firefox pre-loader

i've just installed " firefox pre-loader " and
it definitely loads firefox faster .
why wouldn't everyone use this ?
TIA ,
D.

 

why should they? With fast computers now a days, its
obsolete.

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your right Peter , i hadn't thought of
that .
obviously , mine has a few miles on it .
thanks for the reply .
D.

 

Have a fast computer on which the pre-loader helps speed up Firefox
loading time.

 

I don't know what you guys do but I open Firefox once when I start the
computer and never close it, with reboots far apart, usually 1 - 3
weeks sometimes more. Besides that Firefox doesn't take that long to
load, for me 10 - 15 seconds on my athlon 1.6ghz with only 512mb ram
which I don't consider to be over the top. How long does it take for
you guys? With and without the pre-loader?

 

I agree, only a few seconds to open. I guess some
people must compare themselves with IE which is instant.

 

Firefox loads in three or four seconds here without the pre-loader. I
like the system tray icon too, so unless it is buggy I probably will
keep it.

CPU... two 3 GHz cores on an Intel DP35DP
RAM... 4 GB
HDD... 10,000 RPM
video card... GeForce 7950GT 512 MB

 

Firefox Preloader: <http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffpreloader/>

1. An extra (old) third-party program.
2. It uses memory itself and having Fx partly loaded.
3. Problems updating while running.
4. There's an alternative to Firefox Preloader.
5. Not necessary with modern OSs and faster systems.

From the author about Firefox Preloader, the alternative
MinimizeToTray and how to replace Firefox Preloader with
MinimizeToTray using a shortcut:

<http://www.sixxgate.com/?p=35>
<http://www.sixxgate.com/?p=37>

Old MinimizeToTray for Fx2:
<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/2110>
Updated MinimizeToTray (experimental) for Fx3:
<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10488>

About the -turbo command line option:
<https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options#Startup>
but works in Fx (3.0.6 that I tried) when using MinimizeToTray and the
instructions for the shortcut in the Startup folder.

 

Fx is slower on the first starting after booting up, but subsequent
starting Fx is faster.

I had a slower/older system with similar specs to yours a few years
ago and didn't preload Firefox, also closed Fx when not in use.

Fx takes about 3 seconds to start with about 50 extensions and about
5000 bookmarks and a couple of seconds slower the first time after
booting. I usually close Fx when not in use. 64-bit OS with Prefetch,
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+ 2.8GHz and 4GB.

No preloader.

 

Rom <- -.invalid> wrote:

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Isn't third-party programs what open source is all about?

Memory use is not a problem since the advent of Windows XP.

Close it before updating. I have problems installing add-ons (like
your alternative) with third-party cookies disabled, so they are
enabled before installing an add-on.

With the alternative, apparently right clicking and closing the
"window" does not work properly when more than one Firefox icon is
on the system tray, that is after you have opened and minimized more
than one instance of Firefox.

Firefox 3.0.6
Windows XP SP3

Like the utility you are bashing, an operating system prefetch will
not help (unless your system knows that you are going to open
Firefox). Every program you use has to be loaded at least once.

Unless you want it to load quickly the first time (three seconds is
not quick IMO), and you want it to minimize to the system tray when
closed. I could have Firefox run on startup, but then it would not
close to the system tray.

 

fatsteve wrote on [Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:59:57 +0900]:

Let's see, I have add-ons that seem to update every couple of days, I
also encounter issues where FF runs into 500+MB of RAM usage just doing
regular work stuff and need to restart it.

Takes over 30 seconds to start, on a Core 2 Duo @ 2.2Ghz and 4 GB of RAM

 

No.

Firefox Preloader is a four year old (non-Mozilla) third-party program
that runs *in addition* to Firefox. A *new* version of Firefox
Preloader is to be released soon.

Everyone doesn't run WinXP and didn't four years ago. Firefox
Preloader was intended for not just WinXP but previous Windows
versions. Four years ago people generally didn't have a lot of RAM,
and there's many today that don't. The point being, those with slower
systems or lacking RAM and wanting Firefox to start faster, need(ed)
to have another program installed, always running and using memory.

Look at the available settings in Tools > Options > Advanced > Update.
The default is auto, most people don't change defaults, but people can
change or use what they want.

If a downloaded new Fx version is used to upgrade by installing over
the top and Firefox Preloader is closed before installing, if Firefox
Preloader is started before opening the newly upgraded Fx (makes sense
to start the Preloader again if using it and about to start Fx again),
then there's compatibility checking which can also cause problems.

You not having cookies enabled or not adding such site(s) to cookie
exceptions is not "Problems updating while running" Firefox Preloader.
Add addons.mozilla.org to cookie exceptions and allow for session.
Or save to disk rather than installing add-ons directly from site(s).

More than one instance of Firefox? Multiple Fx versions, multiple
profiles, or multiple windows?

The author of Firefox Preloader has been using, suggesting,
recommending to use the alternative, a Fx extension, instead.

Troll much.

Normal people that can read, know the OP asked the question
"why wouldn't everyone use this ?".
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Listing five things I could think of, some the same as the author has
written, is not bashing or like bashing.

I use a third-party tray minimiser-window manager that works for all
32 & 64-bit apps/windows system-wide.