[access-uk] Re: preparing for clean installation of XP
- From: "Amro Bilal" <amro_bilal@xxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 23:10:23 -0000
Hi Andy,
Please see my reply to Andrew.
Cheers,
Amro
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Collins" <Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 10:52 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: preparing for clean installation of XP
> 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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