browsers taking ages to load

[alexjp123]

when i open my browser (firefox) to use the internet it takes about 2 minutes to load my homepage (google). Once its loaded everything is fine and runs fast and smooth, but i don't know why it takes so long to load up

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Do you have the latest version of Firefox, which is 3 Alex?

 

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[alexjp123]

yeah i've got it, still slow though

[Guest Wolfeymole]

Let's have a look at exactly what's running Alex.

 

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