🚀 go-pugleaf

Andy Mabbett <andy@pigsonthewing.demon.co.uk> wrote
in message news:QHEcwvA2Yn54EwiL@pigsonthewing.demon.co.uk...
> In article <SHc7odAZDn54EwCR@ghastly.demon.co.uk>, 'Dungeon' Dave
> <Dungeon@SpamNot.Here> writes
>
> >I don't suppose that this is an anti-virus scanning program, is it?
>
> Pass - he wasn't even able to tell me which one he'd been using :-(
>
> >If this is the case, try performing a find in the registry for this
> >filename - the reg or hive key may give some clue to its purpose or
> >origin.
>
> How, please - I've never dabbled with a registry before.
>
> >>His dealer told him to reinstall windows, loosing all his data -
which
> >>is not backed up :-(
> >
> >A reinstall of Windoze (over an existing version)
>
> It' snot simply a case of reinstalling Windows; he's got a Hewlet
> Packard, with CD which will, apparently, return the machine to "as
new"
> condition.
>
> >doesn't actually
> >cause a loss of data, unless it attempts to create a "My
> >Documents" folder and - finding one - overwrites everything with a
> >blank folder.... does it? It should be possible to archive the data
> >onto another disk or folder at least to have a backup.
>
> Worth a try; thanks - he's also got mail, and addresses in OE (which
> I've never used), how could these be preserved?

Suggested approach:

1) pull HDD and stick it in another m/c as 2nd drive
2) back up HDD
3) put it back in original m/c
4) wipe HDD clean (FDISK or at least FORMAT) and install Windoze
5) reinstall any applications
6) restore data files
7) restore the OE folder that lives in the Windows folder (or in the
user's Profile folder if profiles are enabled) (unless some awkward b.
has moved them somewhere else like I do!)

Unfortunately, most dealers don't seem to have this many clues :-(

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Tony Cowderoy        tony@nospam.cowderoy.co.uk