Windows question

TychoCelchuuu

<div class="IPBDescription">Uh, just get in the topic already</div>will reinstalling windows possibly mess anything up? or will it be exactly the same as before i reinstalled, just a bit smoother? I dont want to know what it will help, just if it will change anything other than fix the problems that im gonna fix.

p.s. i live down the road from paul allen.

DruBo

It depends if you install it from the CD or from the cabs.
(I'm assuming Win9x here, correct me if I'm wrong.)

by "cabs" I mean the copy of the windows cd that your computer makes when you install windows the first time. The setup file can be accessed thus: "c:\windows\options\cabs\setup.exe". The CD I'm assuming you know how to use.

if you install from the cabs, it will be exactly the same, just if you're having a crashing problem it'll go away, usually. if you install from the CD, all your windows settings will go back to default and sometimes you'll lose custom pointers. But everything else on your hard drive should be fine.

TychoCelchuuu

okeeday, thnx so much. and ya its win98 im talking about. into cabs!

TychoCelchuuu

ok well no .exe in the cabs folder ill just get out the diskey.

Davyb

I always find that is better the Format the Drive ( loose everthing) and start from fresh. But hey thats just me <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->