is it true that more icons on your desktop the slower your comp will work?
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No. The more icons beside your computer's clock are the ones that slow it down, because it means that all that software is loaded any time.
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Right click on your desktop, hover over "Arrange Icons by" and in the sub menu there is a option that says "Show Desktop Icons". Make sure there is a check mark next to it.
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They can.\n\nIf it is a simple static bitmap, then it will make no difference in performance, other then taking a tad longer to boot up in order to load it.\n\nIf you are useing a desktop that uses "Active Desktop", it can make a huge difference.  That was something that came out in '98, and allowed animated icons, and animated backgrounds.  Depending on how "active" they are, it can hamper performance.
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No, not at all, but it makes it a little more cluttered up.  If you like nice clean things, or if you stick with that rumor, I would place everything similar together in groups, if you have Windows XP, place everything you can to the new style which takes off about 3 to 4 icons (my computer, Documents, etc.) and using that, I only have 3 icons now, 2 are only needed. 1 of them is Recycle Bin (can't do anything about that) and the other 2 is everything else. If i didnt have those 2 main folders, my desktop will be all covered
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you may have "lock icons" selected
320024
that's really interesting!  My pc just started dowing that \nrecently too!  let me know.  I like the Icons that come with the software or program I'm running by the name brand icon.
80321
Perhaps you're clicking on the icon too many times.  This happens to me sometimes because I'm impatient.
980519
You probably need more ram.
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It depends how old, and what spec. There are ways to speed up any PC, for example:\n\n* Uninstall all programs that you no longer use\n* Stop programs from opening on start up (check your system tray). Far too many programs decide they're so important they must always be open, or come with useless add-ons like calendar checkers for print studios\n* Cut back on the number of fonts you have installed - if you don't use them, remove them, or get a program which will load them only when you want them. They are always there, taking up memory whether you need them or not.\n* Don't store files on your desktop - put them somewhere else and leave a link to the folder - this should make your PC start a little faster\n* Defragment your disk - it only provides a small speedup, but it wasn't the last piece of cake, etc.\n\nThe most efficient upgrade is usually more memory - but this is isn't something where you get an effect the more you add - but quite often this is a bottleneck on older systems. It's hard to judge without knowing what your system is or how you use it, though.
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To make your desktop run faster, run only the minimal amount of software in the background.  Uninstall anything that you do not need.  If you think you need them all, turn them off when you do not need it.  For example, if you are not constantly scanning documents, turn that icon off from your system tray.  Same thing goes for webcam, messengers, etc.  However, I do recommend always leaving anti-virus program on.
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http://www.icongalore.com/\n  You can download free icons from this sight. Create a shortcut to the program you want, right click on it, go to properties and change icon. I have XP and can't see any way to move icons from desktop to taskbar. Earlier versions of Windows allowed you to do this.
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Sure, Iconoid, http://www.sillysot.com/  It will automatically hide all your desktop icons and show them for 10 seconds when you click anywhere on your desktop and then they will be hidden again.  It's especially helpful if you have nice wallpaper and don't want the icons to detract from it.
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open control panel + system + advanced tab + click performance setting + visual effect tab + UNCHECKED drop shadow on labels icons ...
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once desktop is displayed click on start and then run and type msconfig ->enter\n\nso to startup and then uncheck all the programs which u dont want at the start up or ones u think are just taking up RAM space and doing nothing..\n\nthis will work..trust me
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No.\nGo to start->run, type msconfig and take the startup tab.\nUncheck everything except your antivirus.\n\n\nThis should do it. \n\nThe next time you restart, check the startup tab again. If some to the items you've unchecked are back as checked, you have spyware on your comp.\n\nUse ad-aware to clean these. Then try again.\nIf it still shows problems, you might have a virus that's slowing down your comp. Update your antivirus, boot into safe mode and run a scan.\n\n\n\nYou usually have only one antivirus on your comp, and it's usually running on your taskbar at all times. Just check out all the icons there to see which one it is. \nOr else you can go to add-remove progs and check the installed apps from there.
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Less now than ever before.  The key to maximum performance now is matching the CPU, Memory, Bus, Hard drive and Video speeds.  Increasing any one of these may have little effect if the other four are "slow" in comparison.
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The desktops are slow and cumbersome but the notebooks are great. I have both and I want to get rid of the desktop!!! It gets so sloooow after a while (I don't know why). Both of the Dell desktops I have had do this.