- Apr 3, 2013
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The most annoying thing about a clean install is that you have to reinstall all apps and do all the local settings for them etc.
I have a system partition with usable files etc but can't seem to get the darn thing to boot. So I'm wondering if I can back up the files, system etc, do a fresh install and then just copy everything Back over?
The hardware is identical so I sort of wonder if it's feasible to fool the fresh install into thinking that it's already got all the settings and registry entries etc.
That makes me realize: is there a physical file for the registry database? Or is it one of those deeep level hidden things you can't access directly?
I have a system partition with usable files etc but can't seem to get the darn thing to boot. So I'm wondering if I can back up the files, system etc, do a fresh install and then just copy everything Back over?
The hardware is identical so I sort of wonder if it's feasible to fool the fresh install into thinking that it's already got all the settings and registry entries etc.
That makes me realize: is there a physical file for the registry database? Or is it one of those deeep level hidden things you can't access directly?
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