[access-uk] Re: preparing for clean installation of XP
- From: Andy Collins <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:52:17 +0000
Amro, Is there any advantage to removing the JAWS activation licence
ahead of doing a reinstall?
Sorry, but I seem to have caused confusion over backing up
programmes, I didn't mean from the programmes folder, but software I
have installed in addition.
-
Andy
On Mon Jan 15 22:34 , 'Amro Bilal' <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx> sent:
>Hi Andy,
>
>In addition to what people have said, you can remove the activation
license
>code from your computer before formatting. To do this, open the
Start menu
>and go to the JAWS program group. Then, open the Tools submenu and
choose
>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\)
>directory? How are you going to use these files after the new XP
>installation? My understanding that these files are used by the
operating
>system for the installed programs to function, and you shouldn't,
generally,
>mess up with them. They will be freshly created when you reinstall
your
>programs after the reinstallation of XP. I've never had to pack up
any of
>these files before formatting my hard drive. Unless you want to back
up your
>Jaws Bookmarks - you can do that using the Jaws Settings Packager
utility as
>well.
>
>My two pence worth!
>
>Cheers,
>Amro
>----- Original Message -----
>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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