Like Microsoft Office and Corel Paintshop Pro.. What will i need to back up? The entire folder in program files? will it still work when copying and pasting back into the fresh formatted hard drive?
2006-10-30 06:34:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I downloaded Office from the microsft website for free (now it costs money) and i dont have the disc or code thingy for Corel.. now its £80...
2006-10-30 07:14:50 · update #1
All you can do is backup your own personal files, IE: music, photos, letters etc. You would be waisting your time backing up programmes as they need to go through the install procedure to allow the operating system know what settings are required to have them function properly
2006-10-30 06:46:31 · answer #1 · answered by BobC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to backup certain programs as long as you have the original CD laying around your house. I think the best way to start over from scratch is to backup all the files you have created, (e.g. all of your own word documents, any photos, etc.) Also if you use IE and Outlook make sure that you backup your IE favorites directory and export a .pst file from Outlook which contains all of your emails. Now once you format and put Windows back on your machine and reinstall Office, Paintshop, etc from the original CDs. Hope that helps.
2006-10-30 06:49:27 · answer #2 · answered by gladlock96 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
back up the entire drive onto a spare drive or a mates computer.
then format your drive. The OS (eg XP) should re-install automatically if held in a partition of the hard drive or if you've got it on disk, use the disk.
Then you can just copy over the save info, Office etc will re-install for you.
2006-10-30 06:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by Icarus 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There Are Linux based Tecchie kit and restoration CDs and DVDs loaded with application that boots from the CD itself, so as that residing house windows has no protection in any appreciate. Then, interior the main Linux menu, you decide on for old DOS-like suggestions to look at and fix issues on the hard drive, which, now's one hundred% available. seek for restoration CDs and spot what's obtainable now ! You acquire a picture document, and burn a clean CD/DVD on your computing gadget, and from there, merely boot the computing gadget from the disc... The restoration CDs are loose.Even booting from a loose LINUX CD or DVD like UBUNTU will assist you to look at each and all the documents on the XP hard drive - or maybe in all likelihood erase them - Linux is plenty greater proper to NTfS and sees all document kinds.. There are issues like "systemrescuedisk" and "trinityrescuedisk" to boot. i think of you ought to rather get rid of the offending documents ! stable success
2016-12-28 08:19:44 · answer #4 · answered by osuch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you would need another computer.
Do you not have the original disks for these programmes?
2006-10-30 06:44:40 · answer #5 · answered by Jayne 2 (LMHJJ) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Re-install them from the discs. (You do have the discs, don't you?)
2006-10-30 06:43:55 · answer #6 · answered by Stephen L 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋