speed up the launch of FireFox

[darkside]

go to the properties of the shortcut you use to launch firefox and in the target box type "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" /prefetch:1 (obviously if you have a different path then change it)

This only works in XP, im not sure exactly how much its speeded up but it seem to work for me

[ktkendall]

WOW, that really seems to put a little turbo boost into the mix.

[darkside]

you may or may not be interested in this post:

http://forum.pcmech.com/showpost.php...1&postcount=62

the app i used on there is where i got this 'tip' from

[Al Pollock]

Fantastic !!!!!!!!!!

[inflames988]

wow--does this work for other programs? coudl i put say /prefetch 2 (or would one work again?) in my itunes shortcuts, for example?

[darkside]

i think 1 would work again, look at your WMP player icon prperties and that also uses the /prefetch:1 command thing

i am not sure of the adverse affects this has on your computer but if you look in c:\windows\prefetch there is a load of stuff that seems to correspond with the files that use this function.

[mb26]

how do u make this work with the link where u have Firefox as your internet browser on the start menu (ie top left) ?

[doctorgonzo]

Great tip, seems to work for me...also, nice heads up on the Firetune app. Will check it out.

Edit: just tried out that Firetune app, and wow, it sure makes this site fly! I'm impressed with the results.

[nocturnx]

what exactly does firetune do to make it faster? It doesnt cache contents of pages so it doesnt need to reload them does it? like temp files.

[Darien]

WHOA!!! super fast... the slow boot of firefox always annoyed me....

thx for the great tip... damn that's fast!

[darkside]

i THINK firetune has pre-set 'userpref.js' files built into it and whichever option you pick it sets the relevent one, this is only what i think tho im in no way sure.