Backing up fiels and settings

[News Group]

Hi there,

My patner has Windows XP and due to some problems witht he computer, I need
to back up all her applications, and personal files, so I can re-install it,

Any idea How I can do this without loosing anything?

[Malke[_2_]]

News Group wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> My patner has Windows XP and due to some problems witht he computer, I
> need to back up all her applications, and personal files, so I can
> re-install it,
>
> Any idea How I can do this without loosing anything?

You can't. A clean install will remove everything. You could image the
system, but the image will include all the problems your partner already
has. Since you didn't give any details about what the problems are, I can't
address them.

Back up your partner's data to external media (external hard drive, burn
DVDs, etc.) and do a clean install of Windows. You will need to reinstall
all the programs. Then copy the data (after scanning with an antivirus to
be sure it's clean) back to the hard drive.

http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - What
you will need on-hand

After you get the new install done, updated, and configured exactly the way
you want, a good thing to do is to image the system. This makes restoration
very quick and easy. I prefer using Acronis True Image and storing the
image(s) on an external hard drive.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

[Daave]

"News Group" > wrote in message
...
> Hi there,
>
> My patner has Windows XP and due to some problems witht he computer, I
> need to back up all her applications, and personal files, so I can
> re-install it,
>
> Any idea How I can do this without loosing anything?

Before you do something so drastic, perhaps you should consider taking
care of the problems. What specifically is wrong with her PC?

[News Group]

I see on Windows that it has "system and settings transfer" is this a good
idea to use? as tested on my coputr and it seamed to fo coppied all my
programs?

All programs are clean, but a trojan is on my patners computer, and Norton
gave me a program to download, but this hasn't helped, and the system is
slowly loosing preformance, have done all required maintainance, but still
loosing preformance.


"Malke" > wrote in message
...
> News Group wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> My patner has Windows XP and due to some problems witht he computer, I
>> need to back up all her applications, and personal files, so I can
>> re-install it,
>>
>> Any idea How I can do this without loosing anything?
>
> You can't. A clean install will remove everything. You could image the
> system, but the image will include all the problems your partner already
> has. Since you didn't give any details about what the problems are, I
> can't
> address them.
>
> Back up your partner's data to external media (external hard drive, burn
> DVDs, etc.) and do a clean install of Windows. You will need to reinstall
> all the programs. Then copy the data (after scanning with an antivirus to
> be sure it's clean) back to the hard drive.
>
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/cleanxpinstall.html - Clean Install How-To
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Reinstalling_Windows - What
> you will need on-hand
>
> After you get the new install done, updated, and configured exactly the
> way
> you want, a good thing to do is to image the system. This makes
> restoration
> very quick and easy. I prefer using Acronis True Image and storing the
> image(s) on an external hard drive.
>
> Malke
> --
> MS-MVP
> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
> FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ
>

[Malke[_2_]]

News Group wrote:

> I see on Windows that it has "system and settings transfer" is this a good
> idea to use? as tested on my coputr and it seamed to fo coppied all my
> programs?
>
> All programs are clean, but a trojan is on my patners computer, and Norton
> gave me a program to download, but this hasn't helped, and the system is
> slowly loosing preformance, have done all required maintainance, but still
> loosing preformance.

Frankly, since you have to install the programs before the transfer anyway,
I think this is a waste of time but it's your time so you can make the
choice. Let us know how it went.

Using WinXP's FAST Wizard, by MVP Gary Woodruff (Please read the caveats
about Outlook Express)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/fast.htm

Yes, you should do a clean install on the infected machine to get rid of the
trojan. Let's hope the files you transfer over are clean and you don't
infect the new install.

Malke
--
MS-MVP
Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!
FAQ - http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/#FAQ

[HeyBub]

News Group wrote:
> I see on Windows that it has "system and settings transfer" is this a
> good idea to use? as tested on my coputr and it seamed to fo coppied
> all my programs?
>
> All programs are clean, but a trojan is on my patners computer, and
> Norton gave me a program to download, but this hasn't helped, and the
> system is slowly loosing preformance, have done all required
> maintainance, but still loosing preformance.
>

Norton is not the best tool for removing malware. Some say it is not even on
the list.

I'd try several of the thousands of other options before something as
Draconian as a re-install.