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File and settings transfer
Name: herc0629 Date: November 3, 2008 at 18:20:27 Pacific OS: XP Home CPU/Ram: P IV 2.5 512 ram
Comment:
Hello, I had to reformat and reinstall windows, I backed up my whole hard drive to an external hard drive. My question is, is there a way to transfer my files and settings and possibly programs back on to my computer from the external hard drive.
Name: RTAdams89 Date: November 3, 2008 at 21:29:35 Pacific
Reply:
Programs you will need to reinstall. Most settings will need to be manually reconfigured. You can copy and paste files from the backup drive to your current drive.
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: November 4, 2008 at 14:01:49 Pacific
Reply:
Yes. Run the File and Settings Transfer Wizard.
"So won’t you give this man his wings What a shame To have to beg you to see We’re not all the same What a shame" - Shinedown
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Response Number 3
Name: RTAdams89 Date: November 5, 2008 at 07:20:36 Pacific
Reply:
File and Settings Transfer Wizard will not work in this situation. It needs to be run from within Windows on the computer who's settings you want to save. In this situation, that is not possible.
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: November 5, 2008 at 10:30:37 Pacific
Reply:
RT, I just realized that after I reread the post.
Herc, programs will need to be reinstalled. Files and settings may have to be copied depending on where they resided. If all were in your profile, then you can just copy from the old profile to the new.
"So won’t you give this man his wings What a shame To have to beg you to see We’re not all the same What a shame" - Shinedown
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