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Reinstalling Windows over an existing install will correct any problems with the
Windows executable FILES, but it does nothing for the registry. In other words,
if the registry is even partially damaged, it will be the same after the
reinstall unless you choose the setup command line option to reconstruct the
registry completely. The latter is a last-ditch choice, because it would also
require reinstallation of any software program which uses the registry.
To summarize, the Windows re-installation procedure is brain-dead, and has no
built-in capabilities to analyze and repair problems with the equally brain-dead
registry data base... Ben Myers
On Wed, 28 Jul 2004 09:24:49 -0400, "Ted Zieglar aka \"Rocky\""
<teddyz@notmail.com> wrote:
>If done correctly, you will not lose any of your documents, photos, music,
>etc. Windows will install over itself and nothing else on your computer will
>be touched.
>
>However, it's always a good idea to backup before doing any major work on
>your computer. Backing up is like kissing: You're always glad you did and
>the more you do it, the happier you are.
>
>Side note: Reinstalling Windows only repairs problems attributable to
>Windows. If whatever problem you are having is attributable to one of your
>programs, or to hardware, or to a virus or spyware, reinstalling Windows
>won't solve anything.
>--
>Ted Zieglar
>formerly "Rocket J. Squirrel"
>
>
>"Judie & Randy Gehman" <randjg@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:QMSdnVS3-rs8BprcRVn-gQ@comcast.com...
>> A Dell Tech Support person instructed us to re-install Win98se, with out
>> un-installing it first. Claims this way we
>> would not lose any data. Does this sound right?
>>
>> Randy
>>
>>
>
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