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I have Firefox 3.6.3 it is very slow to start how can I fix this using Windows XP pro

AnonymousUser
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Firefox is very slow to load from a cold start. I am using ver 3.6.3 and when I click the update buttons no updates are found. This is very painful to wait for the start up. Once Firefox has been started all works fine. I am using Windows XP Pro latest service pack.

This happened

Every time Firefox opened

== not sure just put up with it until now

Firefox is very slow to load from a cold start. I am using ver 3.6.3 and when I click the update buttons no updates are found. This is very painful to wait for the start up. Once Firefox has been started all works fine. I am using Windows XP Pro latest service pack. == This happened == Every time Firefox opened == not sure just put up with it until now

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Chris Ilias
Chris Ilias
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Extensions can sometimes be the cause of problems. If the problem does not occur in Safe Mode, then you can disable your extensions one-by-one until you find out which one is causing the problem. See Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems