Just installed FF 4 in Win 7. Why does it take a full minute to open?

This was also true for FF 3.17. Some times it doesn't open at all, and I have to open the Task Manager and stop the FF process to get it to open.

It sounds to me like the installation didn't perform correctly.
What I suggest you do is to go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall it, but don't checkmark the option to remove your bookmarks, customizations etc.
Before you do that though, go to [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/fx/?ref=logo Download Firefox 4.0] and download a fresh installation file.
After you uninstall the existing installation, reboot.
It's also wise to disable your AV before installing again. If you've got AVG, this is particularly difficult because it doesn't have an Exit option. Instead, you have to open MSCONFIG and remove the checkmark from '''AVG Watchdog '''which disables everything. Any changes to MSCONFIG requires a reboot I regret to say.

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Problem description: (MacBook Pro 15" late 2008, OSX Yosemite 10.10.2 installed, no pending updates) computer is running very slow - takes 2-3 minutes to open apps such as Pages, even when no other apps are open. Randomly freezes and becomes unrespo

Problem description:
(MacBook Pro 15” late 2008, OSX Yosemite 10.10.2 installed, no pending updates) computer is running very slow - takes 2-3 minutes to open apps such as Pages, even when no other apps are open. Randomly freezes and becomes unresponsive, requiring forced power down. Randomly logs off. Removed Kodak AIO software via Clean My Mac2, but BonjourAgent still there and requesting access. Cleaned weekly with Clean My Mac2 and running Sophos AntiVirus. 2GB memory installed. Currently 169.99 GB available of 249.2 GB capacity.
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Linc Davis wrote:
Slow performance after installing Yosemite on an older Mac is often caused by inadequate memory. Although you can install the upgrade on a Mac with 2 GB of memory, experience has shown that at least 4 GB is needed for full performance.
Select About This Mac from the Apple menu. If you have less than 4 GB of memory, and your model has upgradable memory, install as much as it can take, or at least that much. Any reputable RAM vendor will have a web form in which you can select the Mac model and be directed to compatible parts.
Memory in the MacBook Air is not upgradable. If that's what you have, you should restore the previous system from a backup, or replace the machine. Ask if you need guidance.
The Etrecheck report clearly shows that SylvieRose has a Macbook Pro, not a Macbook Air and that there are only 2 GB RAM installed. The Etrecheck report can be very informative if one takes the time to examine it.
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Why does it take 15minutes for firefox to open a web page??

why does it take 15 minutes for firefox to open a web page???????

Have you tried to eliminate everything extraneous. In other words, do you experience the same delays with a simple Java program (no lookups, JNDI) that loads the drivermanager and creates a connection.
Do you have access to a traciong JVM or some program that captures run-time execution timing information? Even without the source, this will tell you the specific class::methos where time is spent so you can better determine where the delay is ocurring.

Why does it take so long for the Open, Save, or Save As Dialog Boxes to Open?

I'm having a problem throught CS6 with the Open, Save, or Save As dialog boxes not opening for a period of time after clicking on the desired functions. It can take over a minute just to get the Open dialog box up to browse for a file. Eventually, the dialog boxes open, but during the time that it's trying to open, the program is unresponsive. It is happening with all of my CS6 programs. I have unistalled and reinstalled with no fix. The programs are updated. Anyone else having this trouble? Any solutions?

Thanks for your response. The system is a Windows 7 64-bit system with 4GB RAM installed. I am not trying to save anywhere in particular. By default, it would open to the user's documents, and does eventually, but it currently just sits for about a full minute before doing anything. This machine was saving properly when CS6 was first installed about 5 months ago.
I've checked for unconnected network drives. I've also renamed the Illustrator preferences file based on a reccomendation that I found elsewhere. However, neither of these helped.
I can provide screenshots or anything else that's needed.

My iTunes Library takes up just under 18 GB on my eMac, why does it take up almost 25 GB on my MacBook?

Not sure why my iTunes library takes up so much more space on my MacBook than my eMac.

Thanks for the quick answer John! That kind of leads to my next question. I am in the market for an iPhone, plus I am currently importing all of my vinyl records to iTunes. At the rate I am going, it will take up about 30 GB in my MacBook Library, does this number correspond to the iPhone pretty accurately? My guess is the answer is yes, and I need to go for a 64 GB iPhone, right?

Why does it take a few minutes for gmail emails to be forwarded to my icloud account on my Mac Book?

Suddenly, my gmail emails which have always been set to automatically forward to my icloud account on my, laptop (especially slow now), and iPad, are now taking several minutes for them to forward.
Why is this?
I did recently update to Yosemite. Could this be why? I have never had this issue.
Thanks!

Just to rule out Gmail, I have been having the exact same issue from a private-domain email account. Like you, I recently upgraded to Yosemite and I'd say the timeframe roughly corresponds to that. I've seen delays of as much as three or four hours, in fact. Crazy.

Why is my macbook so slow? its 5 years old and it takes a full minute to open and close simple windows

my macbook is only 5 years old. i do a lot of stuff on it but it should be able to handle it. it takes forever to do any task usually and the fan is constantly going like crazy. is this just a case of 'you need to upgrade your laptop'?

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Memory:          2 GB
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Hello,
It is taking over 2 minutes for my application to get a connection from a registered DataSource in iAS 6.0 sp4 on Solaris. The proper results are returned it just takes 2 minutes to establish the connection. The DataSource is an Oracle 9i database. I have the 9i drivers in the classpath. I also have a registered datasource that is an Oracle 8 database and have no problems establishing a connection quickly to that database. As an aside I have setup this application on JBOSS and both datasource's return a connection very quickly. If anyone has any ideas about what might be going on please respond. This issue is holding up a production release.
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Produces this in the logs:
2002-05-29 08:55:12,859 DEBUG org.mitre.mii.project.finstar.FinancialSummary - about to get connection
2002-05-29 08:57:24,963 DEBUG org.mitre.mii.project.finstar.FinancialSummary - after getting connection
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<ias-resource>
<resource>
<jndi-name>jdbc/pdc/IWDataSource</jndi-name>
<jdbc>
<database-url>jdbc:oracle:thin:@xxx.xxx.org:1521:acisdb</database-url>
<datasource>jdbc/pdc/IWDataSource</datasource>
<username>XXXXX</username>
<password>XXXXX</password>
<driver-type>OracleThinDriver</driver-type>
</jdbc>
</resource>
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Have you tried to eliminate everything extraneous. In other words, do you experience the same delays with a simple Java program (no lookups, JNDI) that loads the drivermanager and creates a connection.
Do you have access to a traciong JVM or some program that captures run-time execution timing information? Even without the source, this will tell you the specific class::methos where time is spent so you can better determine where the delay is ocurring.

Why does it take over ten minutes for email to get through for my request for a signature

Why isn't this program faster? It's been over 20 minutes emailing a test form, to myself, to see how quick this is? Is this normal? Not what I was looking for in a software program

Have you tried to eliminate everything extraneous. In other words, do you experience the same delays with a simple Java program (no lookups, JNDI) that loads the drivermanager and creates a connection.
Do you have access to a traciong JVM or some program that captures run-time execution timing information? Even without the source, this will tell you the specific class::methos where time is spent so you can better determine where the delay is ocurring.

Why does it take Firefox several minutes to load all wesites including its own?

Opening Firefox may take minutes. Or if opens it takes minutes to access Google. Or if that opens minutes go by before the NYTimes site opens. Often a window from Firefox appears: "This is embarrassing." Three options appear: restart,check for errors, close program.

It sounds to me like the installation didn't perform correctly.
What I suggest you do is to go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall it, but don't checkmark the option to remove your bookmarks, customizations etc.
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After you uninstall the existing installation, reboot.
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Why does PASTE take a full second to happen?

When I either COPY and PASTE or CUT and PASTE, from one cell to the next, it takes Numbers at least a full second to paste the data. I could COPY once, then PASTE, TAB, PASTE, TAB, etc and it takes forever. Seems like a bug to me so I was going to send Apple some feedback.

Not a bug, just an inefficient code.
Pasting a formula in a cell may force the recalculation of the entire sheet, even the recalculation of several sheets.
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Yvan KOENIG (from FRANCE jeudi 24 juillet 2008 09:11:31)

Why does it take 7-42 minutes for Firefox 4 to open once I click the icon? (I have timed it, yes.)

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It sounds to me like the installation didn't perform correctly.
What I suggest you do is to go to Add/Remove Programs and uninstall it, but don't checkmark the option to remove your bookmarks, customizations etc.
Before you do that though, go to [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/fx/?ref=logo Download Firefox 4.0] and download a fresh installation file.
After you uninstall the existing installation, reboot.
It's also wise to disable your AV before installing again. If you've got AVG, this is particularly difficult because it doesn't have an Exit option. Instead, you have to open MSCONFIG and remove the checkmark from '''AVG Watchdog '''which disables everything. Any changes to MSCONFIG requires a reboot I regret to say.

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Do you have a lot of Movies inside iPhoto? Some people have complained about that. iMovie starts in about 5 seconds for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLx1WUxDfcQ

Why does Firefox take so long to load?

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Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache. In order to try to fix these problems, the first step is to clear both cookies and the cache.
Note: ''This will temporarily log you out of all sites you're logged in to.''
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I've just installed iTunes on my Windows 8.1 (64-bit) laptop, but i can't open it. It keeps telling me that Apple application was not found. What should i do now?

I've just installed iTunes on my Windows 8.1 (64-bit) laptop, but i can't open it. It keeps telling me that Apple application was not found. What should i do now?

For general advice see Troubleshooting issues with iTunes for Windows updates.
The steps in the second box are a guide to removing everything related to iTunes and then rebuilding it which is often a good starting point unless the symptoms indicate a more specific approach. Review the other boxes and the list of support documents further down page in case one of them applies.
Your library should be unaffected by these steps but there is backup and recovery advice elsewhere in the user tip.
The section Install missing components has advice on breaking down the iTunes installer into the individual .msi files which might prove useful if AAS won't install normally.
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