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Why is Firefox very slow closing down from any web site visited?

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tmdcedar
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Why is Firefox 3.6.15 slow to open and slow and choppy closing down?

'''Why is Firefox 3.6.15 slow to open and slow and choppy closing down?

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countryrockstar
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I'm having the same problem and using all my cpu and memory, causing my computer to over heat and shutdown through out the day. I started having this problem about two releases ago and now the problem is even worse. Thinking of dumping FF this week.

tokamac
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go back to 3.6.12 or dump it

Modified by tokamac

tmdcedar
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bold textAfter trying dozens of remedies and restoring my computer at least 10 times going back to january 15th, I finally found my answer: I had a desktop photo on my monitor which was slowing down the computer. I changed my Refresh rate in the Display Properties from 65 to 75 and it solved my problem.