[access-uk] Re: preparing for clean installation of XP
- From: "James O'Dell" <jamesodell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:43:21 -0000
hi Andrew
you are correct I think, as far as I know it is not possible to "return"
authorisation tokens.
James
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 10:40 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: preparing for clean installation of XP
> Hi Amro,
>
> Agree with you re the Program Files directory.
>
> The question I had is regarding the remove license information option in
> Jaws Tools menu. Does this actually return a token back to the FS
> server, or just remove the authorisation code from the hard drive? I
> thought it only did the later, and so never bothered with it, always
> renewing the license when I needed to do a fresh install from
> fsactivate.com, then reseting the activation numbers (as it was usually
> 1).
>
> Andrew.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Amro Bilal
> Sent: 15 January 2007 22:35
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: preparing for clean installation of XP
>
> Hi Andy,
>
> In addition to what people have said, you can remove the activation
> license=20
> code from your computer before formatting. To do this, open the Start
> menu=20
> and go to the JAWS program group. Then, open the Tools submenu and
> choose=20
> Remove Product Activation.
>
> The other thing, you said,
>
> "I've been looking
> through my installed programmes, and I've got several programme files
> I have backed up".
>
> If I may ask, why did you pack up files from the (C:\Program Files\)=20
> directory? How are you going to use these files after the new XP=20
> installation? My understanding that these files are used by the
> operating=20
> system for the installed programs to function, and you shouldn't,
> generally,=20
> mess up with them. They will be freshly created when you reinstall your=20
> programs after the reinstallation of XP. I've never had to pack up any
> of=20
> these files before formatting my hard drive. Unless you want to back up
> your=20
> Jaws Bookmarks - you can do that using the Jaws Settings Packager
> utility as=20
> well.
>
> My two pence worth!
>
> Cheers,
> Amro
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> From: "Andy Collins" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 4:52 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] preparing for clean installation of XP
>
>
>> Hi all -
>>
>> I've backed up all it seems I can in readiness for a clean reinstall
>> of XP. Will this affect JAWS registration? Also, I've been looking
>> through my installed programmes, and I've got several programme files
>> I have backed up, but I wonder about things like things such as my
>> sound card, for which I have no installation cd, and therefore, no
>> driver files. Do I need to worry about this? Also, I have a version
>> of MS Word2000 that I would like to reinstall; the original
>> installation for this was as an oem licence on an earlier PC, so I
>> don't have a user licence code for it, evne though it is legally mine
>> to use. Any way I can copy or back this up so as to reinstall it
>> after installing XP again?
>>
>> Regards -
>> Andy
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