[access-uk] Re: preparing for clean installation of XP
- From: "Christopher Hallsworth" <chrishallsworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:19:30 +0000
You should only need to back up software you've downloaded from the
internet. The rest should have come on CD's already, so you won't need
to back up those, unless you want it for archival purposes in case the
CD's got lost or damaged. Hope that helps.
On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:52:17 +0000, "Andy Collins"
<Andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> 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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