Restore user settings in XP Pro

We have a couple of old XP Pro SP3 machines at work that needs a clean install as they ran several years on the same original install Dell and then display various mistakes and whims.

What is the best method to save a user's profile so that when I format and do a reinstall they will always have files and folders in the places they serve.  They also save Outlook personal folders in Outlook (.pst) data file.

Hello

Method 1.

Try these steps to back up your data.

1 - click on "Start", then "programs". Click on "Accessories" and then "System tools," then "Backup."

2 - Click 'next' in the 'Welcome to the backup. ' or Restore Wizard window

3 - Click "backup of files and settings" Sub "what do want you to do?," and then click "next".

4 - Select the items to back up by selecting either "My Documents and Settings," "All Documents and Settings," "All information on this computer" or "Let me choose what to back up ' under ' want you Back up? Then click on "next".

If you click on "Let Me Choose what to back up", click on the boxes next to all the files you want in the "items to back up" list, and then click "next".

5. Select a location for the files saved by clicking the box under "Choose a Place to save your backup" and click a drive in the list. The Windows XP Backup tool supports removable media, including USB drives, network drives, and external hard drives. Windows XP Backup tool cannot burn data on a CD or DVD, however.

6. type a name for your backup in the box under "Type a name for this backup", then click "next".

7 start the backup by clicking 'Finish' in the 'End of the Backup or Restore Wizard' window.

Method 2.

Follow this link to back up your outlook pst file.

This article describes how to manage, backup and restore personal folders (.pst) files that you create in Microsoft Outlook.

How to manage personal folders files in Outlook (CW): http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/195719

Reference:

How to use Backup to protect data and restore files and folders on your computer in Windows XP and Windows Vista

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/309340

I hope this helps.

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