Subj : Re: Learned something new
To   : Ed Vance
From : Ky Moffet
Date : Sun Jul 28 2024 15:19:00

ED VANCE wrote:
> Barry, In a earlier post You mentioned having many Documents open on Your
> taskbar.
> Here, all of the things open are individual.
> Task Manager, a txt file I put notes for myself to do later on the PC.
> Several Directories that I refer to often when I can't recall what Directory I
> put a file in.

Several instances of Explorer open can cause heap depletion (four 
instances is about the practical limit, in my experience -- Nero runs 
the heaps dry at 5 instances because each instance of Nero also calls an 
instance of Explorer). That may be your problem right there.

You don't need to keep them all open all the time -- you can make a 
shortcut for each directory and put these on your desktop, appropriately 
named.

Another trick is to put a folder on the desktop and drag a bunch of such 
junk into it. Then add the Desktop toolbar to the taskbar, and it will 
function exactly as the Start menu does, except it points at the 
shortcuts and folders on the desktop. I use this for network locations 
and other random stuff I don't want cluttering my already-cluttered 
desktop. Or you can create a custom toolbar for the purpose.

This also goes for textfiles.

> I keep Firefox open for when I open a .html file that is saved in one of my
> Directories, etc.

Firefox is the big RAM hog.

> Two txt files of all the file names that I create with dir/s/-p , the second
> txt file has /b added to the prompt.
> I use those to learn which Directory I put the file I'm looking for, in.

LOL. I understand this problem. I have thousands and thousands of 
directories, and a whole lot of them are named TEMP or STUFF.

Wehn I inventoried files about 20 years ago, I had 1.2 million files. I 
hate to think what it would be today; it'd take a week just for 
Properties to count them!

> Wierd?, Yes!, but works for me, and helps a lot.
> 
> Right now their are 26 Taskbar Icons open.
> OH!, I Forgot to mention WordWeb dictionary and PDF-XChange Viewer I keep open
> to use whenever...

That sort of thing doesn't usually eat much.
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