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03-16-2008, 04:00 PM
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Tips Before Reinstalling Windows XP
I need to reinstall Windows XP and I would like any info or tips I will need
to prepare. I understand I will lose everything on my hard drive, so I need to back up important files first (is that correct?). If so, I know how to backup pictures, documents, and music files, but is there a way to backup Bookmarks and all the emails sitting in my inbox? Anything else I should backup that I'm probably not thinking about? What other things should I know to prepare for this? |
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03-16-2008, 06:46 PM
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make sure you have all the drivers disks for your MOBO because if you dont have those you wont be able to install the network controller and wont be able to get any other drivers, or internet period.
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03-16-2008, 08:07 PM
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03-16-2008, 09:02 PM
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If your using both Firefox and Thunderbird, a great way to backup your customizations, bookmarks, extensions, cookies, email, etc. is to use MozBackup.
Note that backing up your email is easy....restoring it may not be so easy. |
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03-17-2008, 01:28 AM
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Back up any important files.
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03-17-2008, 03:46 AM
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03-17-2008, 03:48 AM
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03-17-2008, 04:47 AM
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IE favorites and links are found under your user name in both XP and Vista alike. For XP there you look in DocumentsandSettings>user name>Favorites to copy+paste those to another folder or even on a floppy.
You don't always have to reformat a drve to see XP reinstalled depending on how long it's been on. For a lengthy period then a good clean install on a freshly reformatted or even brand new primary is preferred. Once you have IE running FireFox will import all IE favorites and links into it's own feeds and links there. FireFox does see a backup method of it's own. The Mozilla support page for this is seen at http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/...ur+information
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