My web page is loading slow.

The number and size of images on a web page, the number of other people trying to access the page at the same time you are, and your connection speed all can slow down the load time for a website.

In order to help ensure that pages load as fast as possible, you should not clear your browser's cache unless necessary. Cache is the memory your browser uses to store things like images and HTML scripts so these don't have to downloaded every time you visit the page. Frequently visited pages such as Email on the Web or Yahoo! often reuse the same images, so by storing them in the cache they load faster when you visit these sites. Whenever you clear your cache you remove the saved web elements and have to re-download them, slowing the page load.

Another thing you can do to help web pages load faster is to increase the amount of cache your browser uses, so you can store more web elements.

To increase the cache:

Internet Explorer

1. Start Internet Explorer, click on Tools and select Internet Options.
2. Click on the General tab, then click the Settings button in the Browser History section.
3. Change the amount of cache to between 250 and 500 in Disk space to use.
4. Click OK to save your settings.

Firefox

1. Start Firefox, click on Tools and select Options.
2. Click on the Advanced icon, and choose the Network tab.
3. Change the amount of cache to between 250 and 500 in the Offline Storage section.
4. Click OK to save your settings.