Firefox problems

swindonseagull · Oct 23, 2016

Recently Ive just started having problems with firefox
After selecting a page through bookmarks it can take up to a minute ( or longer to load) all I see is a white page and the rotating pin wheel.

I have run AVG nothing found
Malware ....nothing found
Super anti spy cleaner nothing found.

I have refreshed Firefox, no difference, Im guessing some sort of plug in is slowing it ,

But I cant see any thing in task manager that is slowing it..

Any ideas//?

GoldWithFalmer · Oct 23, 2016

Bin firefox for a while,select another browser and go back if they are the one for you and see what happens.?

carlzeiss · Oct 23, 2016

Are you running win 10 ?

swindonseagull · Oct 23, 2016

GoldWithFalmer said:
Bin firefox for a while,select another browser and go back if they are the one for you and see what happens.?

What do you suggest? ( not explorer)

CAn I carry firefox book marks over?

swindonseagull · Oct 23, 2016

carlzeiss said:
Are you running win 10 ?

Windows 7

GoldWithFalmer · Oct 23, 2016

swindonseagull said:
What do you suggest? ( not explorer)

CAn I carry firefox book marks over?

I carry book marks over on my phone,have swapped browser but think (not sure) that my bookmarks are with the previous browser....

skipper734 · Oct 23, 2016

Same thing for me. Refreshed it yesterday, went back to being OK. Just had to put the plugins back.

swindonseagull · Oct 23, 2016

skipper734 said:
Same thing for me. Refreshed it yesterday, went back to being OK. Just had to put the plugins back.

I only have the ad blocker and English dictionay as plug ins......any others you suggest?

AmexRuislip · Oct 23, 2016

swindonseagull said:
I only have the ad blocker and English dictionay as plug ins......any others you suggest?

I have AD Blocker, but also use No Script

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-gb/firefox/addon/noscript/

Two Professors · Oct 23, 2016

Don't think Firefox are doing anything more with Windows 7.You need to search for a browser that still supports 7,or upgrade to 10 if you can.Ignore the scare stories about Windows 10-I have been on it for some while now and think it's fine.

Cheshire Cat · Oct 23, 2016

Chrome

skipper734 · Oct 23, 2016

swindonseagull said:
I only have the ad blocker and English dictionay as plug ins......any others you suggest?

Sorry Swindon I forgot to say I have Windows 10. I have the same add ons as you. Weeks ago when I got fed up with Firefox I added Chrome and was using that for most stuff, unless something in firefox had my username and password remembered and Chrome didn't.
I can't remember why I changed from Chrome in the first place, probably because Chrome started hanging.

swindonseagull · Oct 23, 2016

Got it running faster using the script blocker Ruislip suggested but boy oh boy is it a pain in the arse adding every site to the options, it dont seem to remember my preferences so Im saving every page every time,

1066familyman · Oct 23, 2016

swindonseagull said:
What do you suggest? ( not explorer)

CAn I carry firefox book marks over?

Opera is a nice browser I find.

I imported bookmarks over from Chrome to it no problem at all. I assume it will do the same for Firefox for you.

carlzeiss · Oct 23, 2016

Two Professors said:
Don't think Firefox are doing anything more with Windows 7.You need to search for a browser that still supports 7,or upgrade to 10 if you can.Ignore the scare stories about Windows 10-I have been on it for some while now and think it's fine.

Did you have any problems after the anniversary update . I have 3 Pcs running 10 and all had their device drivers rolled back to previous versions after the update .

Only rescued thanks to Driver booster 3.5

swindonseagull · Oct 23, 2016

Running Opera tonight....so far very impressed.

1066familyman · Nov 13, 2016

swindonseagull said:
Running Opera tonight....so far very impressed.

Have you discovered the in built ad blocker yet? It really speeds things up. You just tick box it in settings if you want it, no need to go adding ad blocker extensions.

The video pop out feature is quite nice too. Very very simple to use (a youtube tutorial will have you up and running with it in under a minute). Again, no extension required.

Opera just gets better and better!

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