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Repairing XP with tweaks.

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rakesh-the gilli Original post #1
Aug 20, 2006 at 3:13 PM
I have Windows XP with Service Pack-2.I used to install-uninstall a lot of programs such as games,sys utilities and other kind of softwares.I used to tweak and customise XP whenever I get some hacks.The problem is many programs doesn't work properly,so I decided to repair my installation,but I want to know that is there any way to regain my tweaks and customisation while repairing XP.Please suggest possible ways.

Note: I didn't make a note of what are the customisations and tweaks that I went through nor do I know how many I did so...
anandk
anandk #2
Aug 21, 2006 at 6:50 PM
nope no way to regain all ur tweaks and customizations now, so late....
backup ur data/my documents and reinstalling xp to a virgin state would be the best idea now :)
R
Aug 24, 2006 at 3:38 PM
Just install windows xp on top of the existing one and it will not make your exisiting programmes corrupt. They will remain same and you will also get a fresh operating system. In this connection, may I request you to backup an image of your drive to another drive using Acronis True image. Believe me, this will really go a long way in helping you to bring your system back into its pristine state. This is especially true, if you are installing uninstalling a lot of games, applications, etc. I personally am using this method and my 9 GB of software on my C: drive including Winxp pro sp2 have been restored in about 10-12 minutes