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On Thu, 2 Jul 2009 03:37:31 -0400, in message <jYidnTXsX->
"Bishoop" <> wrote:

> I just upgraded to FF v3.5.
>
> The first time I start FF after the Win XP machine I'm using it takes almost
> a minute for FF to come up. During this time there is lot's of harddrive
> activity. Subsequent FF starts are fast.
>
> Any clues as to why this is happening.

I would guess your virus scanner wants to scan FF before allowing it to
run the first time.

Before starting Firefox, open the XP Task Manager on the "Processes" tab
and make sure the "Page Fault Delta" column is displayed. When you
start Firefox, which processes are showing high PF Delta values?


> Never anything like this with other
> FF versions.


I haven't noticed a significant difference with Firefox 3.5.

If you want a Gecko-based browser that loads faster, try K-Meleon
http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/ . I find that K-Meleon loads
faster than any version of Firefox.


(For other readers: K-Meleon is Windows only. Linux
users should try Galeon http://galeon.sourceforge.net/ )


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Regards
Ralph