I'm working on a laptop for a friend that is pretty trashed up. I'd like to reinstall WinXP but he has an application for which he can't find the install CD.
I've installed Windows many times, but never without first formatting. If I just reinstall over the existing installation, will that "refresh" Windows so that it operates normally again (I've already cleaned up a BUNCH of viruses, but I think the damage has already been done to the registry).
the app works now, so if I do reinstall without reformatting, will the app still work?
If the above isn't a good solution, does anyone know of a piece of software that will allow me to move the application from one PC to another? If I can install onto another HDD, and move the application, that would be acceptable.
Thanks in advance!
I've installed Windows many times, but never without first formatting. If I just reinstall over the existing installation, will that "refresh" Windows so that it operates normally again (I've already cleaned up a BUNCH of viruses, but I think the damage has already been done to the registry).
the app works now, so if I do reinstall without reformatting, will the app still work?
If the above isn't a good solution, does anyone know of a piece of software that will allow me to move the application from one PC to another? If I can install onto another HDD, and move the application, that would be acceptable.
Thanks in advance!