Firefox hangs even after doing a complete factory restore on computer. How do I fix this? Its taking 5 mins to respond.

My computer is a Dell with Windows Vista. I just did a complete factory restore, not the system restore. Firefox was the first thing I downloaded and it still doesn't respond quickly and sometimes has to be shut down with the task manager. It's the lastest version of Firefox, unless you folks put something older out there on the home page. I love Firefox and would like it back in working order. Please help.

My computer is a Dell with Windows Vista. I just did a complete factory restore, not the system restore. Firefox was the first thing I downloaded and it still doesn't respond quickly and sometimes has to be shut down with the task manager. It's the lastest version of Firefox, unless you folks put something older out there on the home page. I love Firefox and would like it back in working order. Please help.

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