desk top wall paper draining resources?

  • Thread starter Thread starter James
  • Start date Start date
J

James

Someone told me that programs (such as Webshots) which provide fancy
wall paper for desktops can and does take a heavy toll on the
computer's resources. Is this true? 256 MB RAM, 700 MHz processor.
 
It will use some resources, but I don't know about a heavy toll. I allow the
secretary here to use it on here machine and it runs fine and does not slow
down the machine.(866mhz, 384mb ram).
 
That was definately true on previous versions of Windows. Every time the
screen was refreshed, it would consume another megabyte in memory (with
bitmaps at least). I'm not sure if this problem has been fixed but I'd be
surprised if it hasn't.
 

Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments. After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.

Ask a Question

Similar Threads

Virtual Memory in Windows XP - Home Edition, Ver. 2002, Service Pa 8
Definition of a "resource hog"? 1
Choppy video 1
how much ram for Inspiron 1100 laptop? 6
active desk top problem 7
Strange memory problem 12
speding up the system 8
Problem with my Brother Printer 2

Back
Top