Comments on: Remove Icons From Your Desktop To Speed Up Boot Time http://www.pcmech.com/article/remove-icons-from-your-desktop-to-speed-up-boot-time/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:17:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: civicwatch http://www.pcmech.com/article/remove-icons-from-your-desktop-to-speed-up-boot-time/comment-page-1/#comment-18550 civicwatch Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:18:18 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8485#comment-18550 While having a larger number of desk-top icons itself may not be a reason for the delay in booting,this also needs to be looked into and reverified if having a larger number of icons really consume so much time to deserve shifting of all icons to a seperate folder which by itself defeats the very purpose of having icons! To me an icon serves as reminder when one looks at the icon after renaming it appropriately. Often I use these icons as an itinerary of my Travel, Number of an Order that I have booked or an appointment of that day! While having a larger number of desk-top icons itself may not be a reason for the delay in booting,this also needs to be looked into and reverified if having a larger number of icons really consume so much time to deserve shifting of all icons to a seperate folder which by itself defeats the very purpose of having icons! To me an icon serves as reminder when one looks at the icon after renaming it appropriately.
Often I use these icons as an itinerary of my Travel, Number of an Order that I have booked or an appointment of that day!

]]> By: Larry Miller http://www.pcmech.com/article/remove-icons-from-your-desktop-to-speed-up-boot-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17965 Larry Miller Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:10:54 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8485#comment-17965 There are many good reasons for reducing the number of icons on the desktop. But reducing boot time is not one of them. The time to update 100+ icons will not be noticeable, even on a very slow system. Larry Miller Microsoft MCSA There are many good reasons for reducing the number of icons on the desktop. But reducing boot time is not one of them. The time to update 100+ icons will not be noticeable, even on a very slow system.

Larry Miller
Microsoft MCSA

]]> By: John Kirkham http://www.pcmech.com/article/remove-icons-from-your-desktop-to-speed-up-boot-time/comment-page-1/#comment-17050 John Kirkham Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:29:28 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/?p=8485#comment-17050 It's not just start up, but the whole desktop is redrawn all the time in Windows. About every 30 seconds. It's the same if you have many deleted items within the 'Recycle Bin'. Because that too is also redrawn. I only have one single icon on the desktop & that's the recycle bin, nothing else. It’s not just start up, but the whole desktop is redrawn all the time in Windows. About every 30 seconds. It’s the same if you have many deleted items within the ‘Recycle Bin’. Because that too is also redrawn.

I only have one single icon on the desktop & that’s the recycle bin, nothing else.

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