Backup and installation checklist during machine reinstallation

When the machine has some inexplicable problems, I believe many people prefer to "reinstall ". In fact, reinstallation does not only mean that the operating system is reinstalled, but also many other common software needs to be installed. This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that some data often forgets to be backed up. After Reinstallation, I often do not remember which software I installed, when you are in a hurry, you may be confused.

I think many of my friends have encountered this problem. I have a method to share with you. This method is "Checklist )". This checklist consists of two parts: the backup list before formatting the system disk and the software list to be installed after the operating system is installed.

L backup list before installation:

1. Back Up Files on the desktop. Many people will put messy files on the desktop like throwing toys.

2. Back up favorites. At present, there must be many people who are using the favorites in the browser, or even very dependent. After reinstalling the favorites, they will almost fail to find the direction. Backup recovery is implemented through the "file \ Import and Export" menu in the browser (IE.

3. Back up "My documents ". My document directory has a lot of private things, and it is very sad to lose it. In fact, you can set the "My Documents" directory to other non-system disks, which is not easy to lose. Operation Method for setting other paths: Right-click my documents on the desktop and select "properties". In the "target folder" on the first page of the attribute box, click "move ", then select the path to be set.

4. Back up your right-click File and address book.

5. Back up the data of programs installed on the system disk, such as database files and files in the wwwroot directory.

6. Record the network settings, IP addresses, network masks, and DNS of your machine.

L install the software list after installation

1. system upgrade package

2. Install the motherboard driver and install the sound card, video card, Nic, and X card .... Driver

3. Set Network Configuration

4. anti-virus software, and immediately upgrade the virus Database

5. rar compression Tool

6. install your favorite Input Method

7. Install office software, which may include Visio, Project

8. Set up your own email sending and receiving Software

9. install common tools for your work, such as the development environment, database, plug-ins, and Code Editor (which can be listed according to your specific situation). Common tools include: IIS, Java virtual machine, JDK, SQL Server, etc.

10. install other common office software, such as Adobe Acrobat and ACDSee.

11. install other commonly used audio and video tools and Decoder

12. Install chat tools. What are MSN, QQ, ICQ, Popo, Skype, UC, lava-lava...

13. Install the download Tool

14. Printer Drivers

The above is my personal accumulation. You can continue to supplement and improve this checklist, or follow this to create a checklist suitable for you, so that once you reinstall the machine, the risk will not be so great.