XP Pro install problem

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I should have added that I changed the drive from fat to ntfs during the
upgrade/install.
The programs are all still in the Programs folder on the drive.
Is there a way of 'cheating' the transfer wizard that it's an old - to - new
computer transfer? Or do I have to re-install all the programs? Please say i
dont have to...............................


> I've installed XP pro over (overwritten) another version of XP and updated
> to SP2. But the problem is that all the programs that were installed under
> the previous windows xp are not in the startup list (msconfig) and nor are
> they in the Add/Remove programs list (control panel). I also lost my
> Favorites etc. How can I recover these.
>
> Thanks
>

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No Frank sorry there is no way to cheat.
Im surprised you didn't look this up before reinstalling.
You will need to reinstall each program so that it can add the appropriate
registry keys etc.

Do you still have your old profile saved in Docs and Settings? If you have
overwritten everything then likely your Favourites are gone. But then i
haven't done this recently so someone else may enlighten us.

Also I think you need to look at some other posts (or others will post
links) about imaging your pc so you dont need to go through this again.


"frankg" wrote:

> I should have added that I changed the drive from fat to ntfs during the
> upgrade/install.
> The programs are all still in the Programs folder on the drive.
> Is there a way of 'cheating' the transfer wizard that it's an old - to - new
> computer transfer? Or do I have to re-install all the programs? Please say i
> dont have to...............................
>
>
> > I've installed XP pro over (overwritten) another version of XP and updated
> > to SP2. But the problem is that all the programs that were installed under
> > the previous windows xp are not in the startup list (msconfig) and nor are
> > they in the Add/Remove programs list (control panel). I also lost my
> > Favorites etc. How can I recover these.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
>
>
>

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>I should have added that I changed the drive from fat to ntfs during the
>upgrade/install.
> The programs are all still in the Programs folder on the drive.
> Is there a way of 'cheating' the transfer wizard that it's an old - to -
> new computer transfer? Or do I have to re-install all the programs? Please
> say i dont have to...............................
>
>
>> I've installed XP pro over (overwritten) another version of XP and
>> updated to SP2. But the problem is that all the programs that were
>> installed under the previous windows xp are not in the startup list
>> (msconfig) and nor are they in the Add/Remove programs list (control
>> panel). I also lost my Favorites etc. How can I recover these.
==================================================

problem was that at one point it told me that data files and programs would
not be affected.

so i have to re-install everything. hopefully i can still get to the data
that is associated with the program e.g Quicken

but how do i uninstall the 'old' programs - they dont appear in the
add/remove list and they dont have their own uninstaller

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In article <l2MTe.17956$vN.600714@news20.bellglobal.com>,
sorry@stoppingspam.com says...
> I should have added that I changed the drive from fat to ntfs during the
> upgrade/install.
> The programs are all still in the Programs folder on the drive.
> Is there a way of 'cheating' the transfer wizard that it's an old - to - new
> computer transfer? Or do I have to re-install all the programs? Please say i
> dont have to...............................

If you had done and "Upgrade" they would still work, but since you
"overwrote" the setup you also deleted their registry keys and any ini
files that were used by Windows to know about the apps.

Reinstall them is your only solution.


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In news:l2MTe.17956$vN.600714@news20.bellglobal.com,
frankg <sorry@stoppingspam.com> replied with a ;-)
> I should have added that I changed the drive from fat to ntfs during
> the upgrade/install.
> The programs are all still in the Programs folder on the drive.
> Is there a way of 'cheating' the transfer wizard that it's an old -
> to - new computer transfer? Or do I have to re-install all the
> programs? Please say i dont have to...............................
>
>
>> I've installed XP pro over (overwritten) another version of XP and
>> updated to SP2. But the problem is that all the programs that were
>> installed under the previous windows xp are not in the startup list
>> (msconfig) and nor are they in the Add/Remove programs list (control
>> panel). I also lost my Favorites etc. How can I recover these.
>>
>> Thanks

You need to reinstall, and your My documents folder is lost, plus by
converting to ntfs during the install, you would no longer have the option
if it was available to uninstall back to the previous state. Converting the
file system during an install makes it a one way trip, going back is no
longer an option.

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In news:7%MTe.19347$vN.612696@news20.bellglobal.com,
frankg <sorry@stoppingspam.com> replied with a ;-)
>> I should have added that I changed the drive from fat to ntfs during
>> the upgrade/install.
>> The programs are all still in the Programs folder on the drive.
>> Is there a way of 'cheating' the transfer wizard that it's an old -
>> to - new computer transfer? Or do I have to re-install all the
>> programs? Please say i dont have to...............................
>>
>>
>>> I've installed XP pro over (overwritten) another version of XP and
>>> updated to SP2. But the problem is that all the programs that were
>>> installed under the previous windows xp are not in the startup list
>>> (msconfig) and nor are they in the Add/Remove programs list (control
>>> panel). I also lost my Favorites etc. How can I recover these.
> ==================================================
>
> problem was that at one point it told me that data files and programs
> would not be affected.
>
> so i have to re-install everything. hopefully i can still get to the
> data that is associated with the program e.g Quicken
>
> but how do i uninstall the 'old' programs - they dont appear in the
> add/remove list and they dont have their own uninstaller

It may have said that in a window that gave the options to choose, but you
didn't choose that option. When you select the option to reinstall, it tells
you all data in My documents will be lost and you will need to reinstall you
programs.
Program Files folder will be intact, and all other non-Windows folders will
be available, but you will need to reinstall applications that write to the
registry.

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I think it's best to reinstall them.
"frankg" <sorry@stoppingspam.com> wrote in message
news:l2MTe.17956$vN.600714@news20.bellglobal.com...
>I should have added that I changed the drive from fat to ntfs during the
>upgrade/install.
> The programs are all still in the Programs folder on the drive.
> Is there a way of 'cheating' the transfer wizard that it's an old - to -
> new computer transfer? Or do I have to re-install all the programs? Please
> say i dont have to...............................
>
>
>> I've installed XP pro over (overwritten) another version of XP and
>> updated to SP2. But the problem is that all the programs that were
>> installed under the previous windows xp are not in the startup list
>> (msconfig) and nor are they in the Add/Remove programs list (control
>> panel). I also lost my Favorites etc. How can I recover these.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>

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>> I should have added that I changed the drive from fat to ntfs during
>> the upgrade/install.
>> The programs are all still in the Programs folder on the drive.
>> Is there a way of 'cheating' the transfer wizard that it's an old -
>> to - new computer transfer? Or do I have to re-install all the
>> programs? Please say i dont have to...............................
>>
>>
>>> I've installed XP pro over (overwritten) another version of XP and
>>> updated to SP2. But the problem is that all the programs that were
>>> installed under the previous windows xp are not in the startup list
>>> (msconfig) and nor are they in the Add/Remove programs list (control
>>> panel). I also lost my Favorites etc. How can I recover these.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>
> You need to reinstall, and your My documents folder is lost, plus by
> converting to ntfs during the install, you would no longer have the option
> if it was available to uninstall back to the previous state. Converting
> the file system during an install makes it a one way trip, going back is
> no longer an option.
>

Thanks. I've begun the program re-installation process.

1. Can you tell me how to recognize and cleanup other redundant folders
that are no longer in use - there appear to be many 'user' folders and I
cant easily tell which were left overs, and which are new installations with
the latest windows xp.
2. And programs that are still under 'program files', and in the root,
that I no longer wish to re-install under the new windows, can i simply
delete them as they dont appear under add/remove notr do i see an
uninstaller in their folders? Would they have entries in the registry (new)?