"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> Gail Shaw wrote:
>
>> If I may make a stupid suggestion - partition the drive and put the OS 
>> alone
>> on the C drive. Redirect my docs and program files elsewhere.
>> It makes reinstalling that little less painful.
>>
>> Yes, I know you'll still have to reinstall most apps, but at least you 
>> won't
>> lose data you've forgotten to backup
>
> I already keep all my data seperate from the OS. But game saves? You'd 
> have to figure out where it stores them first. [Assuming they don't go in 
> the registry.]
>
> The real fun part is Outlook Express. There must *be* a way to back up the 
> data it holds, but good luck figuring it out. [Fortunately, I don't use it 
> any more!]
>
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Outlook express, figure it out??!?  good luck?!?  its not rocket science! 
RTFM!

Tools -> Options -> Maintenance -> store folder.

Change it to another partition and your done.

Likewise, I haven't played a game in the last 5 years that doesn't either 
put your saves into its game dir or the my docs, redirect your my docs and 
your done.

Like I said, easy as...  trivial even!

HTH

Cheers Dre

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