CM and MS Plus!

[Arrow]

I've read a lot of stuff here about how MS Plus! likes to screw up CM (and games in general). Yesterday I noticed I had a directory called "Plus!" So I figured I'd look for two components of Plus! that I know about-Themes and Custom Cursers. I found, and removed them. Now, since there isn't an option in Add/Remove programs for Plus!, what are the other components of Plus! that I need to remove?

Also, just what exactly is Active Desktop? Does suck up RAM and/or screw up CM? How do I remove it?

Thanks

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As the bumper sticker says: "I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it!"

[Schrullenhaft]

Microsoft will install a PLUS folder in the Program Files directory by default with a standard installation of Windows 95B or newer (I believe). The System Agent is the program that gets intalled there (it orginally came with Plus). If you didn't install the separate program "MS Plus", then there won't be an uninstall for it. Therefore you shouldn't need to uninstall anything.

"(None)" or "Windows Standard" cursors work best with CM. Custom cursors may be animated, which is probably the biggest problem, or using a chunk of video memory that may cause CM problems. You shouldn't have to uninstall these either, but you have to make sure that you're not using them when you launch CM.

[Hemo2]

Schrullenhaft is right about the Plus. The Plus pack you're referring to is a seperate program you had to purchase.

Active Desktop is "bad". Quite simple if you want to do gaming, don't use it! It is sort of a live 'web' page/inferface to the internet or local files to have cutesy stuff auto display and update on your desktop and most definately sucks up your resources!

Here's a technet article on how to enable/disable it.

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PSS ID Number: Q190228

Article last modified on 02-12-1999

WINDOWS:98,4.0,4.01

WINDOWS

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows 95

- Microsoft Internet Explorer versions 4.0, 4.01 for Windows NT 4.0

- Microsoft Windows 98

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SUMMARY

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This article describes how to enable or disable the Active Desktop.

MORE INFORMATION

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To enable or disable the Active Desktop, use any of the following methods:

Method 1

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To enable the Active Desktop, right-click an empty area on the desktop, point to

Active Desktop, and then click View As Web Page to add a check mark.

To disable the Active Desktop, right-click an empty area on the desktop, point to

Active Desktop, and then click View As Web Page to clear the check mark.

Method 2

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1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click

Display.

2. To enable the Active Desktop, click the Web tab, click the "View my Active

Desktop as a web page" check box to select it, and then click OK.

To disable the Active Desktop, click the Web tab, click the "View my Active

Desktop as a web page" check box to clear it, and then click OK.

Method 3

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1. Double-click My Computer, and then click Folder Options on the View menu.

2. To enable the Active Desktop, click Web Style on the General tab, and then

click OK.

To disable the Active Desktop, click Classic Style on the General tab, and

then click OK.

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Keywords : kbenv kbui win98

Version : WINDOWS:98,4.0,4.01

Platform : WINDOWS

Issue type : kbhowto

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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1999.