Manage Your Add-Ons and Plug-Ins
After you've tried these add-ons, you'll have to decide which ones to keep and which ones to discard. To remove an add-on, use the uninstall tool in Windows ( Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs).
Which Plug-in? To identify the plug-ins installed in Netscape 4, choose Help, About Plugins. Netscape 6 lacks this menu option, and Netscape 6A-specific versions of your favorite plug-ins might not yet be available. But there's a simple fix: If you have both versions of Netscape on your hard disk, copy those plug-ins from the Plugins folder in Netscape 4 to the corresponding folder (ordinarily Program Files) under Netscape 6.
The exact name of the DLL you'll need to delete is listed when you open the About Plugins page. If the particular plug-in you want to remove is not listed in the Programs list under Add/Remove Programs, you must delete it manually from its folder, usually Program Files\Netscape\ netscape version\Plugins.
Mind Your Associations: Once you've picked your favorite virtual stereo system--be it RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, or some other--make sure that your audio and video files are associated with it and not with its competitors. That option is usually offered during the player's installation routine, but you can usually change the configuration later by adjusting the player's own menu options.
You can also designate associations from within a folder window. Begin by selecting View, Folder Options and clicking the File Types tab. Next identify an audio file type on that list, click it, and select Edit to change the associated application. Alternatively, you may choose to reinstall your preferred player and then allow it to reclaim its own file associations. The last player that you install always offers to claim associations during its installation process.
Yael Li-Ron
Yael Li-Ron is a freelance writer and editor. Dennis O'Reilly is senior associate editor for PC World.
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