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  • December 5, 2001 at 2:51 am #2130510

    Reinstalling WIN98

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    by turkitech76 · about 20 years, 5 months ago

    I tried to reinstall WIN98 before and I lost all my settings! So, is there a way to back up my local settings to be restored after reinstalling?

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    • December 5, 2001 at 4:12 am #3545623

      Reinstalling WIN98

      by frederick bauer · about 20 years, 5 months ago

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      I would like to answer, but which local setting are you referring to?

    • December 5, 2001 at 9:34 am #3545469

      Reinstalling WIN98

      by jdwjr · about 20 years, 5 months ago

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      i think i understand youre question and if u just install win 98 again over the old application it should clean up whatever problem there is that is making u want to reinstall and ure settings will remain the same as in sa,me programs will still be there etc.
      jd

    • December 6, 2001 at 5:00 am #3549809

      Reinstalling WIN98

      by roadrunnerchaser · about 20 years, 5 months ago

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      go to start, click find, type in PROFILE and you can copy these files to your backup media. These files will hold your desktop pic/font/colors, screensaver, startmenu, mydocumets, ect. Remember that if you are pointing your desktop to a picture, that picture will need to be backed up independently from your profile. Same thing as the screen saver. If you are using ms included pics and scsavers no worries just copy your profile to the new machine and you should be good. (make sure you match the profile to a username on the new machine.

    • December 16, 2001 at 4:41 am #3558763

      Reinstalling WIN98

      by radupopag · about 20 years, 5 months ago

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      The easyest way is to save the registry (RUN -> REGEDIT then export registry in a safe location) then reinstall windows 98 and merge the registry.

      PS. If u want to save your e-mails as well you have to copy the following folder: Windows\Application Data\ “some numbers” \outloook express

    • March 5, 2002 at 2:55 pm #3438812

      Reinstalling WIN98

      by turkitech76 · about 20 years, 2 months ago

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