Cant access programs after re-install

[neosi]

[CENTER]ive just re-installed windows xp after having a problem with it. the problem is, with the original installation i had the programs saved to a seperate partiton than the OS.
i dont know how to access them from there without installing them all again??
can anyone help?[/CENTER]

 

[jhill3d]

If you did a clean install and not a repair then you will have to re-install most applications for them to work properly.

 

[neosi]

is there no other way round it?

 

[jhill3d]

Not really. When you install an application in Windows, most install supporting files in various places on your disk including windows OS folders. When you do a clean install, of course, these are gone now. If you do a repair or upgrade most of the time the applications will still work.

 

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