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Kargarok Advanced Cheater
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:26 pm Post subject: Will +rep for super nooby question |
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| Kay, you know when you wipe your computer clean, where it's factory settings and nothing on it, like you just got it from best buy? Yeah, I wanna do that, but I wanna keep a few specific programs (Sims 3 and a few expansion packs for it, along with some custom content for it) How would I go about doing this? I don't have any memory USB stick thingies that can hold that amount of stuff. Thanks ^.^
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Up2Admin I'm a spammer
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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You can't. Just redownload the stuff when you're done.
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Kargarok Advanced Cheater
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Up2Admin wrote: | | You can't. Just redownload the stuff when you're done. |
oh okay. Will rep in a few minutes.
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InternetIsSeriousBusiness Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:37 pm Post subject: |
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| Pengy wrote: | | Up2Admin wrote: | | You can't. Just redownload the stuff when you're done. |
oh okay. Will rep in a few minutes. |
That's just common sense.
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Hero I'm a spammer
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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| But my pc wasnt made in a factory. Where do I get these settings?
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Moments Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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1. make a separate partition
2. put all the stuff you want to keep on there
3. wipe the original partition
4. reformat with a clean OS.
Very easily possible... common sense actually.
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:^) Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 2:59 pm Post subject: |
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upload them.
use a blank CD/DVD.
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Up2Admin I'm a spammer
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Sorrow wrote: | 1. make a separate partition
2. put all the stuff you want to keep on there
3. wipe the original partition
4. reformat with a clean OS.
Very easily possible... common sense actually. | And what about the registry? When he reformats it would be cleaned and he'd have to reinstall stuff again anyways.
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Cryoma Member of the Year
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Partition like what someone said or get a free ftp host and upload it all.
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Evil_Intentions Expert Cheater
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Up2Admin wrote: | | Sorrow wrote: | 1. make a separate partition
2. put all the stuff you want to keep on there
3. wipe the original partition
4. reformat with a clean OS.
Very easily possible... common sense actually. | And what about the registry? When he reformats it would be cleaned and he'd have to reinstall stuff again anyways. |
iirc it's really easy to backup and restore the registry
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