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| Thread ID: 36075 | 2003-07-30 09:07:00 | Reinstalling OS in separate partition to programs | SteveM (4116) | Press F1 |
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| 163925 | 2003-07-30 09:07:00 | Hi, I was interested to read the July article by Jon Jacobi that recommended placing your OS in a separate partition to your programs. It said in the case of corruption you could format your OS partition and reinstall the OS. I would like to know if your installed programs will continue to work. I always thought that as programs have key data recorded in the registry, if you delete the registry ( & reinstall the OS), then the programs will cease to work. Or does the first time you run the program again, it will refresh it's registry info? Cheers |
SteveM (4116) | ||
| 163926 | 2003-07-30 09:28:00 | I am with you on this, He must be talking a bout backing up programs. i would like to read the July article by Jon Jacobi |
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| 163927 | 2003-07-30 09:57:00 | yes and no. some programs will continue to work, you will need to make your own shortcuts to the program. others require a simple install over the top. the programs that intergrate tightly into the os need removeing before reinstalling. isn't there an FAQ on this ? | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 163928 | 2003-07-31 23:06:00 | > isn't there an FAQ on this ? I believe there is ;-) and it is not one of the slow loading ones either. Try this link (pressf1.pcworld.co.nz). |
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