What causes a webpage to load slower than others?
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i think the best way is you make your page in layers and put all images and multimedia content in layers. so first it will load all text and then it will load all media through layers and then it depends upon the net speed. but this assures that always your text will be loaded first and reader can start working with you page rather then waiting for big media to come and then text to come.\n\nalso one thing you can do with images is that using photoshop you can reduce the quality of images.. if it is 100% then just reduce it to 60%..it won't make big difference on naked eye but it will save lots of space and time to load.
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Most likely not. RAM controls how fast and smooth programs on your computer work. The most likely problem is that you need some kind of plugin for the browser or the website is just messed up/not finished. \n\nSometimes you run across these types of sites on the net. Try some other sites and if they open fine, then you know it is just the website that is having problems. \n\nOr if you need a plugin, check which plugin it is asking for and download it from the proper source website.\n\nAlso on another note, try a different browser and see if it works there. Sometimes when a site doesn't work in IE I use firefox and it usually works. If it doesn't work in firefox, I then try IE.\n\nHope that helps you out!
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I suggest downloading google web accelerator from http://webaccelerator.google.com/ also you could do this:\nclick tools\nInternet options\nclear history\ndelete cookies\ndelete files\nok\nthis should make your web browsing experience faster.
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Frequent causes for slow computers are ad & spy programs resident on your computer, and large amounts of files in your browser cache.  \n\nI recommend running Ad-Aware, Spybot, Windows Startup Inspector (assuming you are using windows), virus scan and cleaning your web browser cache (Optons --> Internet Options, Delete Temporary Files in Internet Explorer).\n\nThis should help dramatically.
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Download a free copy of FireFox here: http://www.kahmer.com\nI switch back and forth between Firefox and Explorer.  Sometimes pages load better in one browser than the other.
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I am using Firefox and had no problems loading the page, perhaps you should think about downloading it and using that instead of IE.
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Opera and Netscape also can do the simultaneously loading. Speed is much faster than IE\n\nd10v01b
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The page might have too much information and script on it, which means it would take a long time to load before displaying.
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Seems good to me, too.\n\nNetwork performance can be affected by all sorts of factors, up to and including the phase of the moon (:-).  If I notice a web site slowing down, I try some other web site to see if the problem is just with one particular site.  CNN.com is a good site to check, because they're NEVER slow.  If CNN.com *appears* slow, then either you have a problem, or there's something seriously wrong with Internet.\n\nRemember that Yahoo! Answers is still in beta -- strange things will be happening for a while.
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It's probably because your browser has cached the page in temporary memory, so it is being retrieved from your hard drive / memory, rather than from the server.
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You cant improve the speed much. You can download any free internet boosting software. Also, try increasing the cache size of your browser. This will help if there are certain sites you visit frequently. The offline content stored in the cache will make the page load faster. nothing much else you can do i guess..
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it might be slow because yahoo has a lot of member connecting to it throughout the world and it could be slowing the server down or because your isp has a lot of users logged onto it.
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There are several reasons you may experience problems browsing to your favorite Web sites even though you are connected to the Internet. Although having an upgrade on your service is good, you also need to check your computer if it's in top shape. The following steps with related articles can help you diagnose and resolve browsing issues.\n\n1.       Click-To-Fix: Automatically detect and fix the problem (Windows XP/2000/ME/98).\n\n\n2.       Ensure that you are running only one firewall. See Conflicting Firewalls May Result in Slow Connection/Slow Browse for more details.\n\n3.   Check that line filters have been properly installed for all phone lines in use. \n\n\n4.       Browse to different Web sites to verify if the problem is isolated to the site you are visiting.\n\n\n5.       Clear browser cache. Clearing the Internet browser cache may help to reduce delays in accessing web pages by freeing space on the hard drive to allow for temporary storage of more web content. \n\n\n6.       Clear cookies. Clearing cookies frees space on the hard drive and may quicken web browsing by allowing new content to temporarily be stored on the hard drive. \n\n7        Review system resources by following the steps below; Right click on My Computer, Left click on Properties, Identify processor (CPU) speed and memory (RAM) \n        **If RAM and CPU speed are at minimum system requirements (266 MHz or 64MB RAM-) upgrading your system may improve your speed \n\n8.       Ensure that you you install an Anti-Spy program. I suggest that you run it frequently \n         Why get anti-spy program? \n        **May cause your computer to act slower than usual \n        ***Can make the Internet connection appear slower \n          because SpyWare can use a large amount \n          of computer system resources. \n        ****Can make advertisement pop-ups appear even when \n          you are not browsing the web \n        *****Can cause your homepage to change SpyWare  \n          software can appear in your startup menu or  \n          system tray\n\nThere would be ISPs that could provide you a download speed of 1.5-3.0 Mbps( i heard 6 Mbps is already available in some areas) and 384 Kbps or even higher. However also try to ask if how far you are from the Central Office of you ISP because if you are very far from it, then there is always the possibility of not getting the maximum speed that you should be getting.\n\nBut then again, it's also equally important to take note that your devices can handle the speed if not, then it'll be a waste to pay more and gets just the same speed due to the state of your equipments. \n\nI hope this helps! =D
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I have never seen Yahoo claim to be the fastest.  However, most of the time there are many factors besides the website that determine the speed that a page loads.\n\nThe speed of your browser is actually determined more by other factors such as:\n1. Internet connection speed\n2. RAM installed\n3. CPU speed\n4. Number of Processes/ Services running in the background\n5. Browser settings / plugins\n6. Popup blockers or spyware scanners\n\nIt is only fair to consider all of these factors before suspecting the website.
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It's been said that if it takes a user longer that 6 seconds for a web page to load that abandonement will occur at a higher rate than one which loads within 5 seconds and after 10 seconds users frustration jumps even more. You might want to look at studies such as the one on this page.\nhttp://www.websiteoptimization.com/speed/1/\n\nA good way to measure performance is using a company like keynote which will give you performance results. After that If you don't like the results you see, you could do many different things depending on what your site does and how it's generated. From local load balancing, to using a content delivery network like Akamai which will not only relieve the load off of your server it will also give you the ability to scale when your site goes through peak usage periods.
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u r computer is slow only when u r accessing net..right?\nif so then the problem doesn't lies with u r computer.\nreasons:\n1. u r in a LAN and the server is providing services to others and hence takes a lot of time.contact u r system admin.\n2.upgrade u r browser.\nif for everything else also the computer is slow\nreasons.\n1. u r system is old ,hence can't cope to the advancements. upgrade the hardware and drivers\n2. upgrade u r OS
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I very much doubt that google is tracking you.  have you recently changed web browsers.  I recently started using firefox instaed of MS Internet Explorer and I have noticed that it loads pictures a lot slower.  It a lot more secure, though, which is why I made the switch.  Perhaps you have a spyware/virus infection.