On Sunday, July 14, 2002, at 01:46 PM, Gail Vass wrote:
> My question concerns Plug-ins. > Plug-ins for Netscape 4.7 and OS 8.1 > Can you have too many? Possibly, but I've never noticed a problem...they're not loaded until needed anyway. > Can you have too few? Absolutely. If you want to look at something and it's not there, by definition you have too few. ;-) Seriously, you do need to keep the default plug-in in the plug-ins folder > Which ones are "Must Have"? Acrobat Reader, Quicktime, Flash (Macromedia has finally stopped their '62.4 seconds have elapsed since we last made you upgrade your Flash plug-in, so it's time again!' installer train.) Perhaps Real Player. Perhaps Windows Media. > Which ones are "Avoid BIGTIME"? My plugin's directory is littered with plugins that I've never used but once on a lame site somewhere...does anyone still use Beatnik? > > Do you install with Netscape open? Not typically, and the ones that install via netscape usually require a restart. > Do you uninstall old versions first or do they copy over? Well made plug-ins will install themselves properly. > Can you have too many media plug-ins? As I said, it depends on what you're looking at/listening to. Are you having a particular problem, looking to do some spring disk cleaning, what? -- Bruce Johnson Wherever you go, there you are. -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
