how do I re-build my computer?

Question

I know very little about computers and I have down-loaded some information on how to do it, but I am scared when I copy all the information onto a disk, that I may loose it some how - esp. that I have to delete everything on the computer, is this the only way?
Thank you.

Answer 1

Splash out... go buy a new hard disk for your computer and then you can take the old one out and keep it safe somewhere until you're sure that your newly built computer is fine. Copy the data off your old disk before you take it out... that way you've still got the disk in case of real disaster.

Alternatively, if you are feeling a little braver, buy a new disk, make your old disk a slave and your new disk a master on the IDE bus (there will be jumpers on the disks that set slave / master / cable select - if they are set to cable select you have to have an IDE lead with 2 colours of connectors on it). Install on your new disk and then you will have access to your old disk as (probably) drive D on the newly rebuilt computer.

Either way, if you make a real disaster of it you can put the original disk back as it was originally and you've got your old build of computer back again.

Answer 2

U can copy it to a back up hard drive of another person. In that way u are not depending on disks only.

Answer 3

You can copy you information on a CD if you fear to loose your data on hard disk. You can copy your files as back up on other disks and or drives but from point of view the safest way is to get it copied on a scratchless new CD. Try it...................

Answer 4

Maybe print out the information first so you have a copy.

Answer 5

I'm not sure what you exactly plan to do, but if you just keep everything in your hard drive and move it to another computer you can access all the stuff in there.