Wnds XP - Reinstall - Discover Programs?

[Peddlerp]

Due to a Virus, I was forced to reload Win XP. We had a problem where after
the new load Windows would boot to a Bulescreen and would not load or allow
access to Explorer.exe.

We renamed /Windows as /WinOLD and then reloaded WinXP. Now windows does
not know aout my existing applications. Is there a utility that will force
XP to discover and check-in existing applications?

TIA

 

[Rich Barry]

I would format the drive and do a clean install of WinXP. Your new WinXP
install has none of the registry entries required for some of your
previously existing programs. Ah, another
example of why imaging your drive or partition on a regular basis is at
times invaluable.

 

[smlunatick]

Due to a Virus, I was forced to reload Win XP.  We had a problem where after
the new load Windows would boot to a Bulescreen and would not load or allow
access to Explorer.exe.

We renamed /Windows as /WinOLD and then reloaded WinXP.  Now windows does
not know aout my existing applications.  Is there a utility that will force
XP to discover and check-in existing applications?

TIA

Unfortunately, it will not be possible. The most important part of
Windows XP is the Registry and it only gets the other application's
settings at the time of the application's install process. You will
need to re-install everything.