Myth about desktop

[Guest NurAzije]

Hi,

I am not a microsoft certified, I am just a user of windows XP, I have

a good knowledge surfing around in windows XP.

There is a myth I heard a lot of times but did not read about it

anywhere, so my question is it true?

The Myth: "If I have folders with files on my desktop my computer

speed goes down because everything on desktop is kept on local memory

for faster indexing. If I want to speed up my memory only icons-

shortcuts can be kept on the desktop, the same issue with my documents

older"

I hope someone will give me the right answer with logical explanation

or some urls.ž

Best regards,

Ashraf Gheith

[Guest Rastuss]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

News to me....

to my way of thinkin IF you have a folder on the desktop with files in it

instead of just a shortcut TO the folder that is elsewhere then IF by some

chance you delete the folder then you are stuffed well and good.

IF you just have a short cut to said folder then deleting the shortcut to it

still means you have said folder.

 

As to indexing, I have never enabled it and do not see any difference

speedwise with or without it.

 

Regarding everything on the desktop being kept in ANY memory then sure,

EVERYTHING on the desktop will be im memory.

Only having desktop icons and shortcuts are not going to make that much

difference to speed or anything else.

 

"NurAzije" <nurazije@gmail.com> wrote in message

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Hi,

I am not a microsoft certified, I am just a user of windows XP, I have

a good knowledge surfing around in windows XP.

There is a myth I heard a lot of times but did not read about it

anywhere, so my question is it true?

The Myth: "If I have folders with files on my desktop my computer

speed goes down because everything on desktop is kept on local memory

for faster indexing. If I want to speed up my memory only icons-

shortcuts can be kept on the desktop, the same issue with my documents

older"

I hope someone will give me the right answer with logical explanation

or some urls.ž

Best regards,

Ashraf Gheith

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

 

"NurAzije" <nurazije@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:a0f26858-fc49-4e61-9894-4009f579acd9@p73g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...

Hi,

I am not a microsoft certified, I am just a user of windows XP, I have

a good knowledge surfing around in windows XP.

There is a myth I heard a lot of times but did not read about it

anywhere, so my question is it true?

The Myth: "If I have folders with files on my desktop my computer

speed goes down because everything on desktop is kept on local memory

for faster indexing. If I want to speed up my memory only icons-

shortcuts can be kept on the desktop, the same issue with my documents

older"

I hope someone will give me the right answer with logical explanation

or some urls.ž

Best regards,

Ashraf Gheith

 

=======

 

It's a myth.

[Guest NurAzije]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

On Mar 13, 12:23 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "NurAzije" <nuraz...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:a0f26858-fc49-4e61-9894-4009f579acd9@p73g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

> I am not a microsoft certified, I am just a user of windows XP, I have

> a good knowledge surfing around in windows XP.

> There is a myth I heard a lot of times but did not read about it

> anywhere, so my question is it true?

> The Myth: "If I have folders with files on my desktop my computer

> speed goes down because everything on desktop is kept on local memory

> for faster indexing. If I want to speed up my memory only icons-

> shortcuts can be kept on the desktop, the same issue with my documents

> older"

> I hope someone will give me the right answer with logical explanation

> or some urls.ž

> Best regards,

> Ashraf Gheith

>

> =======

>

> It's a myth.

 

Thank you guys, it have not been logical to me also, but I heard that

more than once from some "experts". So thank you again.

[Guest kenkcj]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

Going further into detail on that. Everything that is on your desktop will

show up under C:\Documents and Settings If you click on any of the users

folders there is a subfolder lableded "desktop" where all folders and

shortcuts exist. Anything on the desktop is saved exactly the same way as

everything else on your harddrive.

Hope this helps

-kenkcj

 

"NurAzije" <nurazije@gmail.com> wrote in message

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On Mar 13, 12:23 pm, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....@fly.com.oz> wrote:

> "NurAzije" <nuraz...@gmail.com> wrote in message

>

> news:a0f26858-fc49-4e61-9894-4009f579acd9@p73g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...

> Hi,

> I am not a microsoft certified, I am just a user of windows XP, I have

> a good knowledge surfing around in windows XP.

> There is a myth I heard a lot of times but did not read about it

> anywhere, so my question is it true?

> The Myth: "If I have folders with files on my desktop my computer

> speed goes down because everything on desktop is kept on local memory

> for faster indexing. If I want to speed up my memory only icons-

> shortcuts can be kept on the desktop, the same issue with my documents

> older"

> I hope someone will give me the right answer with logical explanation

> or some urls.ž

> Best regards,

> Ashraf Gheith

>

> =======

>

> It's a myth.

 

Thank you guys, it have not been logical to me also, but I heard that

more than once from some "experts". So thank you again.

[Guest HeyBub]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

NurAzije wrote:

> Hi,

> I am not a microsoft certified, I am just a user of windows XP, I have

> a good knowledge surfing around in windows XP.

> There is a myth I heard a lot of times but did not read about it

> anywhere, so my question is it true?

> The Myth: "If I have folders with files on my desktop my computer

> speed goes down because everything on desktop is kept on local memory

> for faster indexing. If I want to speed up my memory only icons-

> shortcuts can be kept on the desktop, the same issue with my documents

> older"

> I hope someone will give me the right answer with logical explanation

> or some urls.ž

> Best regards,

> Ashraf Gheith

 

I don't know. I have never even SEEN a folder on the desktop, let alone used

one.

 

Bad practice. Bad, bad.

[Guest PA20Pilot]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

Hi,

 

HeyBub wrote;

 

........I don't know. I have never even SEEN a folder on the desktop, let

alone used one. Bad practice. Bad, bad.

 

Take a deep breath before looking at a picture of my desktop.

 

http://jself.com/Desktop.jpg

 

 

---==X={}=X==---

 

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http://avanimation.avsupport.com

 

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[Guest Bill Sharpe]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

HeyBub wrote:

> I don't know. I have never even SEEN a folder on the desktop, let alone used

> one.

>

> Bad practice. Bad, bad.

>

>

 

Not necessarily. A folder containing related shortcuts can cut the

clutter considerably. And I drop downloaded files on the desktop

regularly as an easy spot to find them again and eventually delete or

transfer them elsewhere.

 

But I wonder what Pa20Pilot's "real" desktop looks like? <vbg>

 

Bill

[Guest AJR]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

Folders on the desktop can improve operations. As to haaving never seen a

folder on the desktop - meet "Recycle Bin" - a folder without the standard

folder icon.

 

 

of "Bill Sharpe" <wfsnopam@adelphia.net> wrote in message

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> HeyBub wrote:

>

>> I don't know. I have never even SEEN a folder on the desktop, let alone

>> used one.

>>

>> Bad practice. Bad, bad.

>

> Not necessarily. A folder containing related shortcuts can cut the clutter

> considerably. And I drop downloaded files on the desktop regularly as an

> easy spot to find them again and eventually delete or transfer them

> elsewhere.

>

> But I wonder what Pa20Pilot's "real" desktop looks like? <vbg>

>

> Bill

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

Sorry, but you will find "Recycler" is located in the Root of C: not the

desktop folder.

 

AJR wrote:

> Folders on the desktop can improve operations. As to haaving never seen a

> folder on the desktop - meet "Recycle Bin" - a folder without the standard

> folder icon.

>

>

> of "Bill Sharpe" <wfsnopam@adelphia.net> wrote in message

> news:efZTdf6hIHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>

>>HeyBub wrote:

>>

>>

>>>I don't know. I have never even SEEN a folder on the desktop, let alone

>>>used one.

>>>

>>>Bad practice. Bad, bad.

>>

>>Not necessarily. A folder containing related shortcuts can cut the clutter

>>considerably. And I drop downloaded files on the desktop regularly as an

>>easy spot to find them again and eventually delete or transfer them

>>elsewhere.

>>

>>But I wonder what Pa20Pilot's "real" desktop looks like? <vbg>

>>

>>Bill

>

>

>

[Guest Bill Sharpe]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

Bob I wrote:

> Sorry, but you will find "Recycler" is located in the Root of C: not the

> desktop folder.

>

Fine, but you still "see" the recycle bin on the desktop.

 

Bill

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

 

 

Bill Sharpe wrote:

> Bob I wrote:

>

>> Sorry, but you will find "Recycler" is located in the Root of C: not

>> the desktop folder.

>>

> Fine, but you still "see" the recycle bin on the desktop.

>

> Bill

 

You "see" it on the "desktop" same as any other folder "shortcut" the

user wants to place there, the point was to use "shortcuts" to the

folders, not put folders themselves there.

[Guest kenkcj]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

Why not put folders there? Its just like putting folders into your My

Documents folder. Both are a subfolder within the Documents and Settings

folder that is just displayed differently for ease of use. And thats exactly

what a folder on the desktop would prove to be, easy access to certain

categorized files.

-kenkcj

 

"Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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>

>

> Bill Sharpe wrote:

>> Bob I wrote:

>>

>>> Sorry, but you will find "Recycler" is located in the Root of C: not the

>>> desktop folder.

>>>

>> Fine, but you still "see" the recycle bin on the desktop.

>>

>> Bill

>

> You "see" it on the "desktop" same as any other folder "shortcut" the user

> wants to place there, the point was to use "shortcuts" to the folders, not

> put folders themselves there.

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

Except for the fact that the contents of the "Desktop" folder can be

"fiddled" with by the operating system and the "novice user". It was a

bad idea before and still is.

 

kenkcj wrote:

> Why not put folders there? Its just like putting folders into your My

> Documents folder. Both are a subfolder within the Documents and Settings

> folder that is just displayed differently for ease of use. And thats exactly

> what a folder on the desktop would prove to be, easy access to certain

> categorized files.

> -kenkcj

>

> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message

> news:eQdcWKFiIHA.3400@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

>

>>

>>Bill Sharpe wrote:

>>

>>>Bob I wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>>Sorry, but you will find "Recycler" is located in the Root of C: not the

>>>>desktop folder.

>>>>

>>>

>>>Fine, but you still "see" the recycle bin on the desktop.

>>>

>>>Bill

>>

>>You "see" it on the "desktop" same as any other folder "shortcut" the user

>>wants to place there, the point was to use "shortcuts" to the folders, not

>>put folders themselves there.

>>

>

>

>

[Guest PA20Pilot]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

Hi BIll,

 

........But I wonder what Pa20Pilot's "real" desktop looks like?

 

That picture isn't a joke, that's my real desktop, although it's always

in transition. I don't prefer or plan to make it that way, I just don't

clean house often.

 

 

---==X={}=X==---

 

Jim Self

 

AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest depository.

http://avanimation.avsupport.com

 

Your only internet source for spiral staircase plans.

http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm

 

Experimental Aircraft Association #140897

EAA Technical Counselor #4562

[Guest PD43]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

On Mar 17, 11:14 pm, PA20Pilot <PA20Pi...@faa.gov> wrote:

> .......But I wonder what Pa20Pilot's "real" desktop looks like?

>

> That picture isn't a joke, that's my real desktop, although it's always

> in transition. I don't prefer or plan to make it that way, I just don't

> clean house often.

 

"often"???? Looks more like never.

 

I don't have a single icon on my desktop. 20 on my quick launch,

that's it.

[Guest Bill in Co.]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

PD43 wrote:

> On Mar 17, 11:14 pm, PA20Pilot <PA20Pi...@faa.gov> wrote:

>

>> .......But I wonder what Pa20Pilot's "real" desktop looks like?

>>

>> That picture isn't a joke, that's my real desktop, although it's always

>> in transition. I don't prefer or plan to make it that way, I just don't

>> clean house often.

>

> "often"???? Looks more like never.

>

> I don't have a single icon on my desktop.

 

That's most unfortunate. I have about 40 on mine. You have my

condolences.

[Guest Bill Sharpe]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

Bob I wrote:

> Except for the fact that the contents of the "Desktop" folder can be

> "fiddled" with by the operating system and the "novice user". It was a

> bad idea before and still is.

>

 

We don't have no stinkin' "novice users" around here <vbg>.

Been using PC's since 1983, mainframes before that.

 

Bill

[Guest Bill Sharpe]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

PA20Pilot wrote:

> Hi BIll,

>

> .......But I wonder what Pa20Pilot's "real" desktop looks like?

>

> That picture isn't a joke, that's my real desktop, although it's always

> in transition. I don't prefer or plan to make it that way, I just don't

> clean house often.

>

>

> ---==X={}=X==---

>

> Jim Self

>

Jim

No, I believe you. I meant the desktop that the monitor, keyboard, and

mouse sit on. That's "real."

And why do put "wallpaper" on a desktop?

 

Bill

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

 

 

Bill Sharpe wrote:

> Bob I wrote:

>

>> Except for the fact that the contents of the "Desktop" folder can be

>> "fiddled" with by the operating system and the "novice user". It was a

>> bad idea before and still is.

>>

>

> We don't have no stinkin' "novice users" around here <vbg>.

> Been using PC's since 1983, mainframes before that.

>

> Bill

 

Yep, prefer the command line myself. I'm still amazed at the damage they

can do with a clumsy drag-n-drop!

[Guest PA20Pilot]

Re: Myth about desktop

 

Hi again,

 

....... I meant the desktop that the monitor, keyboard, and mouse sit on.

 

Damn, that's obvious now. Not too bad, always a place to put my feet up

beside the monitor and kick bace in the easy chair and run the mouse on

the foot stool beside.

 

What looks most like my monitor in real life is my van outsite. Sort of

like a rolling tool box without partitions. I have to push the crap away

from my ankles sometimes. Not much real trash, just stuff/tools/project

parts/etc. that needs dealing with.

 

---==X={}=X==---

 

Jim Self

 

AVIATION ANIMATION, the internet's largest depository.

http://avanimation.avsupport.com

 

Your only internet source for spiral staircase plans.

http://jself.com/stair/Stair.htm

 

Experimental Aircraft Association #140897

EAA Technical Counselor #4562