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1.5 mhz pc,1 gig ram, xp, 3 minutes page, no multi tabs, gone to opera

chuckwgn
chuckwgn
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my machine will not allow more ram. 1.5 gig processor, 1 gig ram at 133 mhz, after window opens next window can take up to 3 minutes to open. in safe mode 2 windows open starts at 200k used and continually rise up to 450k or more. Have to use alt-ctrl-delete to close it, mouse unresponsive. Opera stays at about 45k. Even AVG gives warning on Firefox's RAM usage. Don't feel bad, IE does the same thing. Just start this week 02/17/14. was always a RAM hog but this is so bad I can't use it. Opera is fine.

my machine will not allow more ram. 1.5 gig processor, 1 gig ram at 133 mhz, after window opens next window can take up to 3 minutes to open. in safe mode 2 windows open starts at 200k used and continually rise up to 450k or more. Have to use alt-ctrl-delete to close it, mouse unresponsive. Opera stays at about 45k. Even AVG gives warning on Firefox's RAM usage. Don't feel bad, IE does the same thing. Just start this week 02/17/14. was always a RAM hog but this is so bad I can't use it. Opera is fine.

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George Matthew
George Matthew
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Are you using any plugins?

Often times a plugin can cause memory leaks such as the one you describe. Please check if all your plugins are up-to-date. To do this, go to the Mozilla Plugin Check site.

Once you're there, the site will check if all your plugins have the latest versions. If you see plugins in the list that have a yellow Update button or a red Update now button, please update these immediately.

To do so, please click each red or yellow button. Then you should see a site that allows you to download the latest version. Double-click the downloaded file to start the installation and follow the steps mentioned in the installation procedure.

If updating/disable offensive plugins does not solve the issue, a clean install may be necessary.

Certain Firefox problems can be solved by performing a Clean reinstall. This means you remove Firefox program files and then reinstall Firefox. Please follow these steps:

Note: You might want to print these steps or view them in another browser.

  1. Download the latest Desktop version of Firefox from http://www.mozilla.org and save the setup file to your computer.
  2. After the download finishes, close all Firefox windows (click Exit from the Firefox or File menu).
  3. Delete the Firefox installation folder, which is located in one of these locations, by default:
    • Windows:
      • C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox
    • Mac: Delete Firefox from the Applications folder.
    • Linux: If you installed Firefox with the distro-based package manager, you should use the same way to uninstall it - see Install Firefox on Linux. If you downloaded and installed the binary package from the Firefox download page, simply remove the folder firefox in your home directory.
  4. Now, go ahead and reinstall Firefox:
    1. Double-click the downloaded installation file and go through the steps of the installation wizard.
    2. Once the wizard is finished, choose to directly open Firefox after clicking the Finish button.

More information about reinstalling Firefox can be found here.

WARNING: Do not run Firefox's uninstaller or use a third party remover as part of this process, because that could permanently delete your Firefox data, including but not limited to, extensions, cache, cookies, bookmarks, personal settings and saved passwords. These cannot be recovered unless they have been backed up to an external device!

Please report back to see if this helped you!

Thank you.