Very Slow Launch of Gecko Based Programs Like Firefox

I am having a serious problem with launching Firefox 2.0.0.3 or Bon Echo 2.0.0.3 on out of the 4 G4 computers I use between home and office. Previously, the program would launch in between 1.5 and 2 minutes. In the past month or so, lanch time and the first time any window (like a preference window) needs to be launched, it has become very, very slow. When I say slow, we talking about 8-15 minute launch times on a 12 inch G4 Powerbook or either Firefox 2.0.0.3 or Bon Echo 2.0.0.3 Since I love Firefox and am totally dependent on several of the add-ins I cannot replicate in other browsers
Once I can get the programs launched, they work perfectly except for the first time I need to call up a new window, like preferences or bookmarks, which is inordinately slow on the first effort and normal thereafter. I am desperate having spent tens of hours looking for a solution.
I have been able to determine what the problem is not, but have found no solution. It is not a basic problem with the OS X install since I did a full archival restore and then a software update to no avail. It is not a problem with the profile since I created a new profile, AppZapp deleted Firefox and Bon Echo and reinstalled both and it was still slow. It is also not an extension since the problem recurred after reinstallation before loading any add-ons and also occurs on my clean user account used for testing. I have also discovered the same problem began with Nvu, a web editor I use which also employs the Gecko web engine. Camino, which also uses Gecko has gotten a bit slower at launch as well, but nowhere near as bad as Firefox and Nvu.
I am left to conclude that something is going on between the Gecko web engine loading and in particular its rendering of images in windows and either the 10.4.8 or 10.4.9 upgrades to Tiger. I have carefully dissected the extensions and other information from the one mac to which I have access that is not experiencing this problem (a G4 17 inch Powerbook) and I can find absolutely no difference in anything and especially the add-ins to Firefox. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
12 Inch Powerbook G4   Mac OS X (10.4.9)  

Hi Rickeye,
I'm sorry to hear you are having these issues with your Mac. It sounds like you have been on the right track in your troubleshooting. If you continue to have general across-the-board slowness in launching and running applications, you may want to take a look at Activity Monitor during one of these incidents and see if anything stands out as overly taxed, especially CPU, Memory, and Disk. You may find the following article helpful:
How to use Activity Monitor - Apple Support
Regards,
- Brenden

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