[access-uk] reinstalling XP. How much hell will it cause me?
- From: "Damon" <damon.rose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 06:23:45 +0100
Hi all.
Am so sick of my PC that I think I am going to try reinstalling XP on it.
My main anxiety is the software that I've installed on the computer these last
5 years since I last reinstalled it.
As my memory is awful, I can't remember what happened to the software I had
installed at that time.
Does an XP reinstall overwrite everything on my hard disks? Does it also do a
disk reformatting as part of the process?
If not, does the software somehow uninstall itself?
I seem to remember that the software remained on the machine but I had to find
other ways of linking to it? rebuild my start menu or something like that?
I am not looking forward to the idea of finding all the software I have
installed. And there are certain bits of software I have bought that I have no
idea how to reclaim and may have to pay for all over again. Details are lost on
the wind somewhere.
Any thoughts appreciated.
Am also wondering whether it might just be a good idea to buy a Vista upgrade
right now and install that instead in the hoeps it will fix all my problems and
give me a far more stable system.
Appreciated.
...Damon
damon.rose@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
skype: damonrose
London, England.
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