Game Data Backup

[slightly_unpredictable]

Wanted To Ask Around.. Is there anyway to backup my game data thats not stored in the program files? like the registrey files? i have my games installed to a second partition and every time i reinstall i always haft to reinstall some of my games also.. didnt know if there might be a app or a easy way of doing this so i dont haft to reinstall my games all over again after i reinstall windows.. :shiftyninja:

[slightly_unpredictable]

nobody has not even a guess? come on guys

[Fili]

You could install your games on a fresh installation of Windows and then make a ghost image of the partition.

[VazaGothic]

You can enter the registry (regedit.exe) and export certain registry entries from there using the Export feature (in WinXP you use the right click)

Usually those keys are stored in:

HKLM/Software/name of the game or distributor

or

HKCU/SOFTWARE/name of the game or distributor

Also check for some files stored in the Document and Settings (like Savegames) - quite a lot of games use this folder to keep their user information (like NFS: MW)

[Japlabot]

We can't give a definitive answer because we don't know which games you are talking about, they all work differently.

[slightly_unpredictable]

yeah for example sims 2 it installs 300 something megs of data on C drive while the rest of the game is on a seprate partition. i know some games will work if you export the reg files and backup your saves.. i was more pointing to a app that might make this easyer.. Seeing that i have over 45 games installed on that other partition. some work some dont after install. mainly the games im talken about are like counter strike source and steam games, sims 2. because we all know installing 5 cds and steam updates takes a long time on a fresh install..

[ShaneSparky_YYZ]

I wish there was a way to do what your asking, but I don't think there is a way, or atleast an easy way.

I use to install all my games on a 2nd partition but noticed I have the same issue your having so I don't bother with that anymore.. lol :)

[Dominik]

Use Total Uninstall 3. Google for it. Read about it. You'll find out. Install your games with that.

[ZappBrannigan]

  thenay said:

I wish there was a way to do what your asking, but I don't think there is a way, or atleast an easy way.

I use to install all my games on a 2nd partition but noticed I have the same issue your having so I don't bother with that anymore.. lol :)

I install my games on a 2nd partition and find it a lot easier, ok maybe 1 or 2 games need reinstalling, but alot still work after a windows reinstall.