Was my problem too. What I do now if use the "post your desktop" threads here for reference to what programs I had, since I'm too lazy to clear my desktop of all the icons.
And I'd barely call what I have now disorganized. It lets me get to the programs I want to use immediately and frequently.
COMPUTER-WARMING PARTY EVERYBODY FLOOD THE THREAD WITH GIFS SEE HOW MUCH IT CAN TAKE I'm just kidding please don't do that
You reminded me of a post in the Last Person to Post thread, where...I don't remember who did it, but there was an entire page of the same GIF repeating...over and over again. It pretty much froze my old computer.