-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Resources was Wireless
- From: "Sandi Beach" <sandib2@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:38:28 -0500
That is good to know! I have a few shortcuts I had not yet moved into a
folder, not knowing it made a difference. I will get those little dudes off
the desktop.
Sandi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2008 10:41 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Resources was Wireless
> Jo Ann,
> It's not the icons themselves that use up resources, it's the need for
> the system to keep track of all of them at all times (so they appear when
> you minimize all other windows) that saps Windows. It's not a lot of
> drain,
> but it's significant enough for me to have mentioned back when it was
> brought up. If you've moved them into their own folder on the Desktop,
> Windows will now only need to keep track of that one folder icon, so
> you've
> just given most of the sapping back to the OS for use elsewhere.
>
> On the other hand, if you "run" programs or utilities from the desktop,
> they'll use up a LOT more resources than they would have if they were in
> their own folders. For items like these, give them their own folder
> somewhere within your Program Files folder area and add a shortcut to the
> QuickLaunch bar so you can run it with a single click.
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
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