I test drove this, and it works well, I’ve had no problems with the operation of firefox since. So don’t just take my word for it, configure firefox yourself.
Step 1:
In your location bar, type about:config
Step 2:
In the filter bar type network.http.pipelining
Change the boolean value to become ‘TRUE’
Step 3:
In the filter bar again and type network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Change the value field from 4 to 8.
Step 4:
Go to the filter bar again and type network.http.proxy.pipelining
Change the boolean value to become ‘TRUE’
Step 5:
Go to the filter bar again and type network.dns.disableIPv6
Again, change the boolean value to become ‘TRUE’
Step 6:
Go to the filter bar again and type plugin.expose_full_path
Once again, we can change this value to become ‘TRUE’
Step 7:
Let’s create a new preference name
Right click > new > integer
The preference name will be nglayout.initialpaint.delay
The value for this preference will be 0
Step 8:
Create another preference name
Right click > new > integer
The preference name will be content.notify.backoffcount
The value for this preference will be 5
Step 9:
Create one mroe preference name
Right click > new > integer
The preference name will be ui.submenuDelay
The value for this preference will be 0
That’s it. Close firefox, and then restart it. Firefox will now operate faster (page load times!), you’ll be surprised.
6 comments
Sean Sabourin says:
May 23, 2010
I just did this the other day and it truly works. I had a problem when I downloaded vdownloader on a new computer and they snuck in the ASK toolbar. That is how I found out about how to fix my Firefox. Thanks for sharing.
Daniel Snyder says:
May 23, 2010
Yeah watch for those toolbars. Especially ASK which is flagged as spyware. Malwarebytes will recognize it right away.
Gurdip says:
Jul 18, 2010
Thanks for the tip mate. It works! Firefox is now faster! Now that I've done it on my machine, its time to do it on 350++ at the office ;). Will send admins the link to this article.
Once again, thanks!
Cheers,
@rebelk0de
danielsnyder says:
Jul 18, 2010
Hey thanks, glad to get positive feedback anytime of course! Glad to have been able to help.
Zolex PC says:
Jul 30, 2010
Great find here. I use Firefox for most of my work on the Internet. Do you know of any side effects from changing all of these settings? How long have you been running it for with no problems.?
danielsnyder says:
Jul 30, 2010
Zolex, I've used this tweak safely for about three months, as well as numerous friends and others. I've yet to hear of one issue or complication.