Railman5 Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 Deep thought question for you.I have a disk with 2 partitions C:/ has the operating sys and some program files for the apps. D:/ has the raw data and most/some program files.what happens to the regestry entries for D if I reformat the C drive?would the applications located on D:/ Program files still work?would I have to reinstall the apps again to create the regestry keys?I tend to keep C drive small with just the operating system on so I can reformat re install without too much pain.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kti^ Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 It varies greatly from program to program...I have a bunch of programs on my D partition, and all of them work after formating C. But I know that some programs don't I gather that the cause of this is that some programs require reg keys to start and other write the reg keys everytime they start, if they indeed use the registry instead of for example .ini files.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railman5 Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 Hmmm.Thanks kti^Seems a bit like trial and error .......................unless somebody knows for sure which apps need reinstalling after reformat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydie Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 i have two options for you to try however they one is somewhat mute due to the fact that you have to install prior to application install however fyi : installRite - this app takes a complete snap shot of your system including registry prior to application install, then you install and then run installRite again thus giving you the reg keys that were created - might be somewhat of a mission to use this method however it does provide other benefits as you may release. it also however includes an option to application "clone" which would indeed provide you with a solution.http://www.epsilonsquared.com/installrite.htmnotice this post is rather old but thought l would pass on info anyway hope it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railman5 Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 lloydieThanks for that info.I shall look in to your suggestion and see how it works out.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chessonly Posted July 29, 2005 Share Posted July 29, 2005 this key is where many(not complete) app's settings are presentHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railman5 Posted July 29, 2005 Author Share Posted July 29, 2005 chessonlythats useful.I didn't know I had so much software installed Doesn't really tell me where the reg keys point to or does it?I mean C drive or D drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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