The Network Administrator where I work recently installed a new Dell
computer in my office. I actually don't know the exact model, but I know it
has a 3.6 GHz Intel Processor and 2GB of RAM plus a huge hard drive.
He has advised me to refrain from placing "shortcuts" on the Windows XP
desktop, such as shortcuts to Microsoft Word documents or Excel spreadsheets
because he says they "use memory and slow the computer down". Is this true?
I wouldn't think that shortcuts on the desktop would actually use RAM memory
until they were opened and being viewed or edited.
Thanks for any clarification on this.

It uses a minute amount of extra memory. Sometimes explorer is a bit slow, like when starting, when it verifies each shortcut. But generally it is not a problem and not a general slowdown.

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"Quentin Schiltz" <qschx@comcast.net> wrote in message news:%23P8gOfLwFHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> The Network Administrator where I work recently installed a new Dell
> computer in my office. I actually don't know the exact model, but I know it
> has a 3.6 GHz Intel Processor and 2GB of RAM plus a huge hard drive.
> He has advised me to refrain from placing "shortcuts" on the Windows XP
> desktop, such as shortcuts to Microsoft Word documents or Excel spreadsheets
> because he says they "use memory and slow the computer down". Is this true?
> I wouldn't think that shortcuts on the desktop would actually use RAM memory
> until they were opened and being viewed or edited.
> Thanks for any clarification on this.
>
>
>
>

"David Candy" <.> wrote in message
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It uses a minute amount of extra memory. Sometimes explorer is a bit slow,
like when starting, when it verifies each shortcut. But generally it is not
a problem and not a general slowdown.

Especially with 2 gig of ram......

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"Quentin Schiltz" <qschx@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> The Network Administrator where I work recently installed a new Dell
> computer in my office. I actually don't know the exact model, but I know
> it
> has a 3.6 GHz Intel Processor and 2GB of RAM plus a huge hard drive.
> He has advised me to refrain from placing "shortcuts" on the Windows XP
> desktop, such as shortcuts to Microsoft Word documents or Excel
> spreadsheets
> because he says they "use memory and slow the computer down". Is this
> true?
> I wouldn't think that shortcuts on the desktop would actually use RAM
> memory
> until they were opened and being viewed or edited.
> Thanks for any clarification on this.
>
>
>
>

Quentin Schiltz wrote:
>
> The Network Administrator where I work recently installed a new Dell
> computer in my office. I actually don't know the exact model, but I know it
> has a 3.6 GHz Intel Processor and 2GB of RAM plus a huge hard drive.
> He has advised me to refrain from placing "shortcuts" on the Windows XP
> desktop, such as shortcuts to Microsoft Word documents or Excel spreadsheets
> because he says they "use memory and slow the computer down". Is this true?
> I wouldn't think that shortcuts on the desktop would actually use RAM memory
> until they were opened and being viewed or edited.

When you fix pcs, the more icons on the desktop the more annoying it is
for the person fixing the pc.


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Thanks for your posts.
I guess I'll have to keep my shortcuts (or actual data files themselves) off
of the Desktop and put them in the "My Documents" folder or another folder
on the hard drive in order to pacify our Network Administrator. It just
seemed to me like his reasoning that they "used up memory and slowed the
computer down" when placed on the desktop is not well substantiated,
especially in view of the fact that the computer has 2 gig of RAM and I do
not use any applications that require a lot of RAM memory in the first
place.
I'd like to check the computer RAM memory usage:
1. After the computer completely boots up WITH a few shortcuts on the
Desktop, and
2. After the computer completely boots up WITHOUT any shortcuts on the
Desktop...
to make a comparison and check the actual difference in the RAM memory
usage.

In news:%23P8gOfLwFHA.624@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl,
Quentin Schiltz <qschx@comcast.net> typed:

> The Network Administrator where I work recently installed a new
> Dell
> computer in my office. I actually don't know the exact model,
> but I
> know it has a 3.6 GHz Intel Processor and 2GB of RAM plus a
> huge hard
> drive.
> He has advised me to refrain from placing "shortcuts" on the
> Windows
> XP desktop, such as shortcuts to Microsoft Word documents or
> Excel
> spreadsheets because he says they "use memory and slow the
> computer
> down". Is this true?


No.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup


> I wouldn't think that shortcuts on the desktop
> would actually use RAM memory until they were opened and being
> viewed
> or edited.
> Thanks for any clarification on this.

If you put the shortcuts on the quick launch bar and slide the
widdo bar over until they are hidden, the Network Administrator
"probably" won't even notice them for ages. What have you got to
lose???...other than your job perhaps.

I would do it just to thwart him. Anyway he is way out in left
field. I am sure he just likes to see a relatively clean
desktop.

Doug
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"Quentin Schiltz" <qschx@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:%23MgAazRwFHA.2808@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for your posts.
> I guess I'll have to keep my shortcuts (or actual data files
> themselves) off
> of the Desktop and put them in the "My Documents" folder or
> another folder
> on the hard drive in order to pacify our Network
> Administrator. It just
> seemed to me like his reasoning that they "used up memory and
> slowed the
> computer down" when placed on the desktop is not well
> substantiated,
> especially in view of the fact that the computer has 2 gig of
> RAM and I do
> not use any applications that require a lot of RAM memory in
> the first
> place.
> I'd like to check the computer RAM memory usage:
> 1. After the computer completely boots up WITH a few
> shortcuts on the
> Desktop, and
> 2. After the computer completely boots up WITHOUT any
> shortcuts on the
> Desktop...
> to make a comparison and check the actual difference in the
> RAM memory
> usage.
>
>

On Friday 23 September 2005 08:26 pm, Quentin Schiltz had this to say in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> The Network Administrator where I work recently installed a new Dell
> computer in my office. I actually don't know the exact model, but I know
> it has a 3.6 GHz Intel Processor and 2GB of RAM plus a huge hard drive.
> He has advised me to refrain from placing "shortcuts" on the Windows XP
> desktop, such as shortcuts to Microsoft Word documents or Excel
> spreadsheets
> because he says they "use memory and slow the computer down". Is this
> true? I wouldn't think that shortcuts on the desktop would actually use
> RAM memory until they were opened and being viewed or edited.
> Thanks for any clarification on this.

NASA sent people to the moon (and back) with a computer that had much less
processing power than what you are running, in the magnitude of 1000x's
less. Mind you, they probably weren't using Windoze. Your company needs to
find a new Network Administrator that has a bit of a clue.


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Quentin Schiltz wrote:
> The Network Administrator where I work recently installed a new Dell
> computer in my office. I actually don't know the exact model, but I
> know it has a 3.6 GHz Intel Processor and 2GB of RAM plus a huge hard
> drive.
> He has advised me to refrain from placing "shortcuts" on the Windows
> XP desktop, such as shortcuts to Microsoft Word documents or Excel
> spreadsheets because he says they "use memory and slow the computer
> down". Is this true? I wouldn't think that shortcuts on the desktop
> would actually use RAM memory until they were opened and being viewed
> or edited.
> Thanks for any clarification on this.

No problem whatsoever. OTOH, when you fill up the display with
shortcuts, sooner or later when the screen fills up with icons, the next
one pushes another one off the screen and you lose contact with your
"filing system".

Q