http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ How-To Geek Forums Topic: Fifrefox 3.5 and RAM issues en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:48:37 +0000 http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-100419 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:02:40 +0000 jmcguire 100419@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>I didn't see anything that jumped out to me as "phishy." I do not know what "WebEx" is though. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-100277 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:56:05 +0000 paulmoscrop 100277@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U8M1UBJ7Zs">How To Make Firefox Use Less Ram When Minimized</a></p> <p>The above link will help you make it use less ram when it is minimized! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-100025 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 03:19:34 +0000 jasonallen347 100025@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>ad-aware and spybot found nothing. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-99984 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:09:18 +0000 jasonallen347 99984@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>JMc. yes, the whole computer is being slow now. it all started when i DL FF 3.5. i did what you said, and it is working a little better. video still choppy, but not as bad as it was. i am DL Ad-Aware and Spybot. I will let you know what happened.</p> <p>BTW... FF 3.0.11 had 264 Registry files and 1004 Files and Folders when scanned with Revo Uninstaller.<br /> Yahoo messenger had 1475 registry files and 1201 files and folders.</p> <p>For All To See: Here is my Desktop, Installed Programs (some i do not know what they are and i don't know if i can get rid of them) and my running processes.</p> <p>please follow this link:</p> <p><a href="http://s853.photobucket.com/albums/ab95/jasonallen347/">processes, programs etc</a></p> <p>thanks for your help all. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-99960 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:41:44 +0000 jmcguire 99960@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>You seem to have figured it out, but Stylish and Gresemonkey are add-ons for Firefox that have scripts used to customize many different things.</p> <p>If I understand, it isn't just Firefox that is slow, but the entire computer?</p> <p>Posting the screenshots might actually help, by the way.</p> <p>I would check what programs you have starting up with Windows (AIM, MSN, Yahoo! Messenger, etc.) and turn off the feature to have them "Start with Windows." You could also check if you have any toolbars installed. (Open Internet Explorer... *shudder*)</p> <p>Try running Ad-Aware and Spybot: Search and Destory as well. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-99860 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 08:19:56 +0000 jasonallen347 99860@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>JM... did that and it took a long time, but i got rid of all that i know i could safely to "start over" and see if i just deleted/uninstalled all the junk running around my pc if that wuold help the performance. also used CC Cleaner, and the defragger on both my drives, as well as iobit utility mentioned earlier... registry optimization/defragger, defragger on both drives, disk cleanup etc... </p> <p>STILL SLOW!!!! aaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHH!!!1 </p> <p>I am now totally lost.<br /> i have copies (screenshots) or my processes, installed programs and desktop if that would help anyone help me figure out why my pc is so slow now... for two weeks now. let me know, thanks,<br /> Jason </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-99846 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:45:40 +0000 jasonallen347 99846@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>JM...</p> <p>i want to try what you said, but i don't know what Stylish and Greasemonkey scripts are and i looked on the wiki page and there is nothing there?<br /> i use XMARKS to backup my bookmarks etc.<br /> I also have a TON of plugins that i have no idea what they do so i don't know if i need to get rid of them.<br /> I am going to try what you said now. will get back to you with the results.</p> <p>MIKEHUNT &#38; RAPHOENIX:<br /> I tried what you said and it cleaned up a lot of junk, but still devouring RAM and video is still incredibly choppy... i can handle the slightly slower (sometimes) if the video would play smooth. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-99413 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:29:44 +0000 LH 99413@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Completely true. I have had similar probs with FF installations in the past. Thanks for the reminder :) </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-99410 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:26:53 +0000 jmcguire 99410@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>@LH<br /> The reason I suggest this is, I have had issues with Firefox keeping old configuration files (especially for extensions, even ones long since uninstalled). A completely fresh installation seems to help. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-99397 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:14:51 +0000 LH 99397@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>The OP is using 3.5. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-99394 Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:09:37 +0000 jmcguire 99394@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>To all having Firefox Memory Issues.</p> <p>Back up your bookmarks.<br /> Back up Stylish scripts.<br /> Back up Greasemonkey scripts.<br /> Take note of all your extensions and any special settings they have.<br /> Uninstall Firefox using Revo Unistaller (most advanced option).<br /> Install Firefox 3.5.<br /> Import Bookmarks.<br /> Install extensions and customize.<br /> Import Stylish scripts.<br /> Import Greasemonkey scripts. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-99209 Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:53:54 +0000 mattfu 99209@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>i too have had problems since upgrading firefox, it keeps telling me that scripts arent running because of low memory. im running it on xp</p> <p>matt </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-98909 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:39:01 +0000 raphoenix 98909@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>mikehunt,<br /> ---<br /> Thanks.<br /> ---<br /> I will try it and post a review sometime.<br /> ---<br /> Regards,<br /> Rick P. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-98904 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:56:25 +0000 mikehunt 98904@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Hey raphoenix if you've used Iobit's advanced system care 3 you'll see that it does a full sys clean aswell as all other thing's ! </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-98902 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:23:58 +0000 jasonallen347 98902@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Mike and raphoenix, thank you for your help, i am late for a baseball game and will get to this when that is over tonight. I will reply with an update tonight or tomorrow when i have time to go through that stuff.<br /> :D </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-98835 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:42:08 +0000 raphoenix 98835@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>jasonallen347,<br /> ---<br /> Instead of adding more "stuff" into the system, might consider "decrapifying" the machine.<br /> Says compatible with all "flavors" of Vista.<br /> <a href="http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/download" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/download</a><br /> ---<br /> A good reference for setting up your Vista Services.<br /> <a href="http://blackviper.com" rel="nofollow">http://blackviper.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/59910-services.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/59910-services.html</a><br /> ---<br /> Regards,<br /> Rick P. </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-98833 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:45:06 +0000 mikehunt 98833@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>Go to this link and download "advanced system care 3" fantastic tool for sorting out issues like yours try it you'll be quite surprised and it's easy to use and self explanatory <a href="http://www.iobit.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.iobit.com/</a> </p> http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/topic/fifrefox-35-and-ram-issues#post-98796 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:08:36 +0000 jasonallen347 98796@http://www.howtogeek.com/forum/ <p>HI! First Post! So glad i found this place. has already solved many problems i was having.<br /> my specs:<br /> HP dv5 1004-nr<br /> AMD Turion X2 Ultra dual-Core Mobile ZM-80 2.10 GHz<br /> 4.00 GB Ram<br /> 64 bit VISTA</p> <p>About a week ago i "upgraded" to Ff 3.5 from Ff 3.0.11. As soon as I did this, my laptop became snail like. TONS of cpu usage and RAM usage. though this forum i have resolved many of the CPU usage and disabled junk that did not need to be running. Still have an inordinate amount of RAM usage. Anywhere from 1.38 GB (where it is right now and level on the usage graph) all the way up to 2.03GB (at that time level on the task manager usage graph) I can not find out what is using so much RAM constantly. Can not watch video on the net, and having issues with video on DL to my HDD. Even opening the folder where I keep my full length movies can take up to 2 minutes to load. </p> <p>I uninstalled Ff3.5 and reinstalled Ff 3.0.11 just to see if that is what caused it, as i said it all started After i installed 3.5. No help there..<br /> I am wondering if anyone can help me figure out how to find out what is running, how to tweak it and get my pc back to running like Usain Bolt, like it did before I made the change.<br /> thank you. </p>