If you've got a mailbox, chances are you've found an AOL disc in it at some point. 
Little tip that you might not've thought about - Keep at least 1 of the most current version in a drawer somewhere.
They're great for emergency repairs/re-installs for some of your most often-used and oft-needed Windows programs and .DLL, .VXD or .OCX files.
That's the main reason why I keep at least 1 copy of every AOL version disc I can get my hands on;
Just for the necessary software you need (Flash, Quicktime, IE, etc.) whenever you re-install your Windows OS, or if you manage to catch some virus/worm/trojan that wreaks general havok with your system.
For example- on AOL's version 9.0 Optimized disc (and many others), you'll find the Service Pack 1 installer for Internet Explorer 6.0.
Winamp v. 2.91 is on there, as well as the standard version of RealPlayer.
Not all of the stuff AOL bundles on their discs is branded to America Online.
And if you know how to play with the registry, you can usually remove their corporate advertising leftovers and restore the original program back to it's default state.
The same goes for discs put out by most big ISP's - Earthlink is one that also has a lotta extra stuff on their discs.
Little tip that you might not've thought about - Keep at least 1 of the most current version in a drawer somewhere.
They're great for emergency repairs/re-installs for some of your most often-used and oft-needed Windows programs and .DLL, .VXD or .OCX files.
That's the main reason why I keep at least 1 copy of every AOL version disc I can get my hands on;
Just for the necessary software you need (Flash, Quicktime, IE, etc.) whenever you re-install your Windows OS, or if you manage to catch some virus/worm/trojan that wreaks general havok with your system.
For example- on AOL's version 9.0 Optimized disc (and many others), you'll find the Service Pack 1 installer for Internet Explorer 6.0.
Winamp v. 2.91 is on there, as well as the standard version of RealPlayer.
Not all of the stuff AOL bundles on their discs is branded to America Online.
And if you know how to play with the registry, you can usually remove their corporate advertising leftovers and restore the original program back to it's default state.
The same goes for discs put out by most big ISP's - Earthlink is one that also has a lotta extra stuff on their discs.
If you get a ton of them, you could probably mount them to your ceiling (back-to-back) for a cool retro look. 