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You're welcome. Glad to have been of assistance.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
"Vesta" <jtx472@netzero.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you. I really liked your analogy. It helps a newbie like me to
> better
> understand. Thanks for taking the time.
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> Vesta
>
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Your friend is wrong. Icons are just links to start a program. What slows
>> you down are multiple running programs, as they occupy memory and place
>> demands on the cpu. Icons do not do that, they are just placeholders.
>>
>> Look at it this way: On a city street you have cars (programs) and you
>> have
>> signs (icons). The signs are simply there, they tell you information. How
>> fast you can go depends on the number of cars on the street and how
>> congested the street is.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Vesta" <jtx472@netzero.com> wrote in message
>> news:4E23B1F2-E752-4978-B9C2-E5D9553F9034@microsoft.com...
>> > Does the number of desktop icons have anything to do with computer
>> > speed?
>> > I
>> > have about 25 on my desktop and a friend tells me that many will slow
>> > down
>> > my
>> > computer. Thanks
>> > --
>> > Vesta
>>
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