Ah, now THAT is an entirely different question (although I now see the strong connection). Yes, the Giveaway's would be gone without any way to reinstall them since the window for getting them registered is over. :O( Peace, Gman "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dolores" <dshelham@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 8:52 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Does a reformat lose all installed programs? WAS: giveaway of the ... > So you're saying that if I have everything backed up and had to reformat > the > giveaways would be recognized when I reuploaded them? I figured there was > something in the registry that showed they were activated and if the > registry was erased it would be gone - nope I don't back up the registry > :-( I just back up 'stuff' I don't want to lose - Dolores --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------