Saving Installed Programs

[George Hayes]

Could someone walk me through,how to save installed programs in my Computer,I want to reinstall Windows XP and I know I will loose all of them by doing so/I have several that I dont have CDs for they were downloaded off the Net?

 

[bobol]

You can try do a repair install so you dont lose your programs.... check at this link;
http://tinyurl.com/1h3r
Read it carefully, [the Repair Install section]..... note where you press the 'r' during the install process-not the first time! or you lose those programs... make backups however where possible; let us know if you need more advice if that site isn't too clear.