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by wesley.chin

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How significantly would things like these reduce speed?

-# of toolbars on taskbar
-# of shortcuts on desktop
-amount of RAM
-# of startup programs
-nested directories on Start menu

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by robo_dev

-# of toolbars on taskbar
Nope, maybe 1 nanosecond slower

-# of shortcuts on desktop
Nope, maybe 4 nanoseconds slower

-amount of RAM
IF too little, yes, a LOT...poor old hard disk will thrash and thrash

-# of startup programs
You bet. Programs use ram and processing time, so the fewer the better.

-nested directories on Start menu
No, not unless you've got like 10,000 of them

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