Nick, Anthony, [...], I might also suggest "DeskMenu" which is a very small app that loads to the Win9x system tray. When you click on it, you get a popup with all the desktop shortcuts -- no need to minimize all your windows to get at the desktop contents.
~~Garry [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony J. Albert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [SURVPC] Compaq Armada 1130 Laptop (RAM) > On 31 Dec 2001 at 20:37, Nicholas C. Dalzell wrote: > >I am running quite a few windows (and dos) apps > >on this box. The boot-up time is fast, but the > >logon to the LAN or Local takes (dare I say it?) > >10 MINUTES!!! Most of that time is taken up by > >system tray icons which I need to keep running for > >the purpose of using my laptop--it is my lifestyle! > >I need to have ActiveSYNC 3.1 running to use my > >pocket PC anytime I wish, and the Office 2000 Shortcut bar > >is my quick launch for my Word, Excel, etc., so I don't > >have to wait the extra 2 Minutes to load the start menu! [...] > > I would suggest not using the Microsoft Office toolbar, > personally. I've found it's quite a system resource hog - > often using 10% or more of the system resources, depending > on how many icons are on it. > > What you can do to substitute for it, if you don't wish to > use the Start Menu, is put the icons for the Office programs > you use on the desktop, then minimize everything, as needed. > > I'll agree, though, I think that more RAM would be of the biggest > benefit. A newer, faster, and probably larger hard drive would > probably help, too, as it would cut down the swap time. > > Hope this helps, > Anthony J. Albert-- > =========================================================== > Anthony J. Albert [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Systems and Software Support Specialist Postmaster > Computer Services - University of Maine, Presque Isle > "To know is one thing; merely to believe one knows is another. > To know is science, but merely to believe one knows is ignorance." > - Hippocrates, ~400 B.C. > To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
