Re: INSTALLATION OF SAVED PROGRAMS

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From: Ken Blake (kblake_at_this.is.an.invalid.domain)
Date: 02/28/05 

Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 11:12:42 -0700

In news:86FBC73F-179D-4FC9-AB0B-0B1F87FACABC@microsoft.com,
Robert - 3052 <Robert3052@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:

First of all, please quote the message you're replying to, not
just your original message. You may have meant this as a reply to
a message I wrote, but I'm not sure, and almost missed your
message entirely.

> Excuse my computer stupidity, but that brings me back to my
> original
> problem. I just don't understand the steps to take to reinstall
> all
> of the parts of a program that I have burned to a CD and have
> that
> reinstalled (or "saved") once again to the hard drive.

You don't reinstall "all of the parts of a program." What you do
is reinstall the entire program. You do it just as it you did it
the first time. There's no difference between reinstalling and
installing.

In most cases, what you do is double-click on a file with a name
like setup.exe. If the file is a zip file, you'll to unzip it
first, then find the setup.exe file among the unzipped files. 

-- 
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
Please reply to the newsgroup
> And, I think I need a new keyboard .... this one misspells 
> badly  :)
>
> "Robert - 3052" wrote:
>
>> Hi
>> I am in the process of trying to back up the programs, etc., 
>> from my
>> hard drive to have on hand in case the drive goes out, etc.
>> I have tried burning a program to the CD, which was 
>> successful,
>> uninstalling from the drive, power down and start up again to 
>> make
>> sure the program is gone, and then trying to install the 
>> program I
>> saved on the CD.
>> When I bring up the program on the CD, all the usual icons are 
>> there
>> (.dll, .hlp, etc.)   I click on the .exe icon, and the program 
>> will
>> run as it should, but it does not actually install the program 
>> ..
>> doesn't show up on Program Files or any where.
>> If I shut down and power back up, it is not there.
>> I'm sure this is a very simple process, but how can i get the
>> program to actually do a true installation.
>> I didn't just run here first, I've tried numerous attempts and
>> research all morning long, (ex. Kelly's Korner), but I am 
>> unable to
>> find anything.
>> If anyone can help me, I would greatly apreciate it.
>>
>> Thanks for any help ----
>> Robert

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