Reinstalling windows7/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Use your own judgment about other folders. I’ll call this window the Proper Location, because it’s where your data should be–and eventually will be. Open a second Windows Explorer window, and navigate to C:Users (Windows 7 or Vista) or C:Documents and Settings (XP). For convenience’s sake, I’m going to call this window the Backup Location. ![]() Whether you needed to copy the data from the external drive or not, you should now have a Windows Explorer window open and displaying multiple folders–one for each user logon. Leave Windows Explorer open to the C:Backup folder. Once the copying is done, remove the external drive (properly, of course, through the system tray’s removal tool). Plug in the external drive with the clone, and copy the contents of that drive’s User folder (Windows 7 or Vista) or ‘Documents and Settings’ folder (XP) to C:Backup. Create a folder on the internal drive called Backup (it should be C:Backup). If the folder doesn’t exist, you’ll have to get it off of the clone or image backup. If such a folder exists on your hard drive, open it in Windows Explorer and navigate to its User folder (Windows 7 or Vista) or ‘Documents and Settings’ folder (XP). Also, Revo doesn’t work with 64-bit programs, while Total does. Total Uninstall isn’t free, but it has some features Revo lacks.The difference? Revo is free, but Total does a better job with uninstalls that require a reboot. These programs run the application’s own uninstaller, and then clean up the remaining mess. I recommend either Revo Uninstaller or Total Uninstall. The uninstallers that come with Windows applications are notoriously sloppy, leaving all sorts of remnants behind. You’ll have to uninstall the stuff you don’t want. Revo Uninstaller lets you purge every last trace of an old app.If you reinstalled Windows from a vendor-supplied tool–one that returns your hard drive to its factory condition–you probably have a lot of junk on your computer. Alternatively, you can install the drivers off the clone you made before reinstalling. You can go back to the discs that came with your PC, printer, scanner, and so on, or you can download newer versions off the Internet. You’ll have to reinstall at least some of your drivers.
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