April 06, 2004
Fire in the hole
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Update ...II
I received a response from HP about all those error messages ... The issue you are experiencing might be due to corrupted Windows System files.Which echoes what y'all have been telling me. Fortunately, I am able to send stuff up to the wife's computer, so is there a way to save, and plug-in later, whatever Windows file governs my connection info to my DSL? Or is that even necessary? Thanks. |
Unfortunately once you do this, you're going to have to re-install all the programs you've added to this machine since you bought it. Not to mention all the updates. What you'll basically be doing is erasing everything off your hard drive and putting it back to the way it was when you first got the computer.
No it's not fun. I've had to do it a couple of times. It not only sucks, it blows.
So no. I wouldn't transfer your DSL connection files because you'll have to re-install that doing whatever you did the first time you installed it. But I would transfer any files that aren't programs that you want to save....like photos, text files etc.
Posted by Rita at April 6, 2004 10:02 AMOkay, thanks Rita, I've pretty much done that via transfer to the wife's computer. Of course, as soon as I pull the switch I'll discover all the stuff I missed and can't recover. So what. A good enema never hurt anyone. MMMMM, enema.
Posted by Rodger Schultz at April 6, 2004 10:37 AMTry the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard. It's usually used to transfer from one PC to the next, but you can use it to create the data files, burn 'em to CD/DVD. After you re-install XP from the manufacturer's media, run F&STW again, and "import" the data from your optical media.
One guy's FAQ, there are many more.
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http://www.techtutorials.com/tutorials/xp/xp_transfer_wizard.shtml
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The following settings can be transferred: Accessibility, Command Prompt Settings, Display Properties, Internet Explorer Settings, Microsoft Messenger, Microsoft NetMeeting, Mouse And Keyboard, MSN Explorer, Network Printer And Drives, Outlook Express, Regional Settings, Sounds And Multimedia, Taskbar Options, Windows Media Player, and Windows Movie Maker.
The following folders can be transferred: Desktop, Fonts, My Documents, My Pictures, Shared Desktop, and Shared Documents.
The following files types can be transferred: *.asf (Windows Media Audio/Video file), *.asx (Windows Media Audio/Video shortcut), *.AU (AU format sound), *.avi (video clip), *.cov (fax cover page file), *.cpe (fax cover page file), *.doc (WordPad document), *.eml (Internet e-mail message), *.m3u (M3U file), *.mid (MIDI sequence), *.midi (MIDI sequence), *.mp2 (Movie File MPEG), *.mp3 (MP3 Format Sound), *.mpa (Movie File MPEG), *.mpeg (Movie File MPEG), *.MSWMM (Windows Movie Maker Project), *.nws (Internet News Message), *.rft (Rich Text Format), *.snd (AU Sound Format), *.wav (Wave Sound), *.wm (Windows Media Audio/Video file), *.wma (Windows Media Audio file), *.wri (Write document).
Posted by pogue at April 6, 2004 11:14 AMWhoa, this is a whole new MFer. Must ponder. Thanks pogue - you do always surface in the nick of time somehow.
Posted by Rodger Schultz at April 6, 2004 12:49 PMG E T A N A P P L E
Posted by Howard Veit at April 6, 2004 01:01 PMeating apples are good. Trying to do anything intellegent with their software is not.
Posted by cbeck at April 6, 2004 04:58 PMI'm back - but lost EVERYTHING because my wife did not have her computer on when I transferred stuff to her.
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