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    Firefox not scrolling smoothly?

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mach189, Jul 15, 2008.

  1. mach189

    mach189 Notebook Enthusiast

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    When I first got my laptop in Jan. I installed firefox and noticed it did not scroll very smoothly. I upgraded my hdd and decided to just do a clean install of Vista and I noticed a major improvement in the scrolling...it was smooth. I changed the theme in FF3 and it's back to being "jumpy" again. I'm using the same theme I use on my desktop with XP and it works fine. :(

    Any thoughts?
     
    mach189, Jul 15, 2008
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    StuntDragon Notebook Consultant

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    I think that's because of the graphics driver, it happens to me when you don't have a graphics driver installed
     
    StuntDragon, Jul 15, 2008
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    mach189 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I've got the latest XtremeG drivers from tweaksrus.com. But it also happened when I first got the laptop and had the defualt Dell drivers installed.
     
    mach189, Jul 15, 2008
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    Thomas McLovin

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    Use Laptopvideo2go.
     
    Thomas, Jul 15, 2008
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    In Firefox, go to:

    Tools, Options, Advanced, General Tab, and check 'Smooth Scrolling'
     
    mystery905, Jul 15, 2008
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    I tried smooth scrolling and it's not much better. It's so odd...for a short while after reinstalling Vista it worked perfectly. Oh well, I'll just have to deal with it. Thanks for the help guys.
     
    mach189, Jul 15, 2008
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