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The Mozilla team has released Firefox version 2.0.0.9. This update fixes a serious Java issue on Windows Vista where Java applets don’t work like they should after Firefox crashes. Four other bugs that were preventing add-ons from working after a successful upgrade of Firefox have also been squashed.

The official release notes for Firefox 2.0.0.9 (external link).

Download Firefox 2.0.0.9 from Firefox.com.

If you already have Firefox installed, click on ”Help” and “Check for Updates…” to upgrade immediately.

There’s a lot of different tricks and tools that are supposed to improve website loading times in Firefox, but whether they really make a difference or not is often hard to tell.

There are exceptions however, so follow the directions below to make your pages display faster in Firefox as they are loading:

1. In the address bar (where you type in website addresses), type “about:config” and hit Enter to access the hidden settings menu in Firefox.
2. In the “Filter:” field, type “network.prefetch”.
3. Right click the line that says “network.prefecth-next” and click “Toggle”.