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03-16-2008
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| | windows.old....is it needed? Hi, I have just completed a clean reinstall with vista prem, everything seems to work ok. I notice now that I have a folder called "windows.old" with all my installed programs I'd installed before reinstall. Questions are....do i really need this folder,does vista use it? Can i copy and paste a program from there to save on downloading again or would this cause problems? thanks Vistaman |
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03-16-2008
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| | Re: windows.old....is it needed? "Vistaman" <Vistaman@xxxxxx> schreef in bericht news:9511DC4D-BE05-4E23-8034-9D9FFC921C3D@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, I have just completed a clean reinstall with vista prem, everything > seems > to work ok. I notice now that I have a folder called "windows.old" with > all > my installed programs I'd installed before reinstall. > Questions are....do i really need this folder,does vista use it? > Can i copy and paste a program from there to save on downloading again or > would this cause problems? > > thanks Vistaman When you dont need the software thats included in "windows.old" you can remove it, it is a sort of backup from an older version . Succes GC |
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03-16-2008
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| | Re: windows.old....is it needed? "Vistaman" <Vistaman@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:9511DC4D-BE05-4E23-8034-9D9FFC921C3D@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, I have just completed a clean reinstall with vista prem, everything > seems > to work ok. I notice now that I have a folder called "windows.old" with > all > my installed programs I'd installed before reinstall. > Questions are....do i really need this folder,does vista use it? > Can i copy and paste a program from there to save on downloading again or > would this cause problems? > > thanks Vistaman You will need the setup files to reinstall your software, you cannot simply copy and paste an application due to the multiple registry entries required |
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