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HB2
If I reinstall Windows XP do I lose anything already on my PC?
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HB2 said:If I reinstall Windows XP do I lose anything already on my PC?
WTF do you think LOL?
Why do you need to reinstall, would a repair install perhaps be better?
Otherwise, backup your data, or whatever you really want to keep, so you can have it when you reinstall!
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Ken Blake
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Yes, you lose *everything* there.
Why do you want to do this? In my view, it's almost always a
mistake. With a modicum of care, it should never be necessary to
reinstall Windows (XP or any other version). I've run Windows
3.0, 3.1, WFWG 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and
Windows XP, each for the period of time before the next version
came out, and each on two machines here. I never reinstalled any
of them, and I have never had anything more than an occasional
minor problem.
It's my belief that this mistaken notion stems from the technical
support people at many of the larger OEMs. Their solution to
almost any problem they don't quickly know the answer to is
"reformat and reinstall." That's the perfect solution for them.
It gets you off the phone quickly, it almost always works, and it
doesn't require them to do any real troubleshooting (a skill that
most of them obviously don't possess in any great degree).
But it leaves you with all the work and all the problems. You
have to restore all your data backups, you have to reinstall all
your programs, you have to reinstall all the Windows and
application updates,you have to locate and install all the needed
drivers for your system, you have to recustomize Windows and all
your apps to work the way you're comfortable with.
Besides all those things being time-consuming and troublesome,
you may have trouble with some of them: can you find all your
application CDs? Can you find all the needed installation codes?
Do you have data backups to restore? Do you even remember all the
customizations and tweaks you may have installed to make
everything work the way you like?
Occasionally there are problems that are so difficult to solve
that Windows should be reinstalled cleanly. But they are few and
far between; reinstallation should not be a substitute for
troubleshooting; it should be a last resort, to be done only
after all other attempts at troubleshooting by a qualified person
have failed.
If you have problems, post them here, it's likely that someone
can help you and a reinstallation won't be required.
HB2 said:If I reinstall Windows XP do I lose anything already on my PC?
Yes, you lose *everything* there.
Why do you want to do this? In my view, it's almost always a
mistake. With a modicum of care, it should never be necessary to
reinstall Windows (XP or any other version). I've run Windows
3.0, 3.1, WFWG 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, and
Windows XP, each for the period of time before the next version
came out, and each on two machines here. I never reinstalled any
of them, and I have never had anything more than an occasional
minor problem.
It's my belief that this mistaken notion stems from the technical
support people at many of the larger OEMs. Their solution to
almost any problem they don't quickly know the answer to is
"reformat and reinstall." That's the perfect solution for them.
It gets you off the phone quickly, it almost always works, and it
doesn't require them to do any real troubleshooting (a skill that
most of them obviously don't possess in any great degree).
But it leaves you with all the work and all the problems. You
have to restore all your data backups, you have to reinstall all
your programs, you have to reinstall all the Windows and
application updates,you have to locate and install all the needed
drivers for your system, you have to recustomize Windows and all
your apps to work the way you're comfortable with.
Besides all those things being time-consuming and troublesome,
you may have trouble with some of them: can you find all your
application CDs? Can you find all the needed installation codes?
Do you have data backups to restore? Do you even remember all the
customizations and tweaks you may have installed to make
everything work the way you like?
Occasionally there are problems that are so difficult to solve
that Windows should be reinstalled cleanly. But they are few and
far between; reinstallation should not be a substitute for
troubleshooting; it should be a last resort, to be done only
after all other attempts at troubleshooting by a qualified person
have failed.
If you have problems, post them here, it's likely that someone
can help you and a reinstallation won't be required.
H
HB2
I cannot get my TaskManager to work. When I click Ctrl - Alt -Del and then
click on the TaskManager, my PC goes back to the desktop. I cannot get to
the Taskmanager.
I have run several Virus Scanners to no avail. I need my TaskManager back.
Any ideas?
click on the TaskManager, my PC goes back to the desktop. I cannot get to
the Taskmanager.
I have run several Virus Scanners to no avail. I need my TaskManager back.
Any ideas?
G
Guest
Definately try to fix the problem rather than reinstalling windows. Reinstalling windows/formatting disk should be the last option to any problem. You should look up this problem on the net and dl any fix software u could find. I have norton system works which can fix minor windows problems. I am sure there's a solution to getting ur task manager back, i just dont know windows well enouf to give u the solution. In any case, dont reinstall yet.
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Ken Blake
In
Have you run a full complement of anti-spyware programs: Spybot
Search and Destroy, Adaware, Hijack This, CWShredder?
HB2 said:I cannot get my TaskManager to work. When I click Ctrl - Alt -Del
and then click on the TaskManager, my PC goes back to the desktop. I
cannot get to the Taskmanager.
I have run several Virus Scanners to no avail. I need my TaskManager
back. Any ideas?
Have you run a full complement of anti-spyware programs: Spybot
Search and Destroy, Adaware, Hijack This, CWShredder?
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HB2
Yes. I have run several (Nortons, Mcafe, Panda, and some others that
I do not remeber)
I do not remeber)
K
Ken Blake
In
The ones you mention are anti-virus programs. These are not the
same as anti-spyware programs. Try the programs I mention below.
They are all downloadable and free.
HB2 said:Yes. I have run several (Nortons, Mcafe, Panda, and some
others that
I do not remeber)
The ones you mention are anti-virus programs. These are not the
same as anti-spyware programs. Try the programs I mention below.
They are all downloadable and free.