First post, by Tetrium
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- l33t++
Just curious, for the people familiar with setting up Windows ME, in the beginning you get to choose if you want a normal setup, minimal setup etc.
Of course I always pick the custom setup 😁
But frankly, I don't exactly know what many of these exactly do, let alone considering ME is over a decade old there might be far better substitutes available. But otoh some might be absolutely necessary for some of the other options.
Anyway, I installed ME yesterday on VPC and these are the thingies I could select or unselect.
Here is a (almost) clean list, I'll post the same list again, but with what I choose to install and what to omit:
Accessibility
- Accessibility Options
Accessibility Tools
Accessories
- Briefcase
Calculator
Desktop Wallpaper
Document Templates
Imaging
Mouse Pointers
Paint
Screen Savers
Address Book
Communications
- Dial-Up Networking
Dial-Up Server
Direct Cable Connection
HyperTerminal
Internet Connection Sharing
MSN Messenger Service
NetMeeting
Phone Dialer
Universal Plug and Play
Virtual Private Networking
Desktop Themes
- <Lots of all kinds of themes>
Desktop Themes Support
Windows Millennium
Games
- Classic Games
Internet Games
Plus! Games
Multilanguage Support
- <some languages to select>
Multimedia
- Audio Compression
Macromedia Shockwave
Macromedia Shockwave Flash
Media Player
Multimedia Sound Schemes
Sample Sounds
Sound Recorder
Video Compression
Volume Control
Online Services
- <4 options of which I picked none>
Outlook Express
System Tools
- Character Map
Clipboard Viewer
Compressed Folders
Disk Compression Tools
Net Watcher
System Monitor
System Resource Meter
Which options do you pick and which one do you omit altogether?
Have any preferences? And what's completely useless?
And are there any options that are in itself quite good, but you have a superior replacement for?