Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, I do it like clockwork every 6 months - reformat & reinstall. Cheers Jayanand On Nov 29, 2007 8:09 PM, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > While I fully believe Michiel is correct, this is by far the most > stressful and difficult job an average Windows user is likely to > encounter..... > > Among other things, Outlook saves its file ( not files, but file) in some > obscure place. To tear the program down and re-install on another > computer, > or in this case, reinstall the OS, requires you to do this before teardown. > I have tried this twice in the past year, and failed twice, pissing off my > wife greatly because she lost some emails that were critical to her job. > > Now I know about Outlook, but what other programs have hidden data files > you must find? > > It is way too scary. I usually just add/swap out my HDD for a bigger one, > and thus never really get down to just an OS upgrade. > > Yes, with a fresh OS install, my computer ran faster. But I am not an IT > professional like some on this and my other lists are. > > It would be nice to purchase a program that would actually get all backup > files ready for a OS re-install. I wonder if one exists? > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > A windows machine needs a fresh install of the OS on a regular basis. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >