(from 2005) Firefox Preloader is a utility that is designed to load parts of Mozilla Firefox into memory before it is used to improve the its startup time.
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firefoxpreloader's Introduction
Copyright (C)2004 6XGate Incorporated
Firefox Preloader is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
Firefox Preloader is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Firefox Preloader; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
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Note
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It is recommended that you NOT use the "File->Exit" command to close Firefox or it's windows unless you are installing new extensions or themes. This will unload Firefox and defeat the purpose of this program. Firefox can be closed via 'File->Close' or the X button on the windows' title bar
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Known Issues
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• The Preloader doesn't insure that the firefox.exe file it is using is the real one. This may be fixed in a later version by check the exe against a list of checksums of known released versions.
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Plans and ToDo(s)
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1. Fix any remaining bugs... (this should always be a first in any software)
2. Clean up the code some as much as possible