storing programs on the desktop

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novice has just starting using skype. when options are presented by the
skype download as to where to save the program, it does not give the
'desktop' as an option, just a lot of other folders. The desktop is where
i like to store things in folders so i can find them easily in the future.

how could i set up that 'destop option' ? or is there another means to
readily store downloaded programs so i can find them easily in the furture,
please . thanks
 
JWBH said:
novice has just starting using skype. when options are presented by the
skype download as to where to save the program, it does not give the
'desktop' as an option, just a lot of other folders. The desktop is where
i like to store things in folders so i can find them easily in the future.

how could i set up that 'destop option' ? or is there another means to
readily store downloaded programs so i can find them easily in the furture,
please . thanks
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You shouldn't use the desktop as a storage area, create a folder named
downloads on a drive of your choice and save to that folder instead.
 
You shouldn't use the desktop as a storage area, create a folder named
downloads on a drive of your choice and save to that folder instead.
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In addition to that good idea that Brian gave, you could then create a
shortcut to that downlods folder on your desktop for easy access.

Good Luck,

Trev
 
JWBH enlightened us 24hoursupport.helpdesk-(ab)users with:
novice has just starting using skype. when options are presented by
the skype download as to where to save the program, it does not give
the
'desktop' as an option, just a lot of other folders. The desktop is
where i like to store things in folders so i can find them easily in
the future.

how could i set up that 'destop option' ? or is there another means to
readily store downloaded programs so i can find them easily in the
furture,
please . thanks
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Create a folder "Downloads" somewhere, and drag a link to your desktop.
Having files stored directly on the desktop exposes them to unnecessary
danger, since the desktop gets redrawn all the time and the files will
open therefore (if only to extract the thumbnails and info). At work we
had one occasion, where the folders on desktop were still there after a
crash, but some subdirectories were simply missing, included data. Not
even recovery software got them back.
You may experience a slowdown as well, when the on-access virus scanner
has to re-scan the files (worse: zip-folders) on the desktop every time
the desktop gets a refresh.
 
It is *never* a good idea to install a program to the desktop. Don't do it -
period!

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JWBH said:
novice has just starting using skype. when options are presented by the
skype download as to where to save the program, it does not give the
'desktop' as an option, just a lot of other folders. The desktop is
where i like to store things in folders so i can find them easily in the
future.

how could i set up that 'destop option' ? or is there another means to
readily store downloaded programs so i can find them easily in the
furture, please . thanks
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As mentioned by the others...
do NOT use the desktop...just create a shortcut.

what can happen if you use the desktop...is that all the additional files
generated...
will fillup your desktop with clutter!!!!
 
JWBH said:
novice has just starting using skype. when options are presented by
the skype download as to where to save the program, it does not give
the 'desktop' as an option, just a lot of other folders. The desktop
is where i like to store things in folders so i can find them easily
in the future.
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I'm not familiar with Skype, but assuming that it uses a standard Windows
dialog box, it should give the option to navigate to any folder (and the
desktop is a folder called C:\Documents and Settings\Your User Name\Desktop)
to save the files.

However, I strongly recommend that you do *not* do this. The desktop is
among the worst places to save downloaded files, and putting them there just
clutters things up.Instead create a separate folder for this purpose.
 
philo said:
As mentioned by the others...
do NOT use the desktop...just create a shortcut.

what can happen if you use the desktop...is that all the additional
files generated...
will fillup your desktop with clutter!!!!
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I have very little clutter on my desktop. I have a "testors" folder filled
with downloaded programs locted in their own folders I am trying out. It is
243 megs.

I have an odznins folder on my desktop with 261 megs of programs in their
own folder such as blacklight, drwebcureit and irclean-things of that
nature.

I also have a folder on my desktop I call dadpro-thats me. And it is over
172 megs containg well established programs like Grisoft's AVG, Mwsnap,
Winpatrol, Systeminternals, Zone Alarm, Weather Watcher, Spybot Search and
Destroy, Adaware Se, Juvee16, Sandy lite an so others-each in its own
folder. I also have backups on cdrom.

Yeah I know that is alot and I have heard all the arguments (I think) of why
some recommend not to have a desktop with those kinds of things-but I have
had no problems in my nine years of experience with my computer.

I just think watch what you click-don't be a "Click-along-Cassidy" - have a
strong firewall - run your maintenance on the pc in a timely fashion- keep
the updates fresh - at least the ones you need - and - birddogging other
users of the desktop, as in cookie control for tracking your kids' space
patrols---if all that, then a fella should be just fine.


All that clutter is in just a few folders and not seen. But I realize
"clutter" is more than a visual event as I recognize the "clutter" a hard
drive must contend with. But I have noticed no "just noticible differences"
with the hard drives work. The only thing that slows mine down is not the
desktop "clutter", but all the services and stuff like that ya can see in
the task manager or see in winpatrol. I try to keep that stuff (services)
down to the minimum required.


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