How to Fix Scrolling Lag in Firefox 3.5
- 1). Launch Firefox 3.5 and browse the web page portion where it lags most often. The lag usually happen where there are lots of graphics. You can use any web page "live", stored cache web page, or your "local" website/blog page for this Step.
- 2). Click on "Tools" on the top of browser menu and select Add-ons from the drop-down list.
- 3). Here comes the laborious part: Disable the installed add-ons one by one under all the categories (e.g. Extensions, Themes, Plugins,... etc). To disable an add-on, right-click to highlight and press the Disable button.
- 4). Restart Firefox 3.5 and reload page after each uninstalled add-ons, then check by dragging the scroll bar while the page is still loading. Repeat Step 3 until you find the add-on(s) that is causing the scrolling lag.
- 5). Try to update problematic add-on(s). Or, uninstall any add-ons, when you think it's useless or the lag persists after updating.
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