Is this the one that the ISP claims has a virus? Why not just unplug the internet cable, and get your email from an uninfected machine? I agree, reloading bunches of apps will create a very bad week. --Bob On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 10:39 AM, John Ferrell wrote: > The question is whether I should continue to try to fix my Windows XPPRO = or format and reload it. There are a very large number of programs to reins= tall and moving all the old emails I have kept is going to be difficult. I = do have another XPPRO machine on the network I can move to. Most of my data= is on separate hard drives both internal and external. That will not be a = problem. > > > > The current system will not run .net applications and will not allow .net= compilers to run. I have an update that will not install that is trying to= update a Windows Installer program that has been superseded. It is not a m= atter of no information available, it is a matter of being overwhelmed by i= nformation when I search the topic! BTW, I have a program that I bought fro= m an MVP site that will move the email files (Outlook Express) but needs .n= et to work. > > > > The subject system XP Disk is very old (2002?) so if I go that route I wi= ll need to spend a very long time with updates. > > > > Other than the .net and updates issue the machine seems to be doing OK. > > > > If it were easy to move the Outlook Express files I would be inclined to = move to the new machine I think. > > > > Opinions please? > > John Ferrell =A0W8CCW > > "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do noth= ing." -- Edmund Burke > http://DixieNC.US > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist