My firefox is hanging in every window + youtube issues

hi. I'm on a mac osx 10.4.11
firefox 3.6.15
my only add on is adblock plus
all plugins disabled.
my issue is that firefox is just too bloody slow. I'm hoping I've got the terminology correct when I say it's "hanging."
if I try to scroll with my trackpad, if I start to type , if I open or close a new window or tab, the arrow coverts to a whirling ball and there's enough of a delay that I feared my laptop was starting to go. but then I tried using safari and then my web is as quick as can be!
also in youtube, when I play a video, sound is good but the image stops and stalls for 3-5 seconds at a time, resuming in sync with the sound.
any tips?
I'm sorry if this is answered on the forums already, but I didn't see any way to search the forums for issues. I could easily search help, or I could scroll through page after page of forum questions, ten at a time, which is tedious when your browsers full of issues. tips on faster forum searching gladly accepted, and with thanks.
oh, and I've quit and restarted firefox and my computer and cleared cashe and cookies and history. numerous times!
thanks!

hello akhilaniyan, a reinstallation of firefox won't help in most cases. please try to [[Update Firefox to the latest version]] first & then do a reset of the browser: [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]]

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