Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, its not that bad: <http://lifehacker.com/software/windows/geek-to-live-how-to-format-your-hard-drive-and-install-windows-xp-from-scratch-157578.php > ;-) Phil On Nov 29, 2007, at 8:39 AM, Frank Filippone wrote: > While I fully believe Michiel is correct, this is by far the most > stressful and difficult job an average Windows user is likely to > encounter..... > > Among other things, Outlook saves its file ( not files, but file) in > some obscure place. To tear the program down and re-install on > another computer, or in this case, reinstall the OS, requires you to > do this before teardown. I have tried this twice in the past year, > and failed twice, pissing off my wife greatly because she lost some > emails that were critical to her job. > > Now I know about Outlook, but what other programs have hidden data > files you must find? > > It is way too scary. I usually just add/swap out my HDD for a > bigger one, and thus never really get down to just an OS upgrade. > > Yes, with a fresh OS install, my computer ran faster. But I am not > an IT professional like some on this and my other lists are. > > It would be nice to purchase a program that would actually get all > backup files ready for a OS re-install. I wonder if one exists? > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > A windows machine needs a fresh install of the OS on a regular basis. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information