I know absolutely nothing about computers. Okra. From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jonathan Mertz Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 8:46 AM To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [GeoStL] Re: NGR Computer question The hard drive in the laptop stores the operating system and important files, so replacing that requires you to either do a backup and restore onto the new drive, or completely reinstall from scratch. I do computer consulting on the side, so if you need help please contact me offlist. On Dec 29, 2011 8:36 AM, "Libby Morehead" <gmalibby@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:gmalibby@xxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: If I replace the hard drive in my laptop and then connect it to the backup hard drive, will I need to reload anything? Should it be good to go? Libby ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4706 - Release Date: 12/27/11