How to Make Firefox Load Faster

Many advanced users prefer to use Firefox instead of Internet Explorer and Google Chrome and many other browsers but a huge number of Firefox users complain about the time that Firefox takes to load. This tutorial will help load your Firefox faster then before so follow me step-by-step and enjoy the difference when you finish.

1- Download UPX Here
2- Unzip it into your firefox installation folder (Usually it is: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox or C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox if you are a 64bit user)
3- Make sure firefox is not running
4- Open Command Prompt (click Start > type " cmd ")
5- Type this as a single line command and press Enter when you finish

for %v in (*.exe *.dll components\*.dll plugins\*.dll) do upx "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\%v"

6- If later you want to unpack the files just type in the command above but add the decompression switch " -d " after " do upx " 
7- Enjoy the difference.

Note: This method slash Firefox's slow load time by compressing the DLLs and executables. There are many choices for compression but I suggest you use UPX which is free efficient and time proven

This won't work for Waterfox the 64bit version of Firefox !!

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Waterfox - The 64bit Version Of Firefox

If you are a Firefox user you will love this post. Why? because it introduces the new and speedy 64bit version of Firefox. It's called Waterfox. Going from 32bit Firefox to 64bit Waterfox is an option that you should consider specially if you have a 64bit system.

Why Using 64bit ?

A big portion of computers these days have the ability of running 64bit operating systems and application. 64bit operating systems enables you to use more than 3.25 GB of RAM which can increase the performance of your system. 64bit also improves memory management. A 64bit system has the ability of running 32bit applications but in that case you won't get the benefits that 64bit software can provide.

Downloading & Installing

Click Here to visit Waterfox website and download the latest version from their download page. After downloading the latest version of Waterfox don't start the installation because you need to install these apps first.

1- Download and install Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x64) if necessary by clicking Here.
2- Install 64bit version of plugins if not already done. The most 3 important plugins that you should consider installing their 64bit version are: Flash Player - Java - Silverlight (Click on each one of these apps to navigate to each one's download page)

Now you are ready to install Waterfox, double-click the setup you already downloaded, make it as your default browser if you choose to. Enjoy downloading Add-ons which can make your surfing very easy and comfortable, Enjoy

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