I hope the formatting isn't all too confusing.

If someone pops up with a post with proper formatting, I'll sneakily
copy his techniques 😜

Accessibility - I just enable this, as it well...why disable it? 😁

• Accessibility Options
  Accessibility Tools

Accessories

• Briefcase - I enable this, it has something to do with sharing files in a network?
  Calculator - I install this, it's a must, 🤣!
  Desktop Wallpaper - Enabled, these belong in a ME retro rig 😜
  Document Templates - Installed! It provides extra templates for when you create a new file (Thanks for pointing this out Davros 😉 )
  Imaging - I install this as it has a use
  Mouse Pointers - I just install these
  Paint - Installed!
  Screen Savers - Just pick what you want, I typically install at least some of them

Address Book - Not sure what this is used for
Communications

• Dial-Up Networking - Installed, but is it useful?
  Dial-Up Server - Is this useful?
  Direct Cable Connection - This seems rather handy to have
  HyperTerminal - Really no idea, but I installed it anyway
  Internet Connection Sharing - Dunno about this one
  MSN Messenger Service - I uh...well, lets just install it anyway?
  NetMeeting - Can you use this to chat with other people on your LAN???
  Phone Dialer - Eh...why not
  Universal Plug and Play - To me, a must have!!!
  Virtual Private Networking - Purpose?

Desktop Themes

• <Lots of all kinds of themes> - These I don't install
  Desktop Themes Support - Installed, because it's needed for the WinME theme
  Windows Millennium - Installed, I like the WinME theme 😀

Games - All installed 😀

• Classic Games
  Internet Games
  Plus! Games

Multilanguage Support - I eh, just leave it installed, perhaps theres some documents that need these to be readable?

• <some languages to select>

Multimedia

• Audio Compression - Any use? I installed it anyway
  Macromedia Shockwave - Installed
  Macromedia Shockwave Flash - Installed
  Media Player - Installed, though I know theres a newer version available and it can be updated anyway
  Multimedia Sound Schemes - These are the pretty moving shapes in MP? I install these as I like them 😀
  Sample Sounds - Not installed
  Sound Recorder - Installed, but I'll bet theres much better stuff out there!
  Video Compression - I just installed this, seems not totally useless
  Volume Control - Installed, I find it handy

Online Services - For the love of god, lmao!

• <4 options of which I picked none>

Outlook Express - Not installed, I think it's useless...riight?
System Tools

• Character Map - Installed
  Clipboard Viewer - Installed
  Compressed Folders - Installed
  Disk Compression Tools - Not Installed!!
  Net Watcher - Installed
  System Monitor - Installed, this is fun though disabling that ME backup thingy disables it again I think
  System Resource Meter - Installed, this is fun though disabling that ME backup thingy disables it again I think

Tetrium wrote:

Document Templates - I install this, though I don't know if it has any real purpose

This :

Davros wrote:

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Tetrium wrote:

Document Templates - I install this, though I don't know if it has any real purpose

This :

Ah! Now that I want 🤣!

Thanks Davros!

Looks a lot like 98, here's what I understand and/or do regarding some of the less clearcut ones:

Accessibility - I understood this was for people with vision impairment so I never install these

Briefcase - I understood this was for synchronising with something or other, more for mobile users [ie. laptops reconnecting to a network] so I never use

Address Book - just a database of contacts used for eg outlook or phone dialing

Dial-Up Networking - iirc one of these is needed for normal internet access, even on broadband, or maybe even tcp/ip - try unintalling and see what happens 😜

Direct Cable Connection / HyperTerminal - I used these for serial access to a linux box. At least hyperterminal.

Internet Connection Sharing - only need if your pc has the modem and you want another pc to be able to access web via network connection to your pc. Not necessary if you have a network router

Phone Dialer - will need this for dial-up and faxing

Virtual Private Networking - understood this was ip tunnelling type of stuff, like where you use internet to connect to secure work network. No use to most home users.

Multilanguage Support - Would like to understand this better myself. Does it mean you can see other language docs properly? has it anything to do with different kb layouts or getting other characterswhen typing? etc

ratfink wrote:

Multilanguage Support - Would like to understand this better myself. Does it mean you can see other language docs properly? has it anything to do with different kb layouts or getting other characterswhen typing? etc

My guess is this is about being able to display other characters properly (instead of heaps of those blocky things), but I'm not sure about this either

Full, sans the communications folder and WebTV

I've recently found an interesting page, it's supposed to make tweaking WinME easier:
http://classic-web.archive.org/web/2006082907 … om/oppcomme.htm

Anyone ever tried it?

Anyway, I'll download it and try it out in VPC later

I leave out Accessability, Address Book and Communications, and Online Services (shudder) completely.

In Games, I leave out Internet Games.

Accessories, System Tools and Desktop Themes - I click the full complete single check box, with both eyes closed. They're a must for me, though I hardly use many of them. 😁