IE8 much faster now

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Firefox loads even faster.
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Not on any computer I've ever encountered. I prefer Firefox, but it
always takes significantly longer to start up than Internet Explorer.
 
Nil said:
Not on any computer I've ever encountered. I prefer Firefox, but it
always takes significantly longer to start up than Internet Explorer.
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It's all those SQLite databases, inside the browser. The URL
cache uses one.

Paul
 
It's all those SQLite databases, inside the browser. The URL
cache uses one.
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Could be. The bookmarks uses one, too. However, it was slow to start up
even in the early versions before they started using SQLite.

No matter to me - I still like it and the startup speed isn't really a
concern.
 
Nil said:
Not on any computer I've ever encountered. I prefer Firefox, but it
always takes significantly longer to start up than Internet Explorer.
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As you say later - startup speed isn't really a concern for me too. As a
matter of fact, startup speed is almost instantaneous for me, because I always
keep at least one FF window open, so when I open another one, it pops right up.
What I have noticed, however, is that IE /runs/ significantly more slowly
than FF, and hogs the CPU more. That's why I only use it on pages that don't
work with FF, like W/M update.
(Oh. Maybe I should revise that. I notice that the thread mentions IE8, but I
have explicitly unchecked it from updates, and still run IE7. Is IE8 faster than
IE7? Is it safe to install IE8, if that's the case?)
 
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All in the Plug-in make a Show speed,
and a Google tools make it the Show's Speed's on IE's
 
Not on any computer I've ever encountered. I prefer Firefox, but it
always takes significantly longer to start up than Internet Explorer.
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I meant that I felt that Firefox was faster overall.

It doesn't leave 15+ copies of index.dat all over the hard drive.

Compare the 2 program files sizes.

It's kind of hard, cuz the pieces are spread out everywhere as well as
more built in.

I still have the I.E. version that came with XP.

The last two newer versions I checked out had grown exponentially in
size.

Wasn't too keen on the stuff that those versions installed without
asking permission.

So, to be fair, Let's look at Chrome.

It is a bit faster than Firefox, but do you want something 5 times the
size of Firefox?

Just my opinion.

Have a great week.

Andy
 
Mint You right that the newer versions Firefox is faster overall
But they have to be for there # one companion is Opera
who say they are the Fasts Browser

And not too keen on the stuff that Firefox installed without permission on
my IE8.
 
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