Re: clean windows?



Hi, thanks for your response....my responses and further questions below:
"Ron Martell" wrote:

Registry Repair/Cleaning utilities are vastly overhyped, and all too
often those who use them end up in situations similar to what you have
described.

There are some instances where these utilities can be useful, but they
are relatively rare and therefore most users should avoid these
utilities unless they are absolutely certain that:
1: The registry repair/cleaner will actually fix the problem(s) that
they are having. And there are very few situations where this is
true.
2. There is no other safer method of fixing these problems.

Yes, I just contacted them again about a request for refund.


It appears that you purchased your computer with Windows XP
preinstalled

YES! but I also have a reinstallation disk for windows xp, as well as
appropriate drivers and utilities disk, a disk for the monitor, (user
documentation) and a disk for some applications. Since I don’t remember how
exactly to do this “system recovery”, with the function keys as I sketched in
my previous post, (I tried from my notes and it didn’t work and it’s been too
long to remember….hence asking for detailed instructions), I assume by what
you are saying that yes indeed, I could reinstall Windows XP from my disk.
The reason I am not on the phone with Dell Tech support is that I have been,
but my 1-year warrantee ran out a month ago

And that the manufacturer has included a "System
Recovery" process that puts your machine back to the way it was when
it left the factory instead of supplying a Windows XP Installation
disk.

Dell doesn’t seem to give out their “recovery” process on their website, I
have to pay them now, to walk me through it. And reinstalling Windows from
my disk would fix my registry and other problems in operating system? I
assume so. Would I have to also reinstall the drivers, etc.? I assume not.
Dell initially told me that doing it their way, (that I can’t remember
clearly), would be faster and easier than using the reinstallation disk. I
don't care right now.


This does limit your options for repairing your system
because, as you have discovered, everything you have installed, saved,
and/or configured on the machine is wiped out by this procedure.

Should you ever get to the point where you feel that you need to use
this "System Recovery" procedure again here are the steps you should
follow in order to minimize the problems afterwards.

1. Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard in Windows XP

where is transfer wizard for windows?

to save your user data files and configuration settings to a network drive or
to a folder named c:\transfer on your hard drive.
2. If you save to c:\transfer then save that folder and its contents
to a CD/DVD, assuming you do have a CD/DVD burner drive in your
machine.
3. Do the "System Recovery"

in my case now, use the windows reinstallation disk?

4. Use Windows Update

Where is Windows Update?

to get your machine back to the same update
status as it was before the recovery process.
5. Reinstall your applications
6. Use the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to import your saved
information from step 1.

Cool, thanks for being so helpful, BooBoo AKA Peggy

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