Comments on: How To Reinstall Windows Without Losing Your Data

By: Data Recovery XP

Data Recovery XP — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:27:27 +0000

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By: Anonymouse

Anonymouse — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:02:20 +0000

Same here I also use BartPE but with unlocker to rename my Documents and Settings, Move all valueble files to a non windows folder and delete all traces of windows; Deleting it with unlocker gives me an access denied. I don’t know how to do this with OEM computers though since I don’t have sample which I can mess up with.

By: Nik

Nik — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:32:44 +0000

Brought my Dell back from the ashes of the ultimate crashdown after installing SP3.

Many thanks for your help, Jorge!

By: Jorge Sierra

Jorge Sierra — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:17:51 +0000

Vista has some different repair options and prettier screens:

Startup Repair
This option attempts to repair any problems preventing you from booting Vista.
System Restore
If you have system restore enabled, you can restore your system to a previous restore point.
Windows Complete PC Restore
Restore your computer with a backup that was previously created (only available in Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise)
Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool
Tests your memory to see if it has gone bad.
Command Prompt
Provides a command prompt to allow you to copy, remove, rename files etc.

If ever you do have trouble with Vista, I would first try the Startup Repair and then System Restore.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:53:04 +0000

Does this work for Vista too?

By: haider_up32

haider_up32 — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:04:51 +0000

Before You Format Your Windows PC

http://techtemper.blogspot.com/2009/01/before-you-format-your-windows-pc.html

By: Timothy

Timothy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:55:18 +0000

Awesome! I actually have to do this tonight, and stumbled upon this article through del.icio.us. Thanks!

By: LifeLocksmith

LifeLocksmith — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 07:44:43 +0000

I prefer one of the following (more technical) methods:
1. Create an nLite Disc which writes to a different location the Windows; Program Files; Docuemnt and Settings
I prefere all under a WinXP folder with OS;Programs;Profiles respectively.

But this is only good a single time, since the next time I usually want all the things in the places I remember and like to use.

2. So what I usually do is boot from a BartPE Bootable disk, create a system.old folder on the root of the system drive, and then move (which is actually an elaborate alias for renaming, which is cheap on time) the 3 folders (Windows;Program Files;Documents and settings) into the system.old folder.

Both methods give me a clean start for installation without hurting any of the existing data, and not taking too much time, after the OS installation is complete I can move/delete any of the data from the old system.

NOTE: With these methods you don’t have to format your drive, so you don’t lose any information by accident.

Great article, and I hope I added my 2 cents and someone will find it useful.

By: Rawr

Rawr — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:06:02 +0000

Use Linux. You won’t need this tutorial