Clean install - what do I need to keep?

[browniebodrum]

I'm doing a clean install of XP on my laptop and want to make sure I've
backed everything up.

In Outlook, I've remembered I need to back up the registry so I can recover
my Outlook 2003 categories later, but where are 'rules' kept, and also can I
back up my (numerous) email account user names and passwords or will I have
to re-create them manually afterwards? Anything else I'm likely to have
forgotten?

In Word, I know I'll have to back up the template to recover my Autotext
entries - anything else I need to keep, to restore settings I've
created/customised?

Sorry for possible cross-postings, I've found a lot of stuff on this topic,
naturally, but didn't manage to track down a comprehensive list of everything
in one place.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Do you have all of your disks and the product keys?

 

[browniebodrum]

Yes, good point, though, thanks! ;-)

Do you have all of your disks and the product keys?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

I'm doing a clean install of XP on my laptop and want to make sure I've
backed everything up.

In Outlook, I've remembered I need to back up the registry so I can
recover
my Outlook 2003 categories later, but where are 'rules' kept, and also can
I
back up my (numerous) email account user names and passwords or will I
have
to re-create them manually afterwards? Anything else I'm likely to have
forgotten?

In Word, I know I'll have to back up the template to recover my Autotext
entries - anything else I need to keep, to restore settings I've
created/customised?

Sorry for possible cross-postings, I've found a lot of stuff on this
topic,
naturally, but didn't manage to track down a comprehensive list of
everything
in one place.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

We see that issue brought up far too often. Glad to hear you're okay there.


--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Yes, good point, though, thanks! ;-)

Do you have all of your disks and the product keys?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


message

I'm doing a clean install of XP on my laptop and want to make sure I've
backed everything up.

In Outlook, I've remembered I need to back up the registry so I can
recover
my Outlook 2003 categories later, but where are 'rules' kept, and also
can
I
back up my (numerous) email account user names and passwords or will I
have
to re-create them manually afterwards? Anything else I'm likely to
have
forgotten?

In Word, I know I'll have to back up the template to recover my
Autotext
entries - anything else I need to keep, to restore settings I've
created/customised?

Sorry for possible cross-postings, I've found a lot of stuff on this
topic,
naturally, but didn't manage to track down a comprehensive list of
everything
in one place.

Thanks in advance.

 

[browniebodrum]

Anything else you can think of? Any ideas on the rules/email
(re)configuration?

We see that issue brought up far too often. Glad to hear you're okay there.


--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Yes, good point, though, thanks! ;-)

Do you have all of your disks and the product keys?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


message
I'm doing a clean install of XP on my laptop and want to make sure I've
backed everything up.

In Outlook, I've remembered I need to back up the registry so I can
recover
my Outlook 2003 categories later, but where are 'rules' kept, and also
can
I
back up my (numerous) email account user names and passwords or will I
have
to re-create them manually afterwards? Anything else I'm likely to
have
forgotten?

In Word, I know I'll have to back up the template to recover my
Autotext
entries - anything else I need to keep, to restore settings I've
created/customised?

Sorry for possible cross-postings, I've found a lot of stuff on this
topic,
naturally, but didn't manage to track down a comprehensive list of
everything
in one place.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JoAnn Paules]

Know what your settings are, of course.
Back up all of your files.
Are you saving your emails or starting fresh?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Anything else you can think of? Any ideas on the rules/email
(re)configuration?

We see that issue brought up far too often. Glad to hear you're okay
there.


--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


message

Yes, good point, though, thanks! ;-)

:

Do you have all of your disks and the product keys?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


message
I'm doing a clean install of XP on my laptop and want to make sure
I've
backed everything up.

In Outlook, I've remembered I need to back up the registry so I can
recover
my Outlook 2003 categories later, but where are 'rules' kept, and
also
can
I
back up my (numerous) email account user names and passwords or will
I
have
to re-create them manually afterwards? Anything else I'm likely to
have
forgotten?

In Word, I know I'll have to back up the template to recover my
Autotext
entries - anything else I need to keep, to restore settings I've
created/customised?

Sorry for possible cross-postings, I've found a lot of stuff on this
topic,
naturally, but didn't manage to track down a comprehensive list of
everything
in one place.

Thanks in advance.

 

[browniebodrum]

I'm keeping everything. But I know that not everything is saved within
Outlook.pst, hence my questions about rules and email accounts.

Know what your settings are, of course.
Back up all of your files.
Are you saving your emails or starting fresh?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"

Anything else you can think of? Any ideas on the rules/email
(re)configuration?

We see that issue brought up far too often. Glad to hear you're okay
there.


--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


message
Yes, good point, though, thanks! ;-)

:

Do you have all of your disks and the product keys?

--

JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]
Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"


message
I'm doing a clean install of XP on my laptop and want to make sure
I've
backed everything up.

In Outlook, I've remembered I need to back up the registry so I can
recover
my Outlook 2003 categories later, but where are 'rules' kept, and
also
can
I
back up my (numerous) email account user names and passwords or will
I
have
to re-create them manually afterwards? Anything else I'm likely to
have
forgotten?

In Word, I know I'll have to back up the template to recover my
Autotext
entries - anything else I need to keep, to restore settings I've
created/customised?

Sorry for possible cross-postings, I've found a lot of stuff on this
topic,
naturally, but didn't manage to track down a comprehensive list of
everything
in one place.

Thanks in advance.

 

[JS]

For word, don't forget to save your custom dictionary for the spell check.

 

[browniebodrum]

Good point, thanks. Another thing to add to the list...