Re: Backing up windows updates

Thanks DP
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Sandal


"db" wrote:

you're welcome.

in addition, you might
want to look into and
add bartspe and the
driveimage xml plug-in for it
to the method mentioned above...

- db
"Sandal" <Sandal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1BC18824-F81C-41EA-9A51-9CB5A3AFD821@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello DP

Thank you for your reply, I'll take a look.
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Sandal


"db" wrote:

> "driveimage xml" is something
> worthwhile to look into....
> "Sandal" <Sandal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C8E18087-7A69-45C4-A754-9FFF675EF1E1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> WIn XP Home, IE7, OE6, SP2,
>
> A few Questions.
>
> I've decided to reinstall XP to resolve a stack load of issues, almost
> everything on my PC is backed up to a seperate ext' HD.
>
> Because my version of XP is a retail upgrade from 98SE, I find it a choir
> having to keep installing both disks when asked, I have both disks but is
> there a way of re-installing XP simply from the XP upgrade disk or must I
> have both disks to hand?
>
> Once I have XP home installed, is there a way of making a recovery disk, (
> not floppy), and if so, should I first update IE6 to IE7 and install SP2 then
> make the recovery disk?
>
> My thinking is simply that in the event of something going amiss, instead of
> me having to re-install XP, I can just recover to a fresh desk top.
>
> I religiously keep up with my Windows updates on top of anything SP2 had to
> offer.
>
> If I go to control panel, add/remove, I can see all the window updates, hot
> fixes and so on, can I back these up and if so can I do so as a whole group
> and then re-install after I have re-installed XP?
>
> IE7 favorites, I try to keep this in order and fail, I have lots of folders
> with different links in, but if I scroll down, I have 40-50 single favorites
> not in folders.
>
> How can I back up and reinstall my favorites and these 40-50 diffrent links?
>
> Last time I had a crack at this, ( I've forgotten how ), I managed to export
> and import but found after reinstalling the back up every single folder and
> the links they contained had to be transfered indevidualy, a daunting task if
> ever.
>
> Outlook Express, same question as above really, I have thirty odd folders
> each one has a many messages/details in, I need to back these folders up and
> re-install simply.
>
> Can I do all the above within XP or is there freeware I can down load?
> --
> Sandal
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