Why does FF3 run constantly?

While using FF3 my hard drive will suddenly start running. I ctrl--> alt--> delete to find the culprit and it's FF3 running at max speed. What's it doing? and why is it taking so long to do it? And why does it do it so often? I have to let it do it's thing before I can do mine. It hangs me up.


Using XP home SP3 on this HP oem low mem, low this and low that. lol, well, its true.

TIA.....

 

dopey,

On startup, Firefox checks for updates for the browser, Add-ons, and Search Engines. Firefox also updates databases in your profile (history, bookmarks, formhistory, cookies, per-page-settings, etc) during this time as well.


Try this and see if it helps:

Tools | Options | Security
Uncheck: the two "Tell me if" boxes

It's also been suggested, if you're going to turn off those options, to delete the urlclassifier3.sqlite file, so it doesn't get parsed.

In Windows XP, the file is located here:

C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Local Settings\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>

and not in your regular user profile.

Also, in about:config, change this setting:
browser.safebrowsing.enabled
from true to false

See if the "disk grinding" stops

There are quite a few bugs on this problem, and you certainly aren't the only user experiencing the HDD grinding.

However, if you are low on memory, and resources, then I would put part of the blame on Windows. Part of it could be disk swapping.

 

Hi Ramona,

I did all you suggested. The about:config setting was already set to false so I left it like that.

FF3 doing much better now. It lagged me only once but only for a few seconds. Instead of a few minutes. And only that one time instead of several times a day.

So thanks again for your help.

 

Sure thing, John. Let us know if you have further problems or questions.