Reinstall Question

[KSB]

Will reinstalling Vista over an existing installation result in a loss of
data/etc. I have been told to try a reinstall (Not a clean reinstall) to
eliminate a problem which has not been solved by restore, repair, etc.

 

[peter]

It should not result in a "loss" of data.............but then that depends
on what you mean by data.
you personal saved files should still be there...........your Email settings
might need to be redone........your wireless settings might need to be
redone.
peter

 

[KSB]

Will I have to reinstall any programs or hardware?

 

[Peter Foldes]

No but it is prudent to back up before. Make sure that your AV and all security apps is disabled when doing this and remember to enable them right after. Also it is a good idea to disable your bits in services.msc .. Enable immediately after re-install.

 

[KSB]

Thank You

No but it is prudent to back up before. Make sure that your AV and all
security apps is disabled when doing this and remember to enable them right
after. Also it is a good idea to disable your bits in services.msc . Enable
immediately after re-install.

 

[Spirit]

http://www.windowsreinstall.com/indexwinvista.htm

 

[Robert Martin]

Personally I like reinstalling to a new hard drive.
Then I don't have to worry about data. I just copy back what I need.
But not everyone can install a HD in a pc :-(

You could always buy a USB external HD and copy all of
your documents and things to it. Then wipe the HD and start over.
Be sure you have all of the driver disk for your hardware.
Or do a restore. Some restore disk will erase the HD when they
reload. This would erase all of your previous data.

Good Luck

 

[Guest]

You might not have to do a reinstall; you may be able to identify corrupt
system files and replace them with good files from your Vista Install DVD.
My computer was unable to do error checking (chkdsk) and errors began to
accumulate. System restore did not go back far enough to restore this
function. System File Check identified a corrupt system file "autochk.exe"
that sfc was unable to repair. Instead of doing a clean install, I was able
to do an Upgrade Install that preserved my programs, devices, settings, etc.
(see John Barnett Windows MVP).

I wanted to replace my corrupt system file with a good one from the Vista
Install DVD without having to do a complete install, but was unable to do
this until now. From multiple sources including contributors on Vista
Communities, Windows IT Pro, How-To Geek, and Vistax64 Forum, I have put
together a tutorial on how to access files from your Vista Install DVD that
you can use to replace corrupt files in your OS. See the link below:

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/86959-access-vista-install-dvd-files.html

System File Check will identify corrupt system files that it can't repair
(see CBS.log). You can replace your corrupt files with good copies from the
Vista Install DVD. Many thanks to those who contributed to this solution.