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[Vallarfax]

Hey guys:

I know what you're saying. Oh great, GMU's gone and fucked up his computer again. I guarantee you that I have my methods of fixing this beast, but this time I'm a little confused. I was trying to do a repair installation on my copy of windows home, which I seem to have to do on a regular basis, but whatever. I got to the part where it asks you whether you install a windows on a partition or fix the old copy on the partition. I had tried the repair feature several times with no success, so I decided to re-install it onto the same partition.

This is where it gets weird. I went through that whole first time using windows bullshit, and I have the whole register within 30 days things still, but when I go into C/program files/ I see all the programs that I had installed on the HDD before I went and did this whole re-install nonsence.

Here's my question. Is it possible for me to utilize all those programs that are still kind of installed on my machine? If so, how do I accomplish this? Does anyone know of the file I need to look for to back-up my old firefox bookmarks? I just really had all my stuff in those bookmarks, and that is really important right now.

Thanx a lot guys.

I promise that sometime during the year I'll build a new computer using no re-used parts. :lol :lol :lol

 

[Mupepe]

you might be able to, but it depends what files are there. and basically that depends on the types of programs etc. basically, i would recommend getting back up files, archives and stuff from the programs that have it and then just reinstalling those programs using the backups and the archives. i don't use firefox so i can't answer that question and i just find it odd what happened to your hdd. =\

 

[Vallarfax]

Thanx Mupepe. I'll give that whole archiving thing a shot, but I was kinda hopin for some not so sad news.

Anyone else with have any ideas. The firefox bookmarks is really bothering me.

 

[Mupepe]

Thanx Mupepe. I'll give that whole archiving thing a shot, but I was kinda hopin for some not so sad news.

Anyone else with have any ideas. The firefox bookmarks is really bothering me.

np hehe tried. google firefox bookmarks archive or something along those lines and i'm sure there's someone out there that's asked the same question. hehe

 

[Mandoric]

Firefox bookmarks are in, for a normal installation, c:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\(random data).(profile name)\bookmarks.html