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devilsadvocate · 25th February 2007, 16:05

Hi Mate

First off you cant backup your programs onto disk and then put them back on your PC afterwards, unfortunately i doesnt work like that. you will need to have all the original install files (.exe) files that you used to install the progs in the first place. Obviously any Windows programs will be there when you reinstall, i.e Media player, messenger etc.

If you have any other progs that did not come with Windows such as office or dreamweaver or antivirus progs to name a few then they will need to be reinstalled from the original disks after you have formatted the HD and reinstalled windows.

As for your emails, can i ask why they are stored on your PC?. I am with Yahoo so use Microsoft Outlook for emails. Emails are usually stored on one of the compaines exchange servers. What happens is outlook remembers existing emails and when you click Send/recieve it connects to the exchange server and checks for new emails, then DL's em to your pc.

Once you have reinstalled everything you just setup outlook with the same settings you have now. Click Send/Recieve and any emails in your account (all of them as you have formatted the HD) will be downloaded back to your PC.

Hope this helps

My email address is ldatlen@yahoo.co.uk if you have got any more questions or PM me.

25th February 2007, 16:05	#1
devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Maidstone Posts: 8,210 Car(s): Golf TDI	Hey Hi Mate First off you cant backup your programs onto disk and then put them back on your PC afterwards, unfortunately i doesnt work like that. you will need to have all the original install files (.exe) files that you used to install the progs in the first place. Obviously any Windows programs will be there when you reinstall, i.e Media player, messenger etc. If you have any other progs that did not come with Windows such as office or dreamweaver or antivirus progs to name a few then they will need to be reinstalled from the original disks after you have formatted the HD and reinstalled windows. As for your emails, can i ask why they are stored on your PC?. I am with Yahoo so use Microsoft Outlook for emails. Emails are usually stored on one of the compaines exchange servers. What happens is outlook remembers existing emails and when you click Send/recieve it connects to the exchange server and checks for new emails, then DL's em to your pc. Once you have reinstalled everything you just setup outlook with the same settings you have now. Click Send/Recieve and any emails in your account (all of them as you have formatted the HD) will be downloaded back to your PC. Hope this helps My email address is ldatlen@yahoo.co.uk if you have got any more questions or PM me.