dynamic Link Library



and finally, Window Presentation Foundation.



All of the above is not needed.



Third, you can tweak Firefox to run faster on your computer. The link below is video on how to do it.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hJAt_VasTc



Don't forget to restart Firefox in order for the changes to take effect.



Fourth, if you download files into your computer, go to Tool then Download and delete to files from the download list.



If you don't want to have any download file in the status bar in the future, go to Tools, then Option. Click on the "Privacy" icon and unchecked the box that says "Remember Download History."



Finally, always, always clean out your recent history, that way Firefox can work faster. Try doing every two weeks or every month, it's up to you. If you don't how to clean out your browsing history, the video link below will show you how.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrR8CbmiZ-o



If your browser is leaking memory, the link below will be very helpful with the problem.



http://windhair1000.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-to-fix-firefox-memory-leak.html



This measure works well with all versions.



I hope this information is very helpful.



Good luck and happy browsing

Answer 2

That's why i got rid of firefox and went with google chrome the best browser ever and faster.

Answer 3

that dosnt sound like firefox to me... maby you have a hardware prob or a app ******* with fire fox... try ending all the other processes in task man