format the external in NTFS
Then do your backup
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard P." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 11:06 PM
Subject: [CGUYS] XP Reinstall
It looks like I'll have to reinstall my Windows XP operating system in
the near future. Is there a simple program that can document and print
out a copy of all the existing programs I currently have on the
computer? I want to keep track of the ones I have added without having
to write down each one.
Second, any suggestions for the best way to backup files in preparation
for the reinstall? I tried backing up to a 160GB Seagate external drive
but it stopped at 4GB, which apparently is the limit for FAT32. One
thought is to buy a second internal harddrive and just copy everything
over to it and then after reinstall, use the second hard drive as
permanent data storage, with the primary drive holding the operating
system. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance,
Richard P.
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