http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ Giveaway of the Day Forums Tag: uninstall en Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:58:20 +0000 http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3296#post-35960 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:51:06 +0000 Messenger 35960@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I had the same problem the other day after some one on the comment page suggested to try out for downloading movies and TV shows GRABOID.com. I checked out the website and for free you could d/l up to 4 gb per month which equaled about 3-5 movies a month and that the files had to be newer then 100 days. A paid subscription will get you more GB and access to older files. Sort of like a bitorrent interface. I was able to d/l a good quality copy of the new StarGate DVD. </p> <p>Now here was the big but part. When you download the interface to d/l the files it also came with its own video player by VideoLand. The player is ok, but it hijacked all my media files (avi,wmv, mpg, vob and even mp3, wav and QuickTime files. </p> <p>I'm one that prefers to use different players for different media files. </p> <p>What I had to do having XP was to open any folder and go to "tools" in the top menu and choose "folder options" then tab "file types" It will list every type file on your computer. You could change the "open with" option for you files here if you want to change whatever program you want or need to open the files with. </p> <p>I had tried to uninstall the VL player but the d/l interface will not work with out it. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3296#post-35904 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:49:16 +0000 GrouchE 35904@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>It's D-U-M-B, ya BIG dummy! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3296#post-35746 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:35:59 +0000 Nightwalker 35746@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>You might think its a great program, but I don't!! </p> <p>I had to uninstall the durn thing manually (Cool Record Edit Pro)and it left tons of entries in my registry. It tried to take over EVERYTHING! I will NOT have a program like that on my machine. It has finally been wiped out, but yes, it was almost as bad as a virus. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3296#post-29526 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:31:25 +0000 Robert 29526@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Tomtom,</p> <p>Hi</p> <p>Cool Record Edit Pro is an excellent program.</p> <p>You could try to restore your file associations this way:<br /> Right click on an existing Word document.<br /> Select open with,Choose program and choose 'Microsoft Word',check 'Always use...'. OK. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3296#post-29525 Thu, 15 May 2008 17:04:09 +0000 Tomtom 29525@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I downloaded "cool record edit" some time ago and it has taken over my documents which now seem to be saved by default to "Cool record edit documents". Worse, Word documents thus saved cannot be opened and I cannot uninstall Cool record etc because it doesn't appear in the list of programs available for uninstalling. Is the program a virus ? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2693#post-18616 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:25:33 +0000 jinkazama 18616@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>use the Cleanse Uninstaller(or something of the sort) to remove these programs </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2693#post-18608 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:48:13 +0000 rstock2 18608@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>As I look around this site, there seems to be an enormous number of unhappy people wanting to uninstall programs that don't work. I have a friend I discussed this with (I sent him the same post I sent above) and he sent me this response. I hope it helps others...feel free to copy and put on other sections of this forum if you think it might help:</p> <p>For zips, you have to think of zips differently than they used to be.<br /> With XP (and Vista) zip files are just folders with compression added.<br /> Most programs you would buy commercially have conformed to the microsoft standard. They put things in C:\program files, they give you an MSI file that automatically puts things in the add/remove programs (or for Vista, Programs and Settings). They also create a general log in the event viewer.<br /> Independent and free programs don't feel the need to conform to the MS standard. So, they don't end up in the control panel. If you want to uninstall them, you might get lucky to find an uninstall (sometimes named unwise.exe in the folder they were installed to). Otherwise you're more or less out of luck for your old programs that you've already added.<br /> In the future, you can create an uninstall in control panel. To do this, go to the Programs in control panel and tell it you want to add a program. You find the EXE (even inside the zip folder) and it will remember what files are installed and what needs to be removed later.<br /> It adds an extra step of work when you install a program, but if you're going to uninstall later you're happy you did it. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2693#post-18576 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:51:17 +0000 rstock2 18576@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>"technified version of English"? Are you kidding? At the very least needs an assessment for a learning disorder. Attention deficit and a few other things. But, heck, if he's successful and happy then good for him. The info was helpful...thanks everyone.</p> <p>I'll not download anything free from that sight unless it says it's Vista compatible. Certainly, not the games.</p> <p>So, I'll just delete the zipped and unzipped files and I should be "clean" again? I feel so dirty. :-) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2693#post-18573 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:29:37 +0000 funkymom 18573@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>rstock2- i think you've got it. you will learn (or, it seems, just have learned) that goodgodt speaks a technified version of english. i gotta love him, he is super helpful, but i barely understand him. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2693#post-18554 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:55:11 +0000 rstock2 18554@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>ok, so putting your sentence frangments together :-), it sounds like you're saying that it's a program self-contained and doesn't effect anything like registry. I just dbl-clik to run it and bingo, or bowling as it were? So, I find the zip file, the unzipped files and just delete them all and you think I'm as clean as before I downloaded and installed? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2693#post-18525 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:59:19 +0000 goodgotd 18525@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Implication sounded to me more like 'that's it', as in, it doesn't do anything outside that spot.</p> <p>at least it wasn't written to. it may be able to run under win32s, but no bets.</p> <p>I'm betting vista users might be able to run stuff like this with autorun.inf in the root if burned to a cd. perhaps. or iso'd and mounted as a drive. wit compatible and a prayer, maybe.</p> <p>It's not supposed to care where it is, seen many like it. Swift software back a ways.... plug-in boxes was the approach- should have recognized it earlier.</p> <p>And no, not the downloaded file, the final 'install' directory- and it wasn't installed, it was just dumped there. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2693#post-18516 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:27:05 +0000 rstock2 18516@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>PS: you're saying that by just deleting the file that was downloaded it cleans EVERYTHING out of the registry and other debris that programs leave behind? Uninstall is quite different than just deleting the exe program. Am I missing something? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2693#post-18514 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:25:04 +0000 rstock2 18514@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks, but the issue is not that I can't find it, I can....just that I want to properly uninstall it. It's NOT listed in the UNINSTALL PROGRAMS system so I can't do it there, and it doesn't come with uninstall option, so now what? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2693#post-18486 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:43:37 +0000 scubaguy 18486@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>rstock2<br /> I'm not sure about vista,but this is the way it installed on XP,click on start then click computer,then click on the C: drive and look for a folder named GAMES,click on GAMES folder,if its there then just delete it.<br /> The last couple of games from GAOTD have not come with uninstall options,and they are not installed in the programs folder.If the above did not do it, then try doing a search,using the game name in the search box and delete the files that way.</p> <p>Heres the same thing stated another way by another member.</p> <p>"Some downloads, like this one, will automatically install to C:\Games\ (it shows that it's doing that in the install pop up AND tells you that in the README)<br /> NOT in Documents, in C:\Games\ .... unless you SPECIFICALLY change the path to a preferred location which you can do using the BROWSE button on the popup."</p> <p>Hope this helps,if not post your outcome and someone will be along to help. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2693#post-18480 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:10:42 +0000 rstock2 18480@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I downloaded the bowling game today but I have Vista and apparently, that's not a listed program. Also, tried but got a video error message. I just want to wipe it off of my drive, but there's no uninstall file and it's not listed in my Uninstall option folder. Can someone please tell me how to get this cleanly off my computer?</p> <p>thx </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15974 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:25:28 +0000 AlexSJ 15974@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I'm running XP on two machines (laptop and kid's pc), both have Returnil Business 1.6 Edition running. Since the laptop has little space I have only 2 partitions (system plus data), for the kid I have a third partition with mainly games. </p> <p>Returnil comes with its own safe partition thing, but I prefer to have a windows based partition on the hard drive, just feels safer. During install there is an option to skip the Returnil partition.<br /> In terms of backup, I kind like having the 2 partitions as I can easily backup all data files to an external drive, which I prefer to do 1:1 with a syncronizer.</p> <p>Returnil is configured to start in Off mode on re-boot, but I usually turn on protection very fast. This is easy to do thru session lock, which does not require a re-boot. Anything I download I download to the second partition, but I almost never ever install anything unless I try it in protected mode first. If it's a keeper, I reboot, grab a coffee in the meantime and install permanently.<br /> Updates or maintenance like defragmentation, registry cleaning etc must be done in Off mode, otherwise the reboot will void it all. Example: On Friday I had to install a huge 7GB SQL file on the system partion, which I don't really need to have on the laptop after working with it a bit. Lazy me, since I haven't even started it is still there, all the while I'm doing all kinds of other stuff. Even though this is somehow all working in virtual memory, you won't notice any performance slowdown ... or at least I don't. However, if I reboot, it will all be gonne, nicely and without a trace.<br /> I once tried this Bufferzone thing, but one was never sure what was saved where. Not with Returnil and a little bit of personal discipline.<br /> Anyway, any kids or visitor will mostly always be working in protected mode and well, they just can't save stuff permanently under "my docsuments". That's what the USB sticks are for ...<br /> Pura vida, Alex SJ </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15962 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:38:01 +0000 copmom 15962@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Oops..typo.. C: drive is down to 88.2 </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15961 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:32:32 +0000 Violet4714 15961@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>@copmom...</p> <p>while moving files to external hard drives, my system restore turned off &#38; deleted all restore points...</p> <p>after the search thru MS "knowledge" base, finally found the following:</p> <p>when your disk/drive has below 200mb free space, system restore turns off to save drive space...</p> <p>so...in my case...when i turned on the external drives, system restore began monitoring them...and as they filled to capacity, system restore turned off &#38; then deleted all restore points...on all disks/drives...</p> <p>the fix was to free some space, then set system restore to not monitor those ( always full ) drives...</p> <p>for some reason, it took some fiddling off/on with the monitoring a few resets before it stayed put...go figure...i check the settings every so often to see if the external drives are still not monitored, just in case...</p> <p>so if you were told 10% years ago with those smaller drives, you probably had a winner...</p> <p>@AlexSJ...</p> <p>thank you for the RETURNIL info...i've been reluctant to try it...</p> <p>@Lee...<br /> saving space by turning off system restore &#38; using something like Ghost is seeming like a better idea all the time...i backup, but who ever really knows?...</p> <p>thanks, everyone, for all the info here... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15952 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:36:39 +0000 Lee 15952@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I remember system restore in Me, useless, I also used roxio go back deluxe, o.k. slowed ones system and once restore points maxed out they got over written.</p> <p>System restore in XP I turn it off and use ghost. Prefered Powerquest drive image, till Norton aquired it.</p> <p>I did change to Norton Ghost 10 couple of years ago and works fine, has issues, like leaving files in the recycle bin from previous usage, when you delete drive and restore an image. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15943 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:48:23 +0000 copmom 15943@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>By the way, just went to Acronis web site, and looked at forums, and someone there said it didn't work on WDC (Western Digital Drives), which is what I have for both of mine. Any thoughts on that? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15941 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:39:29 +0000 copmom 15941@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>A couple of notes.... I was told years ago that you should never let your hard drive get down lower than 10% of it's total space! In fact windows has popped up periodically letting me know when it is getting low!</p> <p>And like Rune.. we have problems here quite often with power kicking off/on. The main times I've lost things is when our machines get fried! Don't tell me lightening never strikes twice in the same place! When we have a thunderstorm, I not only shut down, but also unplug. Been there, done that. I used to have our fax phone line plugged into once computer for using WinFax to send/receive, and when I did shut down and unplug, I forgot to take out the phone line! That machine got fried that way. Now I have the fax line plugged into a 4in1 printer and that's not hooked up to any computer. Rather replace the printer than the whole computer!</p> <p>On this machine I have 2 SATA drives.. C: is 145GB and is down to 188.2GB and other drive is F: 298GB and is down to 223GB. On my important things (like my business invoice program with all sales data), every time I make entries I back up to the C: drive and then again to the F: drive. I'd like to copy/ghost everything on my C: to my 300GB external drive which I keep in a safe place, but still am not sure which program is best to use to do that. You've all mentioned so many ghost programs that now I'm totally confused! Acronis, CasperXP, XXClone? All I want to do is clone the whole HD to my backup external. What's the best? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15932 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:25:04 +0000 RunesageMagik 15932@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hey, Alex, appreciate your firsthand comments 'bout RETURNIL. Could you please list your PC's specs, and also whether there's a way to save what's in RETURNIL in case of an unplanned reboot? Been looking at various virtual systems but with my forgetfulness, but I get a little nervous about installing something in a sandbox with the possibility of forgetting to make the changes permanent should I absentmindedly shut down at the end of an exhausting day, or should our increasingly unreliable electric service blink off and then on again. <em>(I know, I should have an UPS by now... but food, mortgage and taxes keep getting in the way)</em> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15926 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:33:46 +0000 AlexSJ 15926@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Going back to the Starting point of this thread and the use of System Restore:<br /> since it has been offered here a while ago I have been a mostly happy user of RETURNIL (http://www.returnilvirtualsystem.com/ They offered the business edition, but also have a free personal version).<br /> The program has two modes: On = Protected(Red icon) and Off = not protected(green icon). In protected mode any and all changes done to the system partion will be erased when you turn the computer off and your computer is back to what is before. For me that means that I install most Giveaways and Games in protected mode and see if it is something worth keeping or not. If I like it and want to keep a particular program, the pc needs a change back to the Off = not protected mode which requires a reboot. I then install the program etc.<br /> Note: In order to use Returnil you should have at least 2 partitions on your pc: the system partition for programs and another partition for your DATA (I also save all downloads there), otherwise you won't be happy. However, this setup allows me to work in On = protected mode all day long without loosing any information.<br /> It's great for the kid's computer as well and allows for much more relaxed surfing in the net ...<br /> The big, very big plus with Returnil is that there are no compatability problems with other programs and it's not obstrusive like some other programs (with one exception that I learned the hard way: don't use Mojopac when it's ON ...)</p> <p>Additionally I have Erunt running, which makes regular copies of the registry, which can easily be restored. <a href="http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/" rel="nofollow">http://www.larshederer.homepage.t-online.de/erunt/</a></p> <p>Now for those copying files back and forth, look into using a synchronizer, which can help with this task. These programs copy files faster and more reliable than Explorer (www.superflexible.com)</p> <p>Pura vida, AlexSJ </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15896 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:29:01 +0000 ldahl 15896@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>1.4!?!! EeeeeKKkkkkk! I try to keep at least 5gigs open, many graphic programs need room to breathe when they are opened. I defrag probably more often than I need to, but I'm paranoid and you have to have turn-around room to do that. And then I have to throw work on the desktop to have fastest access, more room needed per working session.<br /> I just spent one of my sick(I've had a nasty, nasty cold) days sorting and filing. Barely made a dent, but better than it was.<br /> I do this, on my little USB drive I make a folder named something like "Gather Fonts" then I move every file in that I have in my two work drives that is a font file. Zipped fonts in a sub folder, opened fonts that are grouped by categories in another sub folder, loose uncategorized fonts in another. That way I can use my font manager to find every font on my system and get them all in one place. This is when I find all those duplicate files and can do cleaning. Then I burn everything(back up)to disk, twice for those very expensive purchased font sets and fonts that are my work horse fonts. Decide which fonts are out of favor or style, which ones are chained to work(a lost font file in a vector job will destroy completed work) and then move all the major ones back to my C drive and the minor ones to the D drive where I can use my font manager to find and install on the fly. Then I delete the whole lot off the little H Drive and go for the Plugins and Filters. I leave everything alone in my three main plugin folders and only "copy" out of them(instead of move) because it has taken many, many days of trial and error to get them all compatible with the graphic applications I use them with.(A nightmare, yes?)Then on to the JPG's and BMP's, PSP's, CPT's, TIFF's etc. There are too many by far to move to any small drive, so I use Digital Viewers to sort and move them into Category folders. I have used IrfanView and now XNView too. Both have fast moving capabilities; I'm liking XNView's moving system better as you can drag and drop multiple files into folders at once. Both are freeware. I do try to have a somewhat workable file system on all my drives, I run into trouble with all the pic files,links and zips I've D/L'ed. They are always just one step from total chaos at any given time!! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15889 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:14:24 +0000 Violet4714 15889@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>you're very welcome...<br /> now i can find out if it's really faster, or my imagination again...<br /> :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15887 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:11:03 +0000 graylox 15887@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thank you, Violet, I'll try it. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15886 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:07:36 +0000 Violet4714 15886@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>hello, graylox...<br /> i've used the free for home users version of TeraCopy, at codesector.com to move files around...<br /> seems faster than usual to me... </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15883 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:52:48 +0000 graylox 15883@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Oh, LDahl, that sounds so familiar! I wrote in another threat, that I fell asleep in front of the pc: sorting all my graphic-tools, plugins and filters is so boring, but I have to clean up my c-drive, there is only 1.4 GB left - not enough for a defrag.<br /> Moving so many files to the other drive take sooooo long time, do you know any program which can speed up that procedure?</p> <p>Oj, I have to leave the PC now, between 08.00 and 14.00 h is the master's time ;-)<br /> graylox </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15880 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:20:21 +0000 ldahl 15880@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thank you for your response WR! The 40 gig drive I want to convert to my C drive is a Seagate. I forget now what my main C drive is, it might be a Western Digital as I've always have had good luck with them in the past. I'm going to crack the case the first of next week to install a couple of new fans(one of 'em died and the other 'most dead).<br /> I know it sounds like it would make sense to get that huge mega-mega drive, but honestly...I'm horrible, I would fill the thing just as fast as a smaller one, then not only would I never be able to find what I need, I would have huge cleaning/organizing problems too. When I'm doing graphic work there are many times I don't have, or take the time to be the most tidy.<br /> I have to remember a lot of different jobs and where they are and all the extra graphic files that goes with them in many different versions and formats and sizes etc, etc...When you have clients that have been with you for years in many different ongoing projects, it isn't hard to get swamped in files and reference materials. Not to mention all the personal projects and now......games heheheh! So I want to keep it small and keep it manageable. That way, when I start running out of room I know it is time to change my evil ways, clean computer house and get all those jpg's and bmp's off on cd's. But even that is a problem, just have a job thrown at you and you know you have some files that would work well with the project...but instead of going to your drive you have to take the time to find that file on cd. I've used a cataloging program before, but in truth it took so much time setting it up and keeping it up... it was not worth it and went back to using my head(another mistake I'm sure:))))I back-up all the most valuable files to a small hard drive that is stored in a large mayonnaise jar buried under the back porch.<br /> I do have two bays open for drives, but I'm afraid that even though I'm not over-clocked, I still run pretty hot at times because of cpu usage from some graphic programs and frankly don't think my power supply will handle anymore peripherals...</p> <p>I have never ghosted a drive before, I've always rebuilt, but frankly, even though it is good in one way as you get to start over with a clean slate, but in another way it is horrible because a rebuild is a huge job. It will take me weeks to get a system that will function well again. Think of all the incompatibilities I have to work through,all the drivers, dll's and small, often abandoned graphic programs that are no longer available(such as Primus, Eye Candy 3.1 or psp6)if I find the stored program is corrupted, or have misplaced the key... I could lose it forever. So rebuilds are a hand sweating nightmare, one that I don't feel up to at this time. I just want to make my C drive bigger and get back to work. I have read what people say about setting up new computers by ghosting and they are back in business in short order. This sounds good to me, but I usually error on the side of caution... rarely rushing where angels fear to tread, and all that jazz, except for the exceptions, where I do something crazy and thoughtless.:))) Worse comes to worse, I will dump as much data as I can on my old D drive(and put it in the aforementioned jar), and start over again with the new Seagate drive in D. It won't make my life any easier, in fact harder, because to get at that info I'd have to swap out drives. Doesn't sound convenient to me. A complete transfer would awesome! I really appreciate your input and help. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/2270#post-15875 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:38:00 +0000 Whiterabbit-uk 15875@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I installed EAZ FIX on my computers yesterday, despite all the negative comments becauseI stopped using dual boot systems when I started to expand my collection of computers and because I've had mixed results from using system restore. Generally I rarely use it, so when I do, the changes made are so drastic to many of the other programs and games that I've installed, that I shy away from using it even more. Though I think the way you are using system restore Idahl, is the most sensible way I've ever known anyone use it as snapshots everytime you install something is going to stop that major loss of confugured programs. </p> <p>Anyway, I'm really glad I did install EAZ FIX as I had a system crash on my main computer, which after the memory got dumped it wouldn't return to the windows home page, so on restarting the computer I hit home as directed by the screen that pops up during the boot process and voila, the computer was back to the mornings settings (I've configured it to take a snapshot on the first boot of every day, so I'm effectively emulating your way of doing things (Idahl) I also create executable files of all programs I install using the export command in the registry editor, though I don't do this for the giveaway registry entries. That way I have a secondary back up. It also makes it easier for me to install all my purchased games and applications without having to search for the registration codes as using the executable reg file automatically does it all for me. I keep a copy of the registry file and the application/games executable in a folder which I then back up at least twice.</p> <p>I wish I'd have done this a few years ago as I've lost detasils of several registration codes that were emailed to me using a Yahoo account that lapsed due to lack of use. Stupidly I made o copies of the reg codes. </p> <p>Youtr lack of space appears to be reaching a critical point. Is there any room in the bays you find inside the computer for another HDD? I just purchased a 500Gb disc for around $100, which is relatively cheap these days. There doesn't seem to be much difference in price between 80Gb drives that are still on sale and 500Gb these days, though I realise that there are better and more efficient HDD's that cost a lot more. </p> <p>I bought a Seagate ATA drive several months ago that had a really useful CD bundled with it that enables you to completely transfer your windows system, including the registry to a newly installed drive. (as well as all the usual stuff such as formatting and creating partitions. It wont work with some makes such as Maxtor, but does work with Western Digital drives. I transferred a windows installation from a Seagate to a Western Digital (the new one I've just bought) successfully yesterday.</p> <p>I'll check to see if the program isn't too large and if it's allowed I'll upload it to my filefront account so that you could try it. I'll have to see if it's freeware first though ;) </p>