[OT?] Things to back up when reinstalling XP Pro

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From: Holy Moly (IThink_at_not.com)
Date: 01/06/05 

Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 01:19:54 GMT

Looks as though my POS IBM HD is about to go any day now. So, I'm
planning on reinstalling XP Pro on a new HD and was wondering what
files/directories I should back up, so that I'll have most if not all
of the settings back both for Windows and for my programs.

I know it's a rather broad and general question, but I'd appreciate it
if you guys could suggest things I should pay particular attention to.

Perhaps things which had you regret not having backed up something
when you performed a clean reinstall of Windows? Also, for Windows
settings, I'd appreciate it if you could indicate the location of the
files. It took me a long time before I found the blasted OE
addressbook.

Some of the things I've jotted down already:
OE addressbook
IE bookmark
Firefox bookmark
Documents and Settings

Thanks for your time and courtesy.

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