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    Is there anyway to make a webpage load faster?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by JWBlue, Feb 20, 2010.

  1. JWBlue

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    On my computer a webpage loads slower than others. Are there possibly any settings I can change to make the webpage load faster?
    In internet options, I did make the site "Trusted" under the security tab. I also went into the Privacy tab and set "per site privacy actions" and always allowed cookies. I am not sure either of those two things will do anything.

    If it matters, the site is: http://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/forum/categories.cfm?catid=17
     
    JWBlue, Feb 20, 2010
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  2. Lithus

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    Not really. The bottleneck is probably server-side.
     
    Lithus, Feb 20, 2010
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  3. blue68f100

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    It all depends on your setup and OS. Ram is the one thing that can speed things up. All of the MS current versions should require a min of 4gig. The base recommended of 2gig only covers loading windows, then if you have shared video you have less.
     
    blue68f100, Feb 21, 2010
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  4. Nankuru

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    Switching on Turbo in Opera usually speeds up page loads on slow sites. I tried it on your site and it seemed to be a bit faster.
     
    Nankuru, Feb 21, 2010
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  5. makaveli72

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    I was thinking more along the lines of Caching the page somehow. Not to sure how this will work though.
     
    makaveli72, Feb 21, 2010
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  6. Lithus

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    You can't really cache a forum.
     
    Lithus, Feb 21, 2010
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    Doesn't Opera's turbo feature basically compress all the text and images on the webpage in the same way dialup ISPs did a decade ago in order to (unsuccessfully, in hindsight) compete with broadband speeds?
     
    Peon, Feb 22, 2010
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    I use firefox and enabled pipelining and stuffs (google result for "make firefox faster" )
    and the webpage load does seem faster to me .. (or is it just me? :p )
     
    crayonyes, Feb 22, 2010
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  9. moral hazard

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    Disable pictures and active x controlls.
     
    moral hazard, Feb 22, 2010
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    Try the new beta of opera, and turn turbo mode on maybe :O
     
    ronnieb, Feb 22, 2010
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  11. makaveli72

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    Right that's what I was thinking too. But just wanted to throw the idea out there.
     
    makaveli72, Feb 22, 2010
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  12. JWBlue

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    Someone suggested reinstalling Windows XP. It has been years since I have done this. Is there ANY change that will speed up my internet connection?

    I would rather not do that if there is no chance there will be an improvement.
     
    JWBlue, Feb 22, 2010
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    Make sure your computer is free of fragmented files, junk, viruses and spyware. Put the maximum amount of ram that it will use in it. Make sure your wireless is setup correctly.
     
    reb1, Feb 22, 2010
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    The only change I can think of is ie8 support pipelining, if you haven't installed it yet. Chrome is also a faster browser.
     
    yejun, Feb 22, 2010
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