I previously wrote an AskTheAdmin article about a tool I created called SaveMyData. This tool uses several utilities to export your important data (Passwords, Serial numbers etc..) to text files. Saving you the tedious time it takes to do this stuff manually.
Well AtA… I finally made SaveMyData2.0 !! It adds some cool new features:
- Outlook AutoComplete addresses (in text file and a data file for import later on..)
- Office Templates (it is nice to save those custom letterhead word templates you’ve made..)
- Outlook Signatures
- Windows Activation Files (use it after format to bypass activation)
- Windows Network Connections (VPN, Dialups, PPPoE connections)
- Wireless preferred networks profiles (Backup and restore after format)
- After you run the tool it creates a Backup folder in the root of your drive and save all the files inside it.
Some antivirus programs report that some of the utilites in use are “password stealing tools” so it is advised to temporarily disable it for proper running of the backup process. Think about it for a minute if this worries you – wouldn’t you want to know if someone ELSE was running this on your machine? Thought so :)
For Vista users: You should run the tool as an administrator. I haven’t tested it otherwise.
download from www.yaronmaor.net or directly from here.
if you have any suggestions for extra features or find any bugs – Let me know in the comments :)
Cheers,
Yaron Maor
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Is it just me, or does the wireless part of this crash for everyone? I have tried it a few times, and everything works except the wireless. I get an error and something goes off to Microsoft.
What is your OS, Service Pack and what is the exact error?
Hi,
Checking with the “Wireless Migrator” author website, it seems that the tool can only be used on a Vista machine. he says an XP version should be available in the future…
meanwhile you can use the exported text file that lists all the saved networks & keys to be manually setup as needed.
Cheers,
Yaron Maor
Just what I needed. Ask google and ye shall receive! Thank u!
Windows XP SP1, and I will go try it again. I get an error that sends itself to MS. I will see what it says and try to copy it later this evening.
Joe – read Yaron’s answer above and make sure to upgrade that SP1 to SP3 – like now! There is impending doom via a virus attack geared towards machines like yours…. Tomorrow!
If only it were that easy! That machine is wacky 15 different ways. I have a C drive that reports as a wireless device, and so does my backup drive. I am trying to install Windows on the third HDD, but I can’t seem to copy the windows registration info from the existing HDD to the new one. The new drive has SP2 on the CD. Maybe that is the problem. And then, just because it is not a big enough mess, when I boot to the new HDD where I am installing Windows, I have 2 installations there to chose from. I am probably going to nuke the drive (which was my newsgroups harvest drive) and do a clean install. The warden says she only cares about her documents. I will burn a few DVDs tonight, and then nuke the whole thing. Argh!
Clean install of Windows XP SP 3 will do what you want Joe! Good luck and let us know how it goes.