solution proposed firefox is very slow with certain sites, particularly reader

Firefox version: 3.5.2 Operating system: Windows XP
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firefox 3.5.2 is quite slow with certain tasks, particularly those involving google reader and facebook-style sites. on facebook, the site will often not redirect or load properly. reader is basically unusable. these sites work fine in ie7, ie8, chrome, and opera.

Extensions installed:

download statusbar
flagfox
downthemall
fission
flashgot
flashblock
skype extension for firefox
java quick starter

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sorry, but i just figured this out: it was related to the skype extension. i uninstalled it, and it works like a charm.



you're a lifesaver, thank you



Great! Spent ages looking for the problem. Thanks a lot!



thanks for publishing!

by the way, skype really screwed up this time forcing the installation of this bugged extension



Thanks for the solution. You saved me from pulling my hair out!



OMG, Thank you, and Skype, that´s a fail!!!!



Thanks a great deal! I was one minute away from ripping out Firefox...



The Skype extension screws up quite a few major sites including Yahoo mail. Not a great endorsement for SKYPE. As soon as I had disabled the add-on, all was OK.



I don't have Skype, but I have the same problem with Firefox 3.5.7. My plugins are Delicious, Java Quick Starter, .NET Framework Assistant 1.1, User Agent Switcher 0.7.2, Web Developer 1.1.8.

Sometimes when chatting on Facebook the text appearing in the box freezes for seconds at a time while typing like the page is locking up... and then dozens of characters get typed...



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