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Faster browsing speed in Firefox Web Browser. 10 Steps

by: legend.of.zelda( 92Feedback score is 50 to 99) Top 5000 Reviewer
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Guide viewed: 572 times Tags: web | browsing | internet | browser | firefox


Fast loading web pages while surfing the Internet may have more to do with your web browser settings and preferences than your Internet connection speed. Try these easy tweaks and you'll see that you're surfing the Internet from 3 to 30 times faster!

 

Things You’ll Need:
Firefox Web Browser (you can download it for free)

Get started.

Now try to stay with me, it can get confusing. Just take your time and read along as you follow in a seperate browser window.


1. Open your Firefox web browser. In the address/location bar type [about:config]and then press your Enter key. (NOTE: DO NOT TYPE THE BRACKETS.)
2.  In the Filter bar type [network.http.pipelining]. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name in order to change the value from false to true.
3. In the Filter bar type [network.http.pipelining.maxrequests]. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name and change the value from 4 to a higher number anywhere from 10 to 30. I set mine to 30.
4. In the Filter bar type [network.http.proxy.pipelining]. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name in order to change the value from false to true.
5. In the Filter bar type [network.dns.disableIPv6]. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name in order to change the value from false to true.
6. In the Filter bar type [plugin.expose_full_path]. Then, double-click on this line under Preference Name in order to change the value from false to true.
7. In the Filter bar type [network.protocol-handler.external.ms-help]. Now, you are going to create a new Preference Name with an Integer Value. To do this, right-click on this line under Preference Name and select New, then Integer.
8. In the New Integer value box type in [nglayout.initialpaint.delay] and click OK. Then in the Enter Integer value box type [0] (that's a zero) and click OK.
9. In the Filter bar again type [network.protocol-handler.external.ms-help]. Now, you are going to create another new Preference Name with an Integer Value. To do this, right-click on this line under Preference Name and select New, then Integer. In the New Integer value box type in [content.notify.backoffcount] and click OK. Then in the Enter Integer value box type [5] and click OK.
10. In the Filter bar again type [network.protocol-handler.external.ms-help]. Now, you are going to create another new Preference Name with an Integer Value. To do this, right-click on this line under Preference Name and select New, then Integer. In the New Integer value box type in [ui.submenuDelay] and click OK. Then in the Enter Integer value box type [0] (that's a zero)and click OK.

 

If done correctly, you will be amazed at how much faster the pages you visit will load!


Guide ID: 10000000006907756Guide created: 04/30/08 (updated 05/08/09)

 
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