XP Format and FS2004 reinstall
Gary Baum
My windows XP operating system has become unstable and I am considering a
format and then reinstalling Fs2004, which still works fine. The reformat is
not a problem but the reinstall of Fs2004 is because I have installed many
if not every add-on made ! :-)
To avoid doing a reinstall of FS2004, I assume the best way to proceed is to
move my current installation of Fs2004 to a remote drive, format my
computer, install Fs2004, patch it, and copy my old installation of Fs2004
in to the newly installed FS2004 folder and overwriting all the new folders.
Would this create any problems since there would be no registry entries of
all the FS2004 add-ons?
Any advice would be appreciated.
Gary
Katy
If you re-install FS before copying over it the older installation
registry information will be there...
But first of all did you try to repair XP? Boot from the CD and choose
the repair option that appears after you select the partition onto
which to install the OS. You will need to re-apply any updates or
service pack afterwards...
---
All the Best
Katy Pluta
FS FAQ at http://www.simflight.com
Visit Project Magenta!
http://www.projectmagenta.com
Gary Baum
Thanks for the help...
But will the registry info for all the add-ons be there, or does it really
matter as long as FS2004 is in the registry?
Gary
"Katy" <katy...@hotmail.invalid> wrote in message
news:2fu4o05eo3mqr0imv...@4ax.com...
Gary Baum
Thanks again for you help , hope all is well with you
Gary in So Cal
"Brett I. Holcomb" <bretth...@charter.net> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.61.0410301047550.1028@gandalf...
> Well, if you format the system drive the registry info is gone. What I
> think Katy is recommending is that you
>
> 1. Back up the FS directory somewhere safe like on another drive or
> partition that you aren't going to format.
>
> 2. Reformat the XP system drive and reinstall XP.
>
> 3. Install FS9 again from CD. This puts the registry info for FS in
> place.
>
> 4. Copy the backup of FS9 to the new FS you just installed. This will
> get back all your add-ons.
>
> Most add-ons really don't care about the FS9 registry info except to find
> it during install.
>
> However, I agree with Katy - before reformat I would first try the repair.
> If it doesn't work the try a reinstall on top of XP. Finally as a last
> resort do the reformat and reinstall of XP.