re: Programs in C not listed in All Programs
Saturday, March 17, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Markus
(4 messages posted)
Hi Juliane,
Like the other person was saying, you do need to reinstall all of your software from
scratch. It's the only way. However, the method that you used is not really the right
way to do things. When Windows crashes it is because core operating system files
and the system registry become corrupted. Adware, Spyware or a Virus can also caused
corruption of data, apart the the usual problems they cause. If Windows is so far
gone that you need to reinstall it, never install OVER the original installation
- or in other words, a repair. This won't fix anything, trust me. It's a waste of
time. You MUST do a clean install. The method you used placed the entire contents
of your C:\ drive in a separate folder (as a backup) and then Windows was reinstalled
from scratch. You want to avoid this method, because any virus, adware or spyware
that may have been located on your drive are now backed up in that backup folder.
These files could cause a problem again. The right way to go about this is to first
back up all of your document files, emails, email settings, address books, browser
bookmarks, game saves, etc. etc. onto a CD, USB memory stick, floppy or other type
of exterior storage media. If you have additional partitions on your hard drive,
for example D:\ or another letter, then it's even easier. Just back up your files
to that partition. Don't backup the entire contents of the C:\ partition because
it's far too much data and a total waste of time. Only back up the essential stuff
I mentioned. You might also have music or video files, so back those up as well.
Once you are done you can perform a proper clean install of Windows. If you don't
have multiple partitions yet, you need to create some. I suggest 4 or more. For this
it's best you use a hard drive installation utility from the hard drive maker. They
are free to download from the manufacturers website. You must boot the computer with
this program and partition the drive. After that, reboot and reinstall Windows from
scratch. If you already had the additional partitions before, you need to use the
Windows installation program to reformat C:\ (only). If you created brand new partitions
with the had drive utility software, then you don't really need to format C:\ because
it's already empty and formated (but you can do it anyway). By formatting, any data
located on C:\ will be erased, along with any adware, spyware or viruses. This clean
install will ensure that you don't have an unnecessary problems. Now you only need
to install your drivers (video, audio, etc.) and your other software.
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