Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Restoring Software and Games https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1716 Giveaway of the Day Forums » Topic: Restoring Software and Games en-US Tue, 09 Jun 2026 12:13:40 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.2 tjchan on "Restoring Software and Games" https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1716#post-10707 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:18:12 +0000 tjchan 10707@https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/

Good find...this looks like it has potential for a more automatic way of backing just the application up. Thanks!

WillTheComputerGuy on "Restoring Software and Games" https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/1716#post-10671 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:58:54 +0000 WillTheComputerGuy 10671@https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/

Unfortunately I frequently like to wipe and reinstall Windows XP on my laptop. I do too much tweaking and messing with software and settings. I think the longest I have had WinXP on my system has been 6 months before I wipe and reinstall.

So, there are a couple of Games that I want to continue playing after my wipe and reinstalls. I found InstallWatch Pro and its sibling InstallRite. You run the setup program through InstallWatch Pro, it monitors the changes and saves them into a database. Then with InstallRite you can take that information and create install kits so you can reinstall the programs.

I haven't actually tried it yet (I haven't had to reinstall yet), but the process is simple. It takes a little longer to get them installed, but I think it will be worth it.

InstallWatch Pro and Install Rite:
http://www.epsilonsquared.com/

Enjoy
Will the Computer Guy