it seems my computer slowed down after additional accounts were added.
2006-11-06 13:54:13 · 6 answers · asked by mr.bill 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
it takes ram when you are creating it... once thats over its all in your harddrive and it will be the same ram as if you have 1 user or 10 users
the first time u log on to the new user account it takes a while longer than user
2006-11-06 13:56:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Think of RAM like a closet when you clean up.
Each time you open a program it takes some power from RAM, as that program works and does things, it tosses stuff in and out of that RAM closet.
To open more accounts, this cannot use more RAM as the accounts are on another server or computer. Now if you have multiple windows open then this will take up more RAM.
The more you have open, the more RAM is used. If you are playing music on like winamp as well, then you are really using up the RAM.
Todays machines should have at least 1 gig of RAM minimum.
Right click your "my computer" on the desktop and click "properties" and it will tell you the amount of RAM you have. 1 gig stick of RAM is about $100 and just plugs inside machine.
2006-11-06 21:57:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, yes because you have some type of program open in order to create those accounts. RAM is what you use to make your computer faster. Making a new account on Yahoo or wherever shouldn't slow your computer down when you don't have programs running.
2006-11-06 21:56:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it doesn't. It takes some disk space, but the operating system only loads the information about a single user when logging in. You might want to look at how much disk space is available, and make sure that the disk is defragmented as a disk that's full, or not clean can slow the coputer down a bit.
2006-11-06 21:58:33 · answer #4 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but the first time you use the account it will take a while to log on completely. Your computer might run slower if you have fast user switching enabled. You might want to disable it if you have a slow computer.
2006-11-06 21:58:17 · answer #5 · answered by pakachuchu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and no. If you don't log off the accounts after you are done using them, then yes it uses RAM. Just be sure to log off your accounts when people are done using them.
2006-11-06 21:56:33 · answer #6 · answered by Ezekiel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋