Just need a bit of help!!! I am going to format my hard drive and re-install windows. Is it possible to copy the program files folder and paste onto the new windows partition without having to install them all over again? Cheers. Leigh
No it isn't. When you install a program in Windows it makes changes to the registry, ie it registers certain files and sets up shortcuts, start menu entries and file associations, all these would be missing if you just copied the program files folder over.
If you have a problem with Windows, which led you to think you needed to do a reinstall, you could try fixing the problem. As you have not given any indication of why you wish to reinstall, it is not possible at this time to give any more advice than that.
I have installed windows Vista, but I am getting a lot of compatability issues with hardware and software so i want to re-install XP.
Well, you will definitely, certainly, absolutely have to reinstall all of your programs again if you decide to go back to Windows XP. That's the only answer you will get, because that's the only answer there is.
