reinstalled XP and lost user settings ush-one 6/15/2007 5:49:00 PM Reinstalled XP to new folder then repaired origional. Operating from repaired OS now but user/program settings were changed. Origional folder was saved to "default" and all settings look to be safe. Restored outlook manually but would like to change back to origional setting now in "default". System boots up using "main" folder (all under documents and settings)

Re: reinstalled XP and lost user settings "Poprivet" <poprivet[ at ]devnull.spamcop.net> 6/15/2007 11:10:02 PM ush-one wrote: [Quoted Text] > Reinstalled XP to new folder then repaired origional. Operating from > repaired OS now but user/program settings were changed. Origional > folder was saved to "default" and all settings look to be safe. > Restored outlook manually but would like to change back to origional > setting now in "default". System boots up using "main" folder (all > under documents and settings) WHAT are you talking about?! If you "installed" XP, then ALL data within that partition is gone. -- -- How to Post a newsgroup question effectively: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q555375

Re: reinstalled XP and lost user settings ush-one 6/16/2007 1:25:00 AM I installed a second copy of windows to a folder named windows 2. Next I went back and repaired the origional copy, installation disk gave me the choice of windows or windows2. I don't think the partition is gone, maybe it contains two versions of windows in folders windows and windows2? I DON"T KNOW what I'm talking about, that's why I am seeking help. "Poprivet" wrote: [Quoted Text] > ush-one wrote: > > Reinstalled XP to new folder then repaired origional. Operating from > > repaired OS now but user/program settings were changed. Origional > > folder was saved to "default" and all settings look to be safe. > > Restored outlook manually but would like to change back to origional > > setting now in "default". System boots up using "main" folder (all > > under documents and settings) > > WHAT are you talking about?! If you "installed" XP, then ALL data within > that partition is gone. > > -- > -- > How to Post a newsgroup > question effectively: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q555375 > > > >

Re: reinstalled XP and lost user settings "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 6/16/2007 4:52:45 AM ush-one wrote: [Quoted Text] > Reinstalled XP to new folder then repaired origional. Operating > from repaired OS now but user/program settings were changed. > Origional folder was saved to "default" and all settings look to be > safe. Restored outlook manually but would like to change back to > origional setting now in "default". System boots up using "main" > folder (all under documents and settings) Why did you parallel install? There seems to be more to this story... and you aren't sharing. This is a repair installation: How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341 What you seem to have done is a new installation - which means you would lose all user settings, all installed applications would have to be installed again, etc. It's a clean install on the same machine without formatting. In other words - you will not be using the old profile with any certainty - but you can take ownership and copy things like the favorites, etc over to the new profile. Only if you boot up to the old copy of Windows will you have the installed applications and such - otherwise you *will be* installing the applications you wish to use on the new copy of Windows XP. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Re: reinstalled XP and lost user settings lazy P 6/16/2007 6:07:02 AM Shenan I hope you can help me with a simple back up of xp home when I've got no original cd (kids destroyed it)... sorry but I'm not ITsavvy. "Shenan Stanley" wrote: [Quoted Text] > ush-one wrote: > > Reinstalled XP to new folder then repaired origional. Operating > > from repaired OS now but user/program settings were changed. > > Origional folder was saved to "default" and all settings look to be > > safe. Restored outlook manually but would like to change back to > > origional setting now in "default". System boots up using "main" > > folder (all under documents and settings) > > Why did you parallel install? > There seems to be more to this story... and you aren't sharing. > > This is a repair installation: > > How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install > http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm > > How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341 > > What you seem to have done is a new installation - which means you would > lose all user settings, all installed applications would have to be > installed again, etc. It's a clean install on the same machine without > formatting. In other words - you will not be using the old profile with any > certainty - but you can take ownership and copy things like the favorites, > etc over to the new profile. > > Only if you boot up to the old copy of Windows will you have the installed > applications and such - otherwise you *will be* installing the applications > you wish to use on the new copy of Windows XP. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > >

Re: reinstalled XP and lost user settings ush-one 6/16/2007 12:01:00 PM Shenan, I parallel installed because I did not know what else to do when having difficulty with repair, then I went back and repaired origional installation. None of it was smooth, took several times to repair because of problems reading from CD after reboot near beginning of repair, but solved. Now there are several folders in c:\documents and settings. My old settings are in "default" and the system boots using "main". I want to boot to "default" I think. I understand that normally old user settings are repalced but I think they may still be on my system under "default". So first, how can I tell if I have my old setting under "default"? IF they are still there, how can I use these settings again? I obviously used a bad approach; ready ... fire ... aim. Sorry to be confusing, appreciate any help. "Shenan Stanley" wrote: [Quoted Text] > ush-one wrote: > > Reinstalled XP to new folder then repaired origional. Operating > > from repaired OS now but user/program settings were changed. > > Origional folder was saved to "default" and all settings look to be > > safe. Restored outlook manually but would like to change back to > > origional setting now in "default". System boots up using "main" > > folder (all under documents and settings) > > Why did you parallel install? > There seems to be more to this story... and you aren't sharing. > > This is a repair installation: > > How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install > http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm > > How to perform an in-place upgrade (reinstallation) of Windows XP > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315341 > > What you seem to have done is a new installation - which means you would > lose all user settings, all installed applications would have to be > installed again, etc. It's a clean install on the same machine without > formatting. In other words - you will not be using the old profile with any > certainty - but you can take ownership and copy things like the favorites, > etc over to the new profile. > > Only if you boot up to the old copy of Windows will you have the installed > applications and such - otherwise you *will be* installing the applications > you wish to use on the new copy of Windows XP. > > -- > Shenan Stanley > MS-MVP > -- > How To Ask Questions The Smart Way > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > > >

Re: reinstalled XP and lost user settings "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper[ at ]gmail.com> 6/17/2007 7:49:55 PM lazy P wrote: [Quoted Text] > Shenan I hope you can help me with a simple back up of xp home when > I've got no original cd (kids destroyed it)... sorry but I'm not > ITsavvy. You wish to backup the system 'as is' completely - in case you have to restore it because of some catastrophic event? I recommend an inexpesive external hard disk drive (best if it is several times the size of your used space now) and an imaging application (Ghost, TrueImage, BootItNG, etc...)... Then following the directions of whatever product you choose - make a complete image of your system to the external HDD - to a restorable/compressed file(s). What that will do is allow you (if you got one several times the size of your used space) to make several copies - say... one every couple of weeks - and keep other copies as you go alone. That way you have a periodic snapshot of exactly how your system looks at any time and you can restore to the one that was working and perhaps - get the data from the later but perhaps unused (in as far as a full restore goes) images afterwards. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html