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Can some one please tell me if i will lose all my files &
data if i reinstall windows me . or will they remain and it is safe to reinstall . regards Greg |
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you should be able to reinstall from the cd at the desk top without losing all your data, but it is not a guarantee. you should back up all data before trying. are you reinstalling because of an error?
"Greg" wrote: Can some one please tell me if i will lose all my files & data if i reinstall windows me . or will they remain and it is safe to reinstall . regards Greg |
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"Greg" wrote:
Can some one please tell me if i will lose all my files & data if i reinstall windows me . or will they remain and it is safe to reinstall . regards Greg It depends on a number of factors. If you reinstall your WindowsMe over top of the existing install then it should preserve your installed applications, user data files, and program configuration settings. However you will have to reinstall all of the Windows Updates and you may have a problem with Internet Explorer if you have upgraded that to IE6 unless you uninstall IE6 first. If you do a format of the hard drive and then reinstall Windows Me then everything repeat everything on the hard drive will be wiped out and permanently lost. If your WindowsMe is on a "System Recovery" CD, which is what a number of computer manufacturers provided with their new computers sold with WindowsMe preinstalled, then using that CD to reinstall Windows will result in the loss of everything on the drive because the system recovery disks are designed to wipe out the hard drive and then install a fresh new copy of Windows, exactly as it was when the computer left the factory. Why do you think you need to reinstall Windows? That is the computer equivalent of "capital punishment" and most Windows problems and errors are no more serious than jaywalking. Good luck Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." |
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FWIW, I agree with Ron - reinstalling ME is very much a last resort, rather
than a first port of call..... Having said that - if you feel that you 'must' reinstall (but please think it through carefully first!!) - look here for advice on how to do it with least pain! http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/reinME.htm -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm http://tinyurl.com/6oztj Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's "Greg" wrote in message ... Can some one please tell me if i will lose all my files & data if i reinstall windows me . or will they remain and it is safe to reinstall . regards Greg |
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"Noel Paton" wrote:
FWIW, I agree with Ron Agreeing with me is *always* worthwhile. :-) Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada -- Microsoft MVP On-Line Help Computer Service http://onlinehelp.bc.ca "The reason computer chips are so small is computers don't eat much." |
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