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10/06/2008 03:07:45 PM · #1 |
| Formatted my C drive (OS only on that drive). Program files are on other drives. Reinstalling isn't a problem if need be but is there any way to access those programs for use? Photoshop, Lightroom, Office, etc won't run since the format and reinstall. |
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10/06/2008 03:13:28 PM · #2 |
| Reinstall will be required. You've lost all the registry settings for those applications, and also all of the files that the applications shared with the OS (and were co-located with the OS). |
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10/06/2008 03:13:37 PM · #3 |
You'll need to reinstall the apps. This is because all installed apps have entries in the registry which resides on the OS drive.
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10/06/2008 03:15:50 PM · #4 |
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10/07/2008 12:55:20 PM · #5 |
Ya, you've lost all of your registry settings and your shared libraries.
Just because your software is install on a seperate drive (or partition) doesn't mean it's seperated. There are common files that are saved to c:\windows\system32 and c:\Documents and settings\\Application Data
What you want to do is keep important files on a seperate drive/partition. Like all your images. For me, it's all of my code (I'm a programmer).
That way, you can format your C Drive and not worry about your images/code. |
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