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reinstall of 98SE
Am reinstalling for the first time ('bout time, huh). The files are in
the cab section of the main HD. This is not to be an overlay. 1) Can I move the reg file to the slave hd? Is there a benefit such to keep me from having to reinstall all of the "stuff" on the slave? 2) I suppose I will need to copy the info from the master HD on to a cd and then install from that. If so, what file do I access to begin this adventure. TIA Chas Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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reinstall of 98SE
You will not have a clean install if you use the same registry file. If you
are convinced that you need a fresh install for some reason, then go all the way and don't take shortcuts. What you do need to do is back up any data that exists on the C: drive so that once W98 and your applications are reinstalled, you can use that data. For information on installing W98, go to: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour/html/w98_restore.html -- Regards Ron Badour, MS MVP for W98 Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour Knowledge Base Info: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo wrote in message ... Am reinstalling for the first time ('bout time, huh). The files are in the cab section of the main HD. This is not to be an overlay. 1) Can I move the reg file to the slave hd? Is there a benefit such to keep me from having to reinstall all of the "stuff" on the slave? 2) I suppose I will need to copy the info from the master HD on to a cd and then install from that. If so, what file do I access to begin this adventure. TIA Chas Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Am reinstalling for the first time ('bout time, huh). The files are in the cab section of the main HD. This is not to be an overlay. 1) Can I move the reg file to the slave hd? Is there a benefit such to keep me from having to reinstall all of the "stuff" on the slave? 2) I suppose I will need to copy the info from the master HD on to a cd and then install from that. If so, what file do I access to begin this adventure. TIA Chas Why do you need to reinstall? If you computer is just slow or acting funny, always fixable. Well anyway, yes you can backup the registry. and backup the start menu, desktop, my documents, etc. But it is a real pain. It very hard to do. You have to selectivly delete some files in c:\windows\ and leave some files alone, or you'll have to reinstall your software. Copy out or move the cabs Usually in c:\windows\options\cabs\ to another directory where you'll know where it is. Back up your "important data". Make a boot floppy to boot into DOS. Boot the disk, and delete everything on the drive, except the CABs that you just moved, and your backup of your "important data". Now just go into the CABs directory, and run setup.exe to reinstall. after that, reinstall all of your software and go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com to re-apply all the security patches. |
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