Can I burn to CD's freeware programs that I have installed on my desktop (I am reinstalling XPSP2)?

Question

I have to reinstall XPSP2 on my Dell Dimension 1100 desktop.. I have a few freeware programs that required registration online with the manufacturers. Once I had installed these programs, the setup icons changed to the permanent logo icons; so, I do not know where to locate the setups. Can I burn these programs to CD's? Isn't there some kind of prevention due to copyright, etc, even though they are freeware??I emailed each manufacturer and received automated answers that did not answer this question. Once such a freeware program has been downloaded, do they usually permit another download to the same person?

Answer 1

If they were freeware, I should think so. Just redownload the installer after you do the reinstallation, and request a new code and enter it in.

Answer 2

Freeware is just that, free. You can burn the whole program to a CD, but be sure you get all of it, including setup, logs, etc. You can probably get most of them back, but you will need all your original installation instructions. It's easier to copy them off before you reinstall XPSP2. I didn't do that, and I wish I had!

Answer 3

Most programs won't run unless installed.
Just copying the program folder to a CD will preserve any data in the program folder, but unless it is a'self-contained' program, it won't run after copied back.
If your data is actually stored in the program folders, you can save that to CD, but you need to find the installation files and burn those to CD.
After reinstalling XP, you can reinstall the programs, then copy your personal data back to the folders.

Answer 4

certain, you may attempt this. you'll favor to burn the setup archives for this technique onto the CD earlier it must be put in on the different computing gadget although that. Setup archives are in many situations .exe or .msi record extensions.